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The not-so-deadly sins

Se7en (1995) We are always told to avoid the seven deadly sins that damage humankind. Invariably, because of our inert weakness, we are lured into it. The motivation to stay clear of these temptations is the promise of eternal bliss in the afterlife. We get the chance to pass go, avoid purgatory, get the jail-free card and head straight to heaven. After all, our time on Earth is a fragment of our existence of our consciousness, which is forever. This film describes the tale of 2 mismatched cops who are called in to investigate a series of unrelated murders which later turns to be one done by a religious lunatic serial killer. All his crimes were based on the theme of the seven deadly sins; starting with a brutal murder of a morbidly obese individual and the word 'gluttony' scrawled on the wall,  followed by the killing of an attorney and the word 'greed'. Slowly, the background the cops are slowly unveiled as more bodies pile up, and they lose their patience. ...