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.
Along the way, the audience is made to wonder whether an individual should take upon himself to right the wrong that he sees all around him. Is it his duty to see that God's law is upheld on Earth? Are we crumbling to the lure of the evil forces? Is our race doomed to annihilation from the word go? Are we consistently failing in keeping our temptations in check because of the original sin?
I heard a podcast some time ago looking at the seven deadly sins from a different perspective. Even though every sin overlaps with another, every misdeed may also have a beneficial component attached to it. It may even be a compelling force that could drive humankind a notch higher in civilisation. But is it the real advancement of race, purists may ask.
Envy that the neighbour will outdo him drives him to work harder just like the USA got the first man on the moon after being jealous of Russian success' in getting Yuri Gagarin to orbit Earth. Greed drives companies to embark on mammoth projects from which smaller players gain from spill-over effect. Gluttony (or obesity) is accepted in modern society as an aberration of the norm, not abnormal and not a sin. It is politically incorrect to berate someone because of their health. Some blame the lack of willpower, illnesses, complications of treatments, side effects of medications and uncontrollable sickness of the psyche as the reason of their malady. In other words, they are fat not by choice. Modern living with sedentariness is at fault here.
It is not that people want to be apathetic to things around him. Sometimes, things are way beyond his comprehension or means to make the change. In modern times, the overloading of information and the bombardment of news from all over makes him not more knowledgeable, but on the contrary, more confused. A simple man in the world controlled by the mega-rich 1% is helpless to change or challenge their economic might.
We should take pride in what we do; pride in our work, upholding the family and national pride. Anger channelled positively to drive one's ambition forward is always welcomed.
The interesting point always put forward by supporters of polyamorous relationships will often mention monogamy as a late invention in human civilisation. Nature with its philosophy of survival of the fittest, production of millions of gametes in the male species and the mating foreplay rituals make male biologically polygynous. Society had put restrictions to ensure that the offsprings are cared. Hence, lust is an inborn primitive drive.
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.
Along the way, the audience is made to wonder whether an individual should take upon himself to right the wrong that he sees all around him. Is it his duty to see that God's law is upheld on Earth? Are we crumbling to the lure of the evil forces? Is our race doomed to annihilation from the word go? Are we consistently failing in keeping our temptations in check because of the original sin?
I heard a podcast some time ago looking at the seven deadly sins from a different perspective. Even though every sin overlaps with another, every misdeed may also have a beneficial component attached to it. It may even be a compelling force that could drive humankind a notch higher in civilisation. But is it the real advancement of race, purists may ask.
Envy that the neighbour will outdo him drives him to work harder just like the USA got the first man on the moon after being jealous of Russian success' in getting Yuri Gagarin to orbit Earth. Greed drives companies to embark on mammoth projects from which smaller players gain from spill-over effect. Gluttony (or obesity) is accepted in modern society as an aberration of the norm, not abnormal and not a sin. It is politically incorrect to berate someone because of their health. Some blame the lack of willpower, illnesses, complications of treatments, side effects of medications and uncontrollable sickness of the psyche as the reason of their malady. In other words, they are fat not by choice. Modern living with sedentariness is at fault here.
It is not that people want to be apathetic to things around him. Sometimes, things are way beyond his comprehension or means to make the change. In modern times, the overloading of information and the bombardment of news from all over makes him not more knowledgeable, but on the contrary, more confused. A simple man in the world controlled by the mega-rich 1% is helpless to change or challenge their economic might.
We should take pride in what we do; pride in our work, upholding the family and national pride. Anger channelled positively to drive one's ambition forward is always welcomed.
The interesting point always put forward by supporters of polyamorous relationships will often mention monogamy as a late invention in human civilisation. Nature with its philosophy of survival of the fittest, production of millions of gametes in the male species and the mating foreplay rituals make male biologically polygynous. Society had put restrictions to ensure that the offsprings are cared. Hence, lust is an inborn primitive drive.
