The facts of serial killings would require more than one article to discuss. The Hawk (1992) to the Yorkshire Ripper) are obviously more fiction than faction. Se7en is (I believe) a fictional account, as are most of these films even the ones that relate to recorded events (e.g. So I want to use Se7en to explore some ideas about the themes and motifs found in serial killer films, and the questions around film values that these raise. It seemed to me an example of a classic genre piece, rather in the way that Double Indemnity defines classic film noir or Bladerunner the dystopian city. Whilst the film’s subject of multiple murders was not pleasant, the richness of its narrative and visual texture was immensely stimulating it made me think again about serial killer films. One of the films I enjoyed back in 1996 was Se7en and it occasioned the following study.
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