I just started watching it on dvd, and it's so dark you can hardly see anything.
Detectives are going through their house looking for clues, and you can barely see anything.
Was it filmed this way, or is the dvd defective?
I guess it's like looking at clouds. You see one thing and I see another. Peace.
I believe it was done to set the tone, so yes, it's intentional.
sharePretty much all of Fincher's films are very visually dark, especially his crime ones.
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In the Land of Fincher, the light bulb has yet to be invented. Personally, I'm really bored of this look now. It was novel 20yrs ago, but it seems tired and dated these days.
shareI see alright? Just watched it on cable. Or maybe after watching shows like Hannibal and Penny Dreadful I'm used to it, sometimes in both shows you couldn't see *beep*
So go on. Kiss me. Kill me. Do something.
Too many scenes were "shots in the dark;" I may as well have been listening to the dialogue on an audio book for all I was able to glean in the dark shadows on the screen. I don't understand why a director chooses to keep an audience in the dark instead of shining a light on his/her work, but I wish they would employ a new technique when attempting to be edgy. Curse the darkness; celebrate the light!
shareHis films work better on BluRay. I don't think it's too dark on DVD but regardless, he does it for a reason. It helps him to shift the viewer to focus on what he wants. I prefer film with everyone but Fincher. He creates a World full of Beauty... Then he slowly peels back layer after layer of filth.
shareOne of my friends told me to bring a flashlight when I was about to watch Se7en at the cinema. :)
Like someone already mentioned on this thread, pretty much everyone of Fincher's films are very visually dark, especially his crime ones.
Fincher seems to have a thing for low lighting and greenish yellow hues.
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