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nmahoney416 says...
5 years ago
Max von Sydow is great and so is Bengt Ekerot as Death. I thought the plot was really unique and interesting. This deals with a lot of heavy themes.
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simonynwa says...
10 years ago
Beautifully shot, especially the more dark and brooding scenes, the film explores some interesting themes on the inevitability of death, the existence of God, the meaning of life, or lack thereof, and religious extremism. All quite sombre themes, but thankfully the film does attempt to balance these themes, notably with the warmer scenes involving the family of actors that Von Sydow eventually meets up with. The scenes with Death have been much parodied, but they are still quite striking. The film itself also has wit and humour in the more lighter moments, but the darker scenes do tend to dominate the film and have the most impact, especially those moments showing religious extremism explicitly. It is however difficult to connect with the story at first with the characters initially separated. but Von Sydow and the family of actors hold the attention throughout and it is still an interesting film.
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JoeyvanAwesome says...
2 months ago
Can we stop pretending that these kind of movies are masterpieces? It’s not terrible, but not entertaining enough to be even considered that. If you want to study and analyze this film… Great, go ahead, but don’t tell me this is fun. You’re lying through your teeth.

The only thing I’m left with is that I’m convinced that people give stuff like this a high rating because they want to appear intelligent.
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OldMumpsimus says...
4 years ago
Torn between death and the hope for afterlife, humanity fails to live.
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manicure says...
3 years ago
“The Seventh Seal” was probably my worst nightmare during high school. Not just because our teacher would play it billions of times, but especially because it infected me with existential angst a little earlier than I hoped. It’s a film that raises many questions but gives no answer. You could be the earthy and cynic squire; you could be the noble knight always seeking spiritual meaning in life - in the end, the only certainty will be death. Still, the ending feels strangely reassuring for a Bergman film, as if he was trying to convince himself that death is not to be feared but accepted as one inevitable part of life, that the world will keep going on after our time has come.

Not to diminish the value of the visuals, but the film felt almost like a theatre play in the way scenes and dialogues are structured. It’s also quite straightforward in meaning, tight in pacing, light in tone and bawdy in humor for a Bergman film. It didn’t age particularly well, but is definitely one of his most accessible.
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arlbro-deleted-1575965368 says...
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5 years ago
I guess I don't have any strong opinions or anything interesting to say about _The Seventh Seal_. It's certainly very well shot and I can see why Bergman is considered so influential and so renowned. I think the ending in particular was beautifully directed.

I would imagine this and much of Bergman's work was very influential on Tarkovsky, so I don't want to discredit that, but I found _Andrei Roublev_ to be a much more engaging exploration of similar themes. I think by telling a much more expansive story and taking the time to let us really get to know the characters, Tarkovsky was better able to emphasize the universality of the struggles faced by the respective protagonists who have their faiths tested. One thing I appreciate about _The Seventh Seal_, though, is that it is in many ways more tragic in its conclusions, which may make it more realistic, and in my opinion, no less profound.

Also, this movie's really funny?? I wasn't expected that, and I think the comedy did clash with the tone at times (but maybe that's more my problem than the film's).
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voldemort says...
11 years ago
8.2/10!!!
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Anıl90 says...
3 years ago
this is a test comment
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Maarten Delfgou says...
2 years ago
The original title of the film is Det sjunde inseglet
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Obione_TdG says...
one year ago
I raise my hands because I did not grasp much during the first watch. Some scenes were really interesting, but it needs a deeper analysis.
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xSatisfactionx says...
one year ago
The original (Swedish) title is _Det sjunde inseglet_.
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