The opening credits of Se7en is showing John Doe (Kevin Spacey) preparing for his murders. Doe is seen doing many activities in relation to the murders; he removes the skin from his finger with a razor so he cannot leave finger prints, he also writes in his many notepads about how his murders are redeeming the world of sin, he is next scene developing photos to leave as clues for the detectives, he is finally seen highlighting parts of a pregnancy book which relates to him killing Mills' pregnant wife. Doe's face is never revealed to keep his identity secret, all we see are his hands.
The scene is accompanied by a distorted non-diagetic background music which is used to create suspense for viewer. Along with the mentioned imagery, the credits are highly stylized as they are assumed to be in Doe's handwriting in relation to him writing his books. The font of the titles is the previously mentioned Doe's handwriting and are black in colour. Each time the background music glitches, so does the credits which presents a sense of dark unity which in turn sets the tone for the rest of the film.
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