Comparing Lethal Weapon and Seven
Lethal weapon and Seven have a few distinct similarities for example
their genres are very alike. Lethal weapon is a crime horror and so
is Seven. Seven is a lot darker than lethal weapon as lethal weapon
has some humour in it. I think seven is a lot more on the side of the
horror but features a lot of police drama as well. The stars are
quite similar there is one black star and one white. In seven these
are Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt. In both films the plot starts very
quickly, in seven the first thing that happens is we get introduced to
both characters and the transition from the old cop and the new cop.
In Lethal Weapon the first thing we see is the death of the prostitute
and we get introduced to both characters after this disturbing first
shot this shows the sturdiness off the older cops life and the madness
of the younger cop. The camera shots used in the first scene
introduce you to the genre very well. The varieties of camera shots
make the first part off the story more exciting and help us establish
a familiarity with the characters. In both films we see that we are
in late eighties America. We can establish our settings very easily in
both films with the good camera angles and the sounds in the
background.
There are many codes of enigma in both films these are questions that
you ask yourself that solve themselves as you watch the film. They
also involve us in the film and make us feel included in the
investigations. These questions will have you shouting at the
screen! You always keep watching once one question comes up. In both
films codes of enigma feature strongly. They are used in Seven more
to explain the murders each one being a deadly sin. In Lethal weapon
they are used to explain the mysterious character of Michael
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Comparing The Longest Day Directed by Andrew Martin and Saving Private Ryan Directed by Steven Spielberg
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