Analysis of Se7en

Se7en
Here is the opening sequence for Se7en:

 

In the opening sequence of Se7en I think that many common conventions were met and these included, the genre of the film; Se7en is categorised  in Film Noir/Thriller etc and this is made clear from the opening sequence, them letting the audience know what kind of film it is early on is good as it kind of teases you about it. Them showing the actors who play main roles in the film also were evident, a lot of cinematography was present in this opening sequence which is fairly common among opening sequences. The film title was also shown. So overall, practically all of the core conventions were met in this OS (opening sequence), the difference to this OS was that it also partly challenged conventions as it was kind of disjointed and was very original.

 "the opening sequence is considered one of the most innovative of its era"

I agree with this statement and I also kind of disagree. Firstly, I think it's true because they wanted to capture peoples attention with that opening sequence - "Wanting people to listen, you can’t just tap them on the shoulder anymore. You have to hit them with a sledgehammer, and then you'll notice you've got their strict attention.” - and I feel that with both the original idea and the way it was all edited together it was and is extremely innovative and with it being something no one had done before only made it even more unique. I also disagree with this statement because all though it was new and innovative the fact that it did stick with the core conventions of an opening sequence it didn't make it the "most innovative of its era".