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Prisoners, directed by Denis Villeneuve, is a story about the moral decline of a man who's child was kidnapped. The protagonist, Keller Dover(Hugh Jackman) tries to figure out who abducted his daughter, hurting anyone who challenges him and becoming an unrecognisable version of himself. The deuteragonist, detective Loki(Jake Gyllenhall) tries to find the children by the way of the law but begins to find out about the actions of Keller. The movie tackles themes of how anyone can decent into madness, shown through Keller's descent. THe movies setting is also a worthy mention, the auntumn setting with rain and snow compliments the movies tone very well. This movie is definatly worth a watch if you want to watch a mystery.
No Country For Old Men is a story based on the Cormac McCarthy book of the same name, directed by the Coen brothers. The movie follows Llewellyn Moss(Josh Brolin) in an inescapable game of cat and mouse against the Mexcan Cartel and a hit man who is a force of nature called Anton Chigurgh(Javier Bardem) for $2,000,000, whilst the police department, led by Sheriff Bell(Tommy Lee Jones) tries to get Moss into safety. The movie is unique for its lack of noise, particularlly music, which compliments its Texan setting and tone. The film tackles themes of chance, morality and te choices we choose to make as humans, selfish or selfless.
Seven/Se7en is a David Fincher movie about two detectives, detective Sommerset(Morgan Freeman) who is an older, more experienced detective and detective Mills(Brad Pitt), who is a younger more ingnorant detective. The two are on a quest of a violent killer who kills people who embody the seven deadly sins. The movie is well known for its intense, gut-wrenching ending scene, with one of the greatest plot twists in any movie and the incrible acting by both Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt. The movies quiet and grey tone heavily improves the tone of the film, wih its rainy, dim lighting and cloudy aesthetic. Seven is a great watch if you want to watch a film about mystery with lots of suspense and an incredible ending.
The Silence of the Lambs, directed by Jonathan Deeme is a thriller masterpiece, by the book of the same name with many memorable tropes and characters. The film revolves around Clarice Starling(Jodie Foster), an FBI trainee tasked with getting to know the mind of a psychopathic serial killer by interrogating the infamous, Hannibal Lecter(Anthony Hopkins) to try and catch another serial killer, Buffalo Bill(Ted Levine). The movie is known for its chilling scenes and monologues, particularly by Hannibal Lecter, like how he “Ate a man's liver because he was rude to him, or Buffalo Bill’s terrifying way of luring in women, referencing serial killer, Ted Bundy. Some really great shots are used in this movie, such as Hannibal Lecter's reflection with eyes covered by black shadows as he talks to Clarice. The main themes in The Silence of the Lambs are: Change as represented through the moth, the nature of evil, like how it can be manipulative or lustful and primal, as well as the gender dynamics, where the movie shows most men as lustful and gluttenous psychopaths, where women are seen as innocent and kind. The Silence of the Lambs is an incredible movie for mystery and suspense, the acting had won the movie an Oscar for Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins and the camerawork and themes amplify the story tremendously.
