What makes Se7en a thriller?

What makes Se7en a thriller?

Se7en is a neo-noir thriller film that blends together the genres of crime and horror. Neo-noir is a style often used in modern films and other forms that prominently utilise elements of film noir but with updated themes, content, style, visual elements or media.

The film Se7en features all the conventions and aspects the audience expects a thriller to be like. It has the force of good, represented in the characters Detective William R Somerset and Detective David Mills, the first being a well seasoned police detective looking to retire, and the latter being they stereotypical 'rocky' 'hot head' looking to prove himself worthy of his role, thriller films often include this element of the old replacing the new, which often produces conflict. It also includes the light to the dark, the unknown killer who constantly undermines the protagonists of the film, and whose identity is only revealed at the end, similarly to the horror genre where the antagonist is often only discovered towards the end of the film.

As thriller, the director David Fincher brings a whole new meaning the the thriller genre, by choosing instead to not show the brutal and violent murders of the victims according to the seven deadly sins, but instead showing the aftermath that builds and builds as the victims being to mount up, which creates a more sinister and creepy and most importantly thrilling feel and excitement to the film that I believe audiences that watch this film and enjoy the thriller genre will enjoy.