: Referenced during the Greed investigation regarding the "pound of flesh" [7]. Notable Production Facts
: A wealthy lawyer forced to cut a "pound of flesh" from his own body [13].
: A man forced to eat until his stomach ruptures [13, 14]. Seven: Se7en
: Cited for the quote, "Long is the way and hard, that out of Hell leads up to light," left at the Gluttony scene [6, 7, 25].
Released in 1995, (stylized as SE7EN ) is a landmark crime thriller directed by David Fincher and written by Andrew Kevin Walker . Set in a bleak, unnamed, and perpetually rainy city, the film follows retiring Detective William Somerset (Morgan Freeman) and his hot-tempered new partner, David Mills (Brad Pitt), as they hunt a meticulous serial killer named John Doe (Kevin Spacey) who uses the seven deadly sins as his motive and "masterpiece" [1, 8, 13]. The Thematic Framework : Referenced during the Greed investigation regarding the
: Particularly "The Parson’s Tale," which discusses the seven deadly sins [6, 7].
: Directed by Kyle Cooper, the opening credits are considered some of the most influential in cinema, featuring hand-scrawled text and a remix of Nine Inch Nails' "Closer" to immediately establish a sense of unease [1, 22]. : Cited for the quote, "Long is the
: A victim tied to a bed and kept alive in a vegetative state for a year [13, 18].