Scene Analysis - Se7en

Scene 1

• Setting: Appears to be in the US, urban city, during the 90s
• Very run - down polluted area - made worse with the rain, making everything dirty, damp and musty - 'dank'
• AGGRESSIVE
• The audience is shown how it is a rough area by how no one is fazed by the dead body being transported out of a building.
• The buildings themselves seem to have their own personality - very aggressive and intimidating - all the windows have bars - all inhabitants are locked in their own worlds?
• Also, as Mills gets bumped, no one reacts and apologizes.

Scene 2

In this scene we go through Somerset's flat.

The flat itself appears to be somewhat classy, as we see antiques and nice furniture. It is also shown to be extremely clean and organised.
However, even though the scene is peaceful, the audience is still reminded of the reoccurring motif of violence and crime.
There is also a lot of diegetic sounds - we can hear voices,the neighbor, a siren and traffic.