Se7en Film Analysis

This film starts off slow and builds up a strong sense of enigma, raising many questions. what are the killers motives? and why did they choose to implement the seven sins?
In scenes of fear, apprehension or doubt, they use extreme props. For example old, moldy food or a dead boy surrounded by food and excrement. Also, the characters sudden movements and speech make the audience jump. Throughout most of the film when the "killer" is featured the audience never get to actually see his face until near the end, the focus is usually on the weapon. This creates a sense of suspense, fear and curiosity(keeping the audience attached to the plot).
The film establishes a dark, shadowy atmosphere by using dark rooms being set on dull days, also t he rain is very heavy in some scenes. Especially on the crime scene shots, this sets a contrast between the "real world" and the crime scene.
It keeps up a certain atmosphere throughout, their are some American stereotypes involved in the film such as the stereotypical smooth detective and the American cops calling each other by their second name. They use small features of the film like the sudden ringing of the phone to amplify the effect of suspense. They use focus split and pull quite often, this forces us to focus our attention on to specific details involved with the investigation.
The film also amplifies simple noises, and has the sound of noise from the traffic in the background. This allows scenes that are contrasting the investigation scenes to provide an atmosphere of the real world. They often use suspense music and tense music in action scenes to reflect how the character is feeling.