Where does "Seven" take place?
12-05-07, 04:13 AM
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Where does "Seven" take place?
It's never revealed 
And i bet there is no real answer.
Of course, the question is where is it SUPPOSED to take place, not where was it filmed.
And i bet there is no real answer.Of course, the question is where is it SUPPOSED to take place, not where was it filmed.
12-05-07, 04:57 AM
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Well, it's never stated but it was written during Andrew Walker's time spent trying to make it as a screen writer in New York.
Filming wise it was Philadelphia, Pa. and Los Angeles, Ca.
It'll make sense if this was L.A. since they did go out to the desert for the final scene.
Oh yeah.. forget where they were, a better question is WHAT'S IN THE BOX?!
Filming wise it was Philadelphia, Pa. and Los Angeles, Ca.
It'll make sense if this was L.A. since they did go out to the desert for the final scene.
Oh yeah.. forget where they were, a better question is WHAT'S IN THE BOX?!
12-05-07, 05:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Giggles
You're right - there's no real answer. It's supposed to take place in ANY megapolis.
12-05-07, 09:46 AM
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Gotham. In the sequel, we find Mills, haunted by the murder of his wife, training to be a tireless, avenging crimefighter.
12-05-07, 09:53 AM
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It always looked like the shittiest imaginable part of NYC, but that isn't too close to the desert.
Didn't resemble L.A. to me.
Maybe it was Albuquerque...
Didn't resemble L.A. to me.
Maybe it was Albuquerque...
12-05-07, 10:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Toad
It always looked like the shittiest imaginable part of NYC, but that isn't too close to the desert.
12-05-07, 10:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Jackskeleton
Filming wise it was Philadelphia, Pa. and Los Angeles, Ca.
Oh yeah.. forget where they were, a better question is WHAT'S IN THE BOX?!
Oh yeah.. forget where they were, a better question is WHAT'S IN THE BOX?!
When I read the question above I don't think immediately of Se7en, as MTV's "What's in the box" clip with Shatner comes to mind first. Comedy gold right there.
12-05-07, 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by fumanstan
I never even thought about it or cared, since its irrelevant. 
12-05-07, 10:29 PM
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Originally Posted by slop101
it seemed like a really lazy writer's device to me and it made me disconnect and kept me from liking the movie initially.
By not giving away the place, the writers have to create their own city free of stereotypes.
Then again I never even noticed that they didn't mention the city. I didn't think about it til I read this thread.
12-05-07, 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Goat3001
Then again I never even noticed that they didn't mention the city. I didn't think about it til I read this thread.
12-05-07, 11:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Goat3001
By not giving away the place, the writers have to create their own city free of stereotypes.
12-06-07, 02:26 AM
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I don't think it ever wanted to reveal where it took place, because from my view it was always a fictional place to start with, it is left to the imagination, it could be anywhere, it seems like it was a madeup city. Which I admire it for.
Makes the movie even creepier.
Makes the movie even creepier.
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