Thursday, January 21, 2010
Elissa Wilcox- The Seventh Seal
One of the things that I liked the most about this film was the symbolism between light and dark. Death is portrayed in a dark cape that covers him from head to toe and wraps him in mystery and the unknown. The actors have bright clothing which symbolizes them living in the light and having simple faith of children. Throughout the film the shadows are significant as well as the changes in light, showing the progression of Block's understanding of God. Whenever he interacts with the family of actors there is an abundance of light and when he plays chess with the Devil darkness surrounds them. The last scene of the film shows the small family of actors standing in a field covered in light and looking off into the distance where Block, the squire, Block's wife and the woman they found at the well are dancing the dance of Death with Death as their leader and the sky is dark behind them. The contrast between the light surrounding those of innocent faith (the actor family) is extreme compared to the darkness surrounding death.
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