Red Dragon and Seven

Red Dragon is a 2002 American thriller film based on Thomas Harris' novel ‘Red Dragon’. It is a prequel to The Silence of the Lambs (1991). The film was directed by Brett Ratner and written for the screen by Ted Tally, who also wrote the screenplay for the Oscar-winning The Silence of the Lambs. Psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lector hosts a dinner party in his townhouse. Lecter is later visited by Will Graham, a gifted agent with The Feberal Bureau Investigation, with whom he has been working on a psychological profile of a serial killer who has removed edible body parts from his victims, leading Graham to believe that the killer could be a cannibal. During the consultation, Graham discovers evidence implicating Lecter in the murders. Lecter attacks Graham, almost disembowelling him, before Graham overpowers Lecter. Lecter is sentenced to life imprisonment in an institution for the criminally insane while Graham, traumatized by the experience, retires. Years later, another serial killer, nicknamed the "Tooth Fairy", appears. He stalks and kills seemingly random Southern families during sequential full moons. Hoping to capture the killer before his next attack, a Special Agent seeks Graham's assistance. The death of another family weighing on his conscience, Graham unwillingly agrees. After visiting the crime scenes and speaking with Crawford, he concludes that he must once again consult Dr. Lecter. The "Tooth Fairy" is actually a psychotic who kills at the command of an alternate personality he calls "The Great Red Dragon." He is obsessed with a William Blake painting, The Great Red Dragon and The Woman Clothed in the Sun and believes that each victim he "changes" brings him closer to "becoming" the Dragon. His pathology is born from the severe child abuse he suffered at the hands of his cruel grandmother. The title in red dragon has is in capitals to draw attention and also to show that the film may be very bold and interesting. The Red is in red to show the significant of the colour red which shows danger but passion. The Dragon is in white may to show the innocence behind the actual film. Seven is a 1995 American thriller film, with horror elements, directed by David Fincher. It stars Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman, with Gwyneth Paltrow, R. Lee Ermey, and Kevin Spacey in supporting roles. The film was released in the United States on September 22, 1995, grossing $327 million at the box office internationally. In an unidentified city, the soon-to-be retiring Detective William R. Somerset is partnered with short-tempered Detective David Mills who recently transferred to the department. The detectives investigate a series of murders relating to the seven deadly sins, such as an obese man who was forced to feed himself to death, representing "Gluttony." They find clues at each crime scene related to other deaths, and believe they are chasing a serial killer. A set of fingerprints found at the scene of the "Greed" murder, the fatal bloodletting of a rich attorney, leads them to an apartment where they find an emaciated man strapped to a bed. The title in seven is in lower key and looks like someone's hand writing, this is to show the mystery behind the film as you don't know whose writing it is. The music in the opening scene is Seven is an eerie to show the intention of the thriller as the music id there to thrill the audience to make them become more interested. The cuts then change into a close up of a man’s hand as he is doing various activities which include writing, making photos, sticking films and photos in to a book. This shows the element of mystery as the audience don't know who this person's hands are and they don't know what they are doing or why. This makes them want to continue with the film. Both films show the genre of thriller but also elements of horror, as they both show a crime thriller to which I mystery is taken place. They are both linked together s they both have that criminal essence to give the audience the thrill of the mystery and what may happen next. The most effective element in a Thrill I think is the title as it gives away a lot about the film as it shows you what type of thriller it is.