The script draws heavily from classic literature to build its moral and hellish atmosphere:
: Directed by Kyle Cooper, the opening credits are considered some of the most influential in cinema, featuring hand-scrawled text and a remix of Nine Inch Nails' "Closer" to immediately establish a sense of unease [1, 22]. Seven: Se7en
: To achieve the film's grimy, "dank" look, cinematographer Darius Khondji used a chemical process called bleach bypass on the film stock to deepen the blacks and desaturate the colors [1]. The script draws heavily from classic literature to
: A graphic scenario involving a blade-tipped prosthetic [13]. Seven: Se7en