THE CINEMA OF ART: The Seventh Seal
Hey guys! So, last night I watched Ingmar Bergman's 1957 masterpiece, The Seventh Seal. The film is largely in the Swedish language. and is perhaps one of the most deeply profound, complex, and brilliant films I have seen. The film follows a knight, Antonius Block (Max Von Sydow), and his squire, J (Gunnar Bjornstrand), as they return home from the Crusades. He comes home to find his country ravaged by the plague. When he arrives, he is greeted by Death, who has been following him for quite a while. Antonius challenges Death to a game of chess to prolong his life so that he can look for answers regarding his questions about God. All the while, the Knight and his squire journey throughout the land gathering a troupe of different people and witnessing the horrors and the cruelty that the plagu e has brought about in people. So today, I will try to explain two of the most prominent themes of the film: God and Humanity.