Lethal weapon and Seven

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    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.

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   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 Hunnsecker and of the younger ...

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