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Movie Review! 🎥

Movie Title: Seven

Genre: Mystery

The story of the film Seven is about two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, who are on a desperate pursuit for a killer who based his murders on the Seven Deadly Sins. The two detectives, David Mills (Brad Pitt) and William Somerset (Morgan Freeman), work on a case trying to figure out who is behind the killings. Somerset, the older detective, is retiring and lost his belief in the good of humanity. While Mills, the younger detective, believes that people are still genuinely good. In an unnamed city in the United States, where it rains most of the time, a serial killer exists murdering his victims gruesomely according to the Seven Deadly Sins: Gluttony, Greed, Sloth, Lust, Pride, Wrath, and Envy. Each victim murdered accordingly and uniquely to their own sin: An obese man forced to eat until his stomach ruptured (gluttony), a defense lawyer forced to cut off his own flesh (greed), a man named Victor whose hands had been cut off, and the skin stitched back together, tied to his bed and left with an IV to provide enough nutrients to keep him barely alive (sloth), a prostitute who was raped and killed by a man that was held gunpoint and forced to put a deadly strap-on by the killer (lust), a model who was found on her bed with a bottle of sleeping pills glued into her hand and a phone on the other, and her nose had been cut off from her face, she had a choice to call for help and live her entire life disfigured or choose the sleeping pills to put her life out of misery, she chose the latter (pride). The killer, who is known by the name of John Doe, wants to make a world a better place. He plans seven gruesome, horrifying, uniquely murders for each sin. He knows that he is wrong for killing, but he is using himself as an example to shine light on the seven deadly sins.

I would like to mention the acting that was done by the main cast. They did a really great job of portraying their roles and they played their part very well. It was beautifully done in my opinion. First, Brad Pitt, he was so perfect for the role of David Mills, a young, amateur, first day on the job kind of detective who wants to prove that he’s capable of doing anything to excel at his job. But at the same time, an arrogant, hot-headed, and an impatient detective who always get carried away by his emotions. Brad Pitt is an excellent actor and I think that portraying David Mills was a piece of cake for him and he did a wonderful job at it. The second actor that I would like to talk about is Morgan Freeman. Freeman, who played the role of Detective Lt. William Somerset, looked like it was natural for him to portray the character. Detective Somerset is the opposite of David Mills. Somerset is a retiring police, patient man, and understanding unlike Mills. Third is Kevin Spacey. Spacey played the role of the main antagonist who is known by the name of John Doe. John Doe is a serial killer who targets people who he thinks represents one of the seven deadly sins. Spacey really has the charisma of a killer because of his acting skills. He looks creepy and insane and I think that he is perfect for the role of the main antagonist. And lastly, Gwyneth Paltrow, she has the least screen time out of all the main characters. She played the role of Tracy Mills, the wife of David Mills. At first I thought “what does she have to do with the story?” But at the climax part of the movie she played an important role to David Mills and her being the wife of David Mills, added drama to the movie. Every main cast did a great job but in my opinion there are flaws like there’s not enough character development for John Doe. I didn’t even get to know his real name. There’s less screen time for a main character like Tracy Mills. They should give her more screen time so the viewers would develop an attachment to her so that killing her right at the end of the movie would have left more impact for the viewers.

The story of the movie is something. It’s not like every murder-mystery movie when the killer will show up at the end of the movie and it turns out that the killer is someone close to the main protagonist, no it’s not like that. It’s different. The film started slow and it continued to build up until the end of the movie. The ending, in my humble opinion, is really the most memorable and iconic part of the movie up to this date. We did not get any big twists until the ending. We only learned that the killer kills someone who represents the seven deadly sins, and that Tracy is pregnant during the whole span of the movie. I don’t think we have other twists until the ending. Like I said the movie started slow. It was like the first few minutes of the movie is like a generic mystery movie. Investigating the first crime scene, Introducing characters, letting the characters each other know who they are, eating at a house, eating at the diner, investigating again and many more. Then it continued to build up. There were chasing scenes, shooting at each other scenes, and disturbing scenes like the “sloth scene” and “pride scene”. We also learned who the killer is, what the killer looks like halfway through the movie. John Doe surrendered himself to the police and it was a bold move I must say, but why? Why would a serial killer surrender if he only killed five victims of the seven deadly sins? Where are the other two, Envy and Wrath? It turns out it was all part of the plan. This is where the real plot twist came. After he turned himself in, he offered to take the two detectives to the final two victims and confess to the murders. The detectives followed Doe and it turned out that the last two victims were Mills, and Doe, himself. Doe taunted Mills that he was envious of his life with Tracy, and Tracy died because of this. Doe killed the pregnant Tracy and made a man deliver a box with her head in it. Mills shot Doe because of this making them the last two victims. Envy for Doe and wrath for Mills. I think that the twist was very emotional especially when Mills said the line “What’s in the box? What’s in the fucking box?” It showed that he truly loved Tracy and learning that she’s pregnant made him more wrathful towards Doe. Seeing Doe and Mills being the last victim of the seven deadly sins were unexpected until the end of the movie in my opinion. This just shows how beautifully the movie is paced and done.

Seven is undoubtedly one of the darkest movies of all time. The scenes are dark, figuratively and literally. Most of the time it is raining until the last scene where they went to an isolated place, the crime scenes are disturbing for some people like when they found the “sloth victim” who looked lifeless but turned out to be alive despite looking like a corpse, the “pride victim” whose face has been mutilated by Doe and the “gluttony victim” who was forced to eat until his stomach burst. The effects were beautifully done for a 1995 film. The prosthetics looks real up to this date. The gun fights sounded like a real gunfight. Overall I think the effects were perfect and it aged well.

Overall, the film Seven is definitely a superb film. It’s a must watch film with your family, friends or a loved one. It’s a cult classic, it aged well and it has a great atmosphere for a mystery movie. The suspense of them finding who the real killer is was well done. The movie was beautifully paced. The story is very unique. The tying of the Seven Deadly Sins to the murders was well thought-out. The actors were great, the setting is wonderfully placed, and the effects were beautiful for a 1995 film. And of course, the twist at the end of the movie will leave everyone emotional and disturbed at the same time. I would recommend everyone to watch it if you want a film that is classic, story-driven, and at the same time unique for its genre. 5 out of 5 stars overall for the movie.

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Human Interest!

Oldies But Goodies Songs

In a generation where there's an overwhelming amount of songs and albums releasing every week from new artists and songwriters, we cannot deny the fact that most of us loves to listen to old music especially songs that went popular from the year 1960's to the 1980's. I mean songs from that time period aged well , we still hear it from our local radio station everyday, middle-aged people are still singing it in the karaoke, and even millennials too. I always listen to songs from the 1960's to the 1980's, and after listening to it most of my time I noticed how deep every word, line and phrase old songs have. It shows that the artist or the songwriter really poured his all heart and emotion through singing or writing the song. Nowadays, old music is still alive. We can hear it everywhere where music exists, literally. Because it is so relaxing and chilling, here are some popular old songs from the last century that aged well and are well-known in this generation that will make you nostalgic.

1. Unchained Melody - The Righteous Brothers (1965).

You may remember this song from the pottery scene from the 1990 film "Ghost" starring Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore. Originally sung by Todd Duncan in 1955 for the soundtrack of the film "Unchained". It was one of the most often recorded songs of the 20th century most notably by The Righteous Brothers.

Why you should listen to it? It is a classic song and full of nostalgia. It was beautifully sung by The Righteous Brothers. It's lyrics are simple and at the same time it's meaningful. Perfect to listen to if you're missing someone special in your life.

2. Hotel California - Eagles (1977). The song deals with traditional or classical themes of conflict: darkness and light, good and evil, youth and age, the spiritual versus the secular. The "Eagles" themselves described the song as their "interpretation of the high life in Los Angeles". It is considered the most famous recording by the band. With exceptionally great lyrics, there's no wonder it was awarded The Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1978.

Why you should listen to it? The guitar codas are amazing and you can interpret the meaning of the song on your own. It's a classic rock song and it's one of the most popular rock song in the world

3. Close to You - Carpenters (1970). A mellow song that isn’t necessarily a piece for funerals but it can be used as a dedication to a family member who has died. Performed by the duo Carpenters, it remains an iconic and memorable song up to this date because of how successful it is.

Why you should listen to it?

The melody and the voices are so relaxing it will put your mind at ease. It feels like you'll experience living in the 70's just by listening to this song.

4. Somebody to Love - Queen (1976). This song is a very straightforward song. It's about a man asking the Lord for somebody to love him. It was written by the main vocalist of the band Freddie Mercury. This song made it clear to fans that "Queen could swing as hard as it could rock, by channeling the spirit of gospel music.

Why you should listen to it? It showcased the band's whole potential, from Freddie Mercury's powerful and soulful volcals to the whole band's harmonious music. It shows that all of them could sing and could sound like a 100-voice choir with only three voices and with Queen's voice layering technique, they were able to create this masterpiece

5. Twist and Shout - The Beatles (1963)

It was originally recorded by the Top Notes. It first became a chart hit as a cover single by the Isley Brothers in 1962 and later by The Beatles in 1963. It was made for dancing "The Twist" a popular dance that was inspired by Rock and Roll music in 1959 to 1960's

Why you should listen to it?

If you want to get loose, twist and shout your a** off, this is defenitely your song to go to.

http://www.allbutforgottenoldies.net/articles/history-and-definition-of-oldies-music.html