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This 8 minute scene of mostly dialogue has three main functions.
At this point in the movie, in the beginning of act three, after the prev...
This 8 minute scene of mostly dialogue has three main functions.
At this point in the movie, in the beginning of act three, after the previous story twists, our expectations of what is to come are already well set up. But here John Doe is very confident and repetedly emphasizes the impact of his coming act. This raises even more the audience expectation and triggers an almost unbarable curiosity for the climax. (Just imagine a hand of God breaking your DVD-player just before the end sequence and you would Never Ever get to know what happened!)
On another level the dialogue handles the theme as John Doe explains his motivation for his beastly act. We learn that his engagement is perfectly reflecting the reason of Somerset to resign. They share a dark view of the world as a place where nobody cares anymore. But, and this should really be annoying, as Somerset chooses to stand back and resign, John Doe, in his perverted way, takes action to make the world a better place.
Finally, the escalating conflict between Mills and John Doe, that ends with John Doe humiliating Mills, is needed to emotionally set up Mills for the actions of the climax.
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This always makes me think of the Neo-Con concept of America needing an external enemy. The 90's was full of amazing psychological movies where the message was that society was truning in on itself. Falling Down, American History X, Se7en... ending with Fight Club and the concept of Neo-Primitivist Revolution... then came Al Queada, pushed it all abroad...
"You see those high-tension Towers... that's where we're heading."
It's interesting that Pitt said that about himself; many critics contend this movie is what made him an ACTOR, not just a handsome face. That look of confusion when he hears that Tracy was pregnant.....oh man.
The conversation between Pitt and Spacey is electric, but Freeman really makes this entire scene go. His subtle questions to John about his ideology, and the looks he casts at Mills for letting his emotions get control of him again.
"And that's the point. We see a deadly sin on every street corner, in every home, and we tolerate it. We tolerate it because it's cometh, it's trivial."
Kevin Spacey did such a great job as John Doe. He's so disgusted at the world and you can feel the emotion, his voice actually cracks when he says "only in a world this shitty could you even try to say these were innocent people and keep a straight face" And he does kinda make sense, in what he says, but he's trying to change the world in a sick, twisted and very wrong way. Great Movie...makes you think.
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"You see those high-tension Towers... that's where we're heading."
Coinidence and Irony rule the world. : )
"And that's the point. We see a deadly sin on every street corner, in every home, and we tolerate it. We tolerate it because it's cometh, it's trivial."