Joshua Booth- Seventh Seal

I honestly thought that the movie Seventh Seal was boring. I thought that the movie had a couple of ideas and thoughts that he wanted to express, but I feel as if the movie dragged on to portray these symbolic images of transcendence. First, I don't understand why Block, whom was a courageous knight, never tries to physically get to death. I know that he is playing the game of chess with him but never once does he try to get to the death guy by hands instead of by the game. I look up to Block in the form of he was so curious about death that he had no worries about talking and playing with him, although it would actually mean he is playing the game for his life, and also the lives of others. He was on the look for knowledge and truth and I believe he found both within himself. There is only one other character who can even see death and once he does he takes his wife and child and immediately leaves. At least there is one person who knows the situation is not good and knows when to leave. You would think that Block might want to do the same thing, but since he is so persistent on knowing he sticks around to find out. I did like how the producer used the death march in the film to show that there was a group that could make the choice to live or to die. I liked how the water was symbolically used in the film and also the black and white added to underlying theme of the film, life and death. I don't know if Block got his ultimate question answered. I am sure he now knows there is a devil but do you think Block believes that there is also a GOD?