七宗罪 影视鉴赏 英语论文
发布时间：2023-02-21 15:32:45
TheDarkStyleofSe7en
Abstract
ThispapercentersonthedarkstyleofthefilmSe7en,whichischristenedas“filmnoir”.WhatSe7eninterestsandimpressesmemostisitsfilmnoircharacters,
surreal,nightmarishatmasphereanditsdisturbingvisualstyle.ThispaperintroducessomebasicknowledgeoffilmnoirandemphasizesontheanalysisofthedarkstyleofSe7enfromseveralaspects,includinglighting,setting,andangle.
KeyWords
filmonir;dark;unease
1.Introduction
Se7en,adark,grisly,horrifyingandintelligentthriller,maybetoodisturbingformanypeople,Iimagine.Butifyoucanbeartowatchit,youwillseefilmmakingofahighorder.Ittellsthestoryoftwodetectives-onereadytoretire,theotheratthestartofhiscareer-andtheirattemptstocaptureapervertedserialkillerwhoisusingtheSevenDeadlySinsashisscenario.DirectorDavidFincherdoesn'twanthisaudiencetobecomfortableforamomentwhilewatching"Seven."Shakycamerashots,darksetsandadisturbingscriptthattakesitscharacterstotheextremesofemotionallcontributetothefilmcreatingaunsettledfeelingthatstayswithyouforacouplehoursafterthecreditsroll.
2.literaturereview
Theconceptoffilmnoirfirstemergedin1940sFrance.HavingbeendeprivedofHollywoodfilmsduringtheGermaoccupation,FrenchcriticswerefinallyabletoseeannumbleofHollywoodfilmsthathadbeenmadeduringthewaryears.Thegroupoffilmsthattheysawsharedacommonvisualstyleandamoodofcynicism,pessimism,anddarkness,andtheychristenedthem“filmnoir”.
Filmnoircharactersaremorallyambivalent,thatistosay,itisoftenimpossibletodrawclearlinesbetweenthe“good”andthe“bad”,andthetraditionaldistinctions(cops=good/criminals=badnolongerapply.Policeandlawenforcersare
frequentlycorrupt,oratleastcorruptible;criminalsandlawbreakersmayemergeassympatheticfigures;andvictimsareoftenthemselvesalsovillains.Theprotagonistisnohero;instead,heisanall-too-humanfigurewhomaybothperpetrate(aswellassuffersomeappallingabuseinthecourseofthefilm.
Asurreal,nightmarishatmaspherecharacterizesfilmnoirfilm.Thismoodisfosteredbyunexplainedmotivesandconfusingplottwists.Itisoftendifficulttoestablishmotivesforcharacters’actions,andequallydifficulttopredictinwhichdirectiontheplotwillspin.Theaudienceexperiencesthekindofuncertaintyanddisorientation,feelinginadream.
Theoverridingthemeoffilmnoirisafearofthefuture..Themoodoffilmnoiristhatofloss,nostalgia,andtrepidation.
3.Ownanalysis
MuchofthedistinctivenessofSe7encanbeattributedtoitsskillfuladaptionoftheconventionsoffilmnoirtothecontemporaryworld.Thereisacommonmoralambiguity,whichcastsheroesaspotentialvillainsandvillainsaspotentialheroes;atrepidationaboutthefutureandnostalgiaforamorecivilizedworldthatexistsonlyintheimagination;apuzzlinganddisturdingnarrativewhichanderminesone’sexpectations;andthecharacteristicnoirstyleofperpetualrainfall,low-keylighting,andasubduedcolourpalettedominatedbydullishgrays,murkybrowns,andputrid.Itisaclassicfilmnoir,butwithatwist—aserial-killernarrativethatraisesimportcontemporaryquestionsabouttherespectiverolesofmorality,culture,andthemediainourpostmodernurbanworld.
Acentralfeatureofmostfilmnoirandneo-noirismoralcontradiction.Itisfrequentlydifficulttodrawclearlinesbetweengoodandbad,orstatewithcertaintywhoitisthatoccupiesthehighmaralground.ThisiscertainlythecasewithSe7en,inthatneitherMills 