The Seventh Seal [Archive]

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19th September 2006, 01:35

This film blew my socks off. I enjoyed it immensely.

The film flows like a drama of the highest quality, featuring a wonderfully diverse range of superbly portrayed characters, whilst providing a stunning, evocative and unforgettable cinematography and score. Underlying it all is the great question: 'what is the meaning of life?' and Bergman answers it perfectly.

I'll stop there because I don't want to bore you with my own turgid analyses of this masterpiece or give away the plot, I'm merely going to say: WATCH IT NOW!

DreamerDeceiver

20th September 2006, 04:49

Yes, I can second that recommendation. It's a personal favorite of mine. To me the movie inspires a lot of emotion.

Hegemonicretribution

20th September 2006, 11:42

I hadn't come across this before, but based on this thread, and your comments in the last I will definitely check it out, will post details asap.

Is it readily available? I don't want to google it to have everything given away in the description.

CheRev

20th September 2006, 16:33

I´ve been meaning to see it ever since I heard Woody Allen say it was better than any film he´s ever made. It must be good! He even made a film based on it called ´Love and Death´.... Next on the ´to watch´ list...

Guerrilla22

21st September 2006, 03:00

The seventh seal? Isn't that a religious refernce, to the book of revalations? Is there some kind of religious connotation with this film, if so, I'm not watching it.

BreadBros

21st September 2006, 08:56

Yes, it's readily available, its considered a masterpiece and should be readily available at any video store. It's by Ingmar Bergman. Yes it involves religious themes, although the predominant theme of the film is the questioning of faith and the concept of a 'God'. Its more existential. Also, the majority of the religious references exist due to the setting of the film: medieval Europe.

Guerrilla22

25th September 2006, 19:12

Originally posted by [email protected] 21 2006, 05:57 AM
Yes, it's readily available, its considered a masterpiece and should be readily available at any video store. It's by Ingmar Bergman. Yes it involves religious themes, although the predominant theme of the film is the questioning of faith and the concept of a 'God'. Its more existential. Also, the majority of the religious references exist due to the setting of the film: medieval Europe.
Ok, sounds good, I'll have to check it out.