How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Seven.
Quote #1
[In the opening scene, Somerset does the dishes while traffic sounds in the background. There is a chessboard on the table.]
David Fincher isn't going to set a scene without a purpose. That chessboard there likely represents the game of wits the detectives and the serial killer are about to get into over the next two hours.
Quote #2
SOMERSET: When you want somebody dead, you drive by and shoot 'em. You don't risk the time it takes to do this … unless the act itself has meaning.
Somerset here makes a good point. The gluttony murder, even though they're unaware of its purpose at this point, clearly has a meaning beyond murder. Even if you wanted to kill someone through food, you could do it much faster with poison. The killer here is clearly someone on a mission.