What happened to the last of the sins in Se7en?
I have watched Se7en and followed Gluttony, Greed, Sloth and Lust. But I couldn't place the events of the other sins: Envy, Wrath and Pride.
And also is the scene in which the head of a woman (detective's wife?) is brought, connected to any of these scenes in some way?
Please provide some light on these. I am really confused.
Best Answer
Envy is killing the wife of the policeman. As mentioned on Wikipedia:
...Doe claims to represent the sin of "Envy"; he was jealous of Mills' normal life, and killed Tracy after failing to "play husband" with her...
Wrath is the policeman killing the murderer. I can't remember pride, I should re-watch it to spot it but the Wikipedia page states:
Some time later, they investigate the death of a young model whose face had been mutilated. Having chosen to kill herself rather than live with a disfigured face, she is the victim of "Pride".
The point of the movie was that the killer used the detective to complete the series.
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What happened at the end of 7?
Se7en ends on a devastating reveal: Brad Pitt's Detective David Mills discovers the severed head of his wife, Tracy, lying in a box \u2014 the latest victim of the serial killer he's been tracking. That killer, who's known only as John Doe, taunts Mills by telling him Tracy was pregnant.What was the sixth sin in Se7en?
He becomes wrath; the sixth sin in the Biblical list, with six bullets fired to wrap it all up. This was the design of Doe's crime since its conception. The detectives were following Doe at a pace deliberately mandated by the killer, culminating in this moment.What happened to sloth in Se7en?
Police also discovered numerous polaroid photos depicting Victor as his condition worsened throughout the year. Victor was subsequently sent to a hospital, where he was diagnosed as being brain dead. It was also revealed that he had chewed off his own tongue 'long ago' in an attempt at suicide.What sin did Tracy commit?
Unlike his other kills, Tracy was not a Sinner that was killed but was a target as a consequence of envy. A sin that Doe himself committed.SE7EN Scene - \
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Answer 2
You should pay more attention! :-P
You can see, John Doe explaining each of the sins he's done up until now in the car, in this video.
PRIDE: The model is given a choice after having her face mutilated. Phone an ambulance or take an overdose. Her pride makes her take an overdose.
He has two left by that time, Envy and Wrath.
ENVY: John Doe tells Detective Mills how much he admires him and his wife for the life they've made for themselves. Watch video
WRATH: Detective Mills shoots John Doe for mailing him his wife's head. Watch Video
They're not the strongest cases, but then, John Doe was pretty nuts!
Answer 3
ISTR that pride was the girl who had her nose cut off and then took an overdose (tablets glued to one hand) rather than phone an ambulance (phone glued to the other hand).
Answer 4
i think, the victims were killed by the corresponding deadly sin. the fat guy died by eating, the whore by sex, the junkie by lying in bed. in the last scene, Tracy died by Doe's jealousy hence "envy" then Doe died by Mills' hatred hence "wrath"
Answer 5
You´re completely right with your thoughts. After the fifth sin the causal chain gets illogical and inconsistent.
Here´s the list:
1) An obese man gets punished (killed) by "John Doe” for GLUTTONY
2) A wealthy man gets punished (killed) for his GREED
3) A drug dealer gets punished (killed) for SLOTH
4) A prostitute gets punished (killed) for LUST
5) A model gets punished (killed) for PRIDE
(but now it gets inconsistent:)
6) The sixth murder - if this line would stay consistent - should be someone getting punished for ENVY. but "John Doe” murders Mills´ girlfriend, which makes no sense in the causal chain… she is not the victim because of her envious behaviour, she´s just a plot-tool so envy does not get punished at this point at all.
7) The seventh sin would be WRATH, now Mills kills John Doe, which actually now takes care of point six, ENVY.
- What we have here is an innocent for kill number 6 who is not related to ENVY herself.
- Kill number 7 should be WRATH, but clears up number 6, ENVY.
- and sinner number seven, WRATH (personified by Mills), is not killed at all, his punishment is the loss of his wife and child.
Great you realized that, most people don´t.
Answer 6
Or John doe is wrath (hence the killings) and Mills wife is envy (envying life outside the city when she wants to keep the baby/wants a "better" life). More consistent with all the other killings
Answer 7
I've got another explanation (It's actually quite evil :3): It's Mills the wrath that we've already known. But, there's nothing in the box. Somerset is the envy and the criminal found this potential qualities hiding in his personality by searching his personal information. We can see that in the scene before Somerset admired Mill's life much. It can be seen as the foreshadow for his motivation of giving a wrong expression which let Mills kill Doe. Then as most of the people didn't know what actually made Mills to kill Doe. No one doubt about what kind of information Somerset is giving to Mills at that time. Thus, after Mills killed Doe the crime is completed while Tracy is not actually dead. But Envy survived, there's two choices for him to choose, one is concealing the fact, which means Envy was conceptually Doe himself. Another is to reveal the truth. Which purpose is even more malicious. To expose the real evil side hiding deeply in the souls of ordinary people, even his the incarnation of laws and justice. Well it's just a thought though. Becasue: No! the ending is not as powerful as I wished :P
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