SE7EN Scene - "The Box"

Se7en end scene with Kevin Spacey, Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, and the Box.

[@killaxero86]

I love Gwyneth Paltrow's acting in this scene. She's very talented.

[@pinkhairvulcanus8153]

I know, right? She just kinda, sort of 'stood' there. I dunno how that worked out but she was superb.

[@lawrencemassaro9646]

I know right she really went a head in her career as actress...Thanks for the comments ☺ ..and to the few why must you ruin a good running joke 😞

[@leegrabelsky2696]

😆

[@isabellaschwarz198]

😂 dead...literally

[@Taylon245]

*KEVIN SPACEY WENT FOR THE HEAD*

[@westlake3737]

The fact that this is a murder mystery movie and theres only one onscreen murder and its done by a cop is truly brilliant.

[@AimForMyHead81]

Yeah, this movie is simply awesome.

[@robertbesel1]

Yeah, just police brutality

[@jacksonpayne3477]

Ryu have you seen the fucking movie?

[@renaudlemieux1]

Good point bro

[@jacksonpayne3477]

Ryu this is literally the stupidest fucking comment I’ve ever seen

[@marvelousedits692]

“This won’t be your most memorable role in your careers, but this movie will never be forgotten.” -David Fincher

[@intensify5046]

¨Apples are better than pears¨ - Eva to Adam.

[@stati5tik]

@@intensify5046 keep ur mouth shut u incel liar.

[@flippert0]

I agree about the second part

[@DoratTheKiller]

​@@intensify5046Personally, I disagree. Apples are good, but pears are so much better

[@dannyhernandez265]

@@DoratTheKillernah pears are good, but apples are so much better lol

[@843Hotboy]

Brad nailed the hell outta that role. Seeing a man’s soul being torn apart as he’s crying then tries to hold it together for a couple seconds then break down again anger and sadness each taking a stab at him

[@leftifornian2066]

Mag dump dat mofo

[@843Hotboy]

@@leftifornian2066 😂😂

[@iamsherlocked345]

The emotions remind me of discovering the worst thing ever had happened to me ..: especially that anger.

[@RonPaul42069]

Ah gawwwwd

[@alifakhrzadeh1544]

But this scene can show how a man needs to be challenged in ordered to show his real colors

[@dannycrump4125]

Kevin Spacey was perfect for this role because he didn’t even need to act

[@Potat-o]

@XAndroid1 How is it mysterious when he died of cancer? How can you fake that or make that up lol? I agree though, he is a piece of shit.

[@killian9314]

@@Potat-o wait, really?

[@scruffy5119]

Danny Crump surprised he didn’t molested the unborn baby

[@davidhernandez9937]

Yeah i hate that this great movie is ruined by the likes of him

[@niazali858]

yeah they knew whom to choose

[@alexlee2581]

If listening to Morgan Freeman won’t calm you down nothing won’t

[@jerramaurice7836]

Alex Lee not unless u got someone like Kevin Spacey pushing your buttons on purpose

[@TheRedhenProductions]

nothing will*

[@Schrodinger_]

That sentence is literally a contradiction

[@vrex]

Double negative.

[@riiddisbuk2496]

Nothing does for me.

[@cherryhazard8002]

The "Oh...he didn't know..." and the slight smirk he does was the nail in the coffin, pure absolute evil in display. Best thriller of all time.

[@iamsherlocked345]

Yep that’s the moment he won

[@theoph1932]

Somerset's face at that moment was also defeated. He knew there was nothing he could've done

[@StefanMichaels-ut9jg]

That’s one opinion

[@hectorfernandez-tenet]

i think its the unborn child whats in the box….

[@maxmustermann1684]

What no he would've told it then

[@himed5600]

For those that aren’t aware, a fully detailed prop was created for Gwenyth Paltrow’s severed head, and it was meant to be shown on screen in the box. But during the last few days of production, David Fincher decided to have it so that Gwenyths head isn’t shown on screen, but instead the audience is forced to imagine what horrible sight Detective Somerset had to lay his eyes upon, which, quite frankly, is even more terrifying

[@Raelynn-nl5rd]

I almost want to see it, but at the same time I don't...

[@Joaquin602001]

@@Raelynn-nl5rd They used the prop in Contagion in 2010 for the scene where Gwyneth’s character is being autopsied. Fun fact!

[@rokot555]

​@@Joaquin602001 wow!

[@user-lb9xw4xf2q]

Although, her face does flash on screen for a split second before Mills shoots Doe.

[@Joaquin602001]

@@user-lb9xw4xf2q it’s a shot of her from earlier in the movie, not of her head in the box.

[@dirtyharry1844]

As a husband and father i can say with authority. This scene is scarier than any horror movie.

[@medilyesoudhini7411]

I'm neither a father nor a husband and i can say this scene is the scariest and most haunting scene ever

[@nvkulk]

As a dildo repairman I can say this is scarier than any horror movie.

[@TheVideomaker2341]

でッ I bet you're that little kid that says that marvel films are underrated.

[@vitamindealer7915]

It’s so scary because in most of the film he kills people we don’t know. Tracy being the final victim, someone we have seen and the wife of the main character, it’s like he jumps off the screen and kills the audience. One of the best movies ever made.

[@vitamindealer7915]

Susan Kay agreed the dialogue is fantastic and spot on. It’s pretty timeless too. Here is something interesting about the ending - all 3 win and lose. John Doe and Mills both sin and pay the price (although John Doe is already facing life in prison - this final sin guarantees death instead of prison or mental hospital). Somerset turns out to be right all along - he was trying to prepare Mills to realize the world isn’t black and white - and it happens in the absolute worst way imaginable (a suspect has surrendered himself, unarmed, in custody - can you kill him if he murdered your loved one? John Doe turned the law on its head with this one and I’m still honestly debating if Mills goes to jail as a result) - basically a negative self fulfilling prophecy. Again one of the best dark movies ever made.

[@silentreactor97]

'' What's in the fucking box? '' Divorce Papers Brad... Divorce papers. ''

[@plumblossomrobot]

Oh my god

[@ngocanhnguyen8437]

lolol =))))

[@bradleylim993]

"It seems that envy is my sin"

[@bubbasully15]

jeff peake no really?

[@hallnoats4ever]

Neil Tomlinson and a year later David got fired and two years probation

[@GH-kk9ue]

I love the fact that they never showed what was in the box but relied on the actors reactions to create mood of the scene.

[@iamsherlocked345]

Yep with the added music it creates the perfect atmosphere

[@sabrinayyx3612]

I know it's brilliant and really lets you feel the horror. Nowadays I think that subtlety would be gone.

[@kingpen5866]

The fact that

[@Llouddd]

Kevin Spacey, the king of end-of-movie plot twists in 1995 with "The Usual Suspects" and "Seven."

[@HENZI-cv7re]

And another plot twist in recent years.

[@randyjobst581]

Honorable mention for American Beauty.

[@CrazyAim8]

American Beauty as well 🩵

[@frankanuzzi9740]

And negotiator

[@ianmarsden8568]

Excellent Honourable Mentions, to which I'd add (although not end-of-movie) but when he got shot and killed in LA Confidential. So unexpected.

[@andrewbergamann7982]

"Somebody call somebody" must be the most underrated quote in cinema history.

[@razkable]

yeah but it makes no sense

[@simonmajoros15]

@@razkable That’s the point. Even the cops in the helicopter couldn’t comprehend what the hell happened. Their only reaction was that they should call somebody. But when, how and whom was beyond their capacity at the moment.

[@cassiecortez7369]

@@simonmajoros15agreed. It made the moment seem more realistic as they were in shock.

[@lukekhalid896]

Who sold the scene was Morgan Freeman. Looking shocked in the box, then at them, then the box, then at them. Then exclaiming, "California stay away from here. Whatever you hear. John Doe has the upper hand". Suspense on the edge of your seat at it's finest, when you saw it for the first time

[@billycooper8729]

@@lukekhalid896 Absolutely 100 💯 % agree! I was 18 & having sex with my girlfriend on the fold out couch 🛋 bed 🛏 but stopped to watch this scene of the movie 🎥!

[@m.gonzo.8947]

one of the few movies where the villain wins

[@maul5578]

Ben101 nope lol get that child nonsense out of here

[@10kirneh]

@@BenDaGoat pew pew avengers boom big explosion

[@MM-hi]

@@BenDaGoat dont bother arguing with people that cant see art in different genres of film

[@glennhagstedt]

@@MM-hi Do you seriously consider Avengers movies Art? its a fucking popcorn flick, feel good movies when the good guys win at the end as usual.

[@mertboy94]

@@glennhagstedt sry mr. edgelord but there are tons of good movies where the good guys win. Also Mcu had some really great movies and shit ones too.

[@Rayarro]

This ending is probably one of the strongest endings in recent film history. The shaky camera to the yellow color palette makes this scene feel even more visceral.

[@1stMarDiv4341]

And that quick flash of his wife’s innocent face…fucking brilliant. This film is as close to perfection as you can get.

[@iamsherlocked345]

That color tone really makes the scene just perfect…: it’s so bleak yet not.

[@jres1995]

Recent film history? Bruh this shit is 30 years old lmao.

[@lukeschroter9276]

This film is old man came out in 1995

[@headbang3r1186]

It paved the way for shows like True Detective.

[@taleoftwowolves74]

"John Doe has the upper hand." He always has. That's one of the many things I love about this film. The detectives do brilliant case work, they unravel bits of the mystery, but they never come close to getting ahead of John. The closest they get is the chase scene and Doe still out manuevers them. He holds the reigns the entire film, orchastrating every move and every detail. It all goes exactly to his plan.

[@mhitson7483]

Definitely

[@AnnoNihilus]

True. This is also highlighted by a nice little detail: there were six shots fired by a cop in the end. Didn't quite get to seven, that is, to perfection.

[@britishblue4084]

​@@AnnoNihilusif you watch it again pitt said he shot a man once before,so if you count that in total he has shot 7 In his life as a cop

[@AnnoNihilus]

@@britishblue4084 OK. I'll take your word for it, sure. But then again, the movie isn't about the cop's life in its entirety, it's about catching this one killer. Therefore, in my opinion, the six shots fired in this context are what counts. But of course, you are free to see this as you want. That's the beauty of art, it lends itself to multiple ways of understanding.

[@purpleplantain374]

@@britishblue4084what about the chase scene?

[@peerlessoutlaw8424]

This scene was really a head of its time

[@kilbarz8751]

I see what you did there...

[@dramawind]

Well I suppose we could say that Gwyneth Paltrow was really... cut out for this movie.

[@Okok-rt1rt]

+First Last So,what was actually in the box?

[@dramawind]

Braniszláv Roczkó A penis.

[@sardinesam7544]

+Braniszláv Roczkó His wife's head.

[@SJMJ91]

One of those rare films where the villain won in the end.

[@bruhuamf7372]

Man I'm so glad I finally decided to watch this film, definitely one of those that will stay with me for life.

[@KryptonPlayer]

not really.

[@SJMJ91]

@@KryptonPlayer How did Doe NOT win?

[@user-vb8it9qn3g]

Wrong turn

[@Rose-bc3ll]

@@KryptonPlayer His plan was for him to be Envy, and David to be Wrath. He won.

[@sushanthadusumilli1067]

Morgan Freeman, Brad Pitt and Kevin Spacey all nailed this iconic scene. Amazing performances and direction

[@delrey874]

Fincher is the GOAT.

[@rafaelsale6364]

I went to see this when it first came out. When the movie was over, I walked out of the theater saying to my girlfriend damn, I didn't see that coming.

[@eddiek8179]

Nope. 2 of them did. One of them, didn't. Not even close. That would be Pitt. Watch closely on how is reacting to the horrifying realization and you'll see what. He just becomes manic and fidgety and emotionality isn't quite there nor convincing.

[@stevem2323]

​@@eddiek8179Nope, he absolutely did, he didn't just find out his wife is dead, he found out her head is in that box too. He was perfect in showing multiple emotions, rage included in the end, he had the toughest task. Just admit it, he's Brad Pitt and that's the problem.

[@Esselo]

​@@eddiek8179 he goes from tough looking at Doe, to breaking, covering it up and immediately breaking again, pleading with Somerset, He did great. Even his "Oh God" sounds like it's involuntary exclamations

[@popsecret101]

This twist was incredible. We all knew Mills represented Wrath but had absolutely no clue how Wrath would manifest. Absolutely horrifying

[@SuperMrAlpha]

"Somebody call somebody" gotta be the best movie quote ever

[@robertbotelho9702]

Reminds me of Spaceballs: "Do something!" "Do something!"

[@ramzimoussa3621]

man, i never paid attention until now, hahahah, thats so fucked up the guy actually said " somebody ... hu.... call somebody ! " hhahahaha

[@whiskeywayne91]

I heard it as I was reading this lmaoooo

[@half-lifescientist1991]

SuperMrAlpha “Hello, is this Dominos Pizza?”

[@wonderboy5622]

Hahahaha 😂😂😂😂😂

[@asterginete3812]

It's great that Brad Pitt fought for this ending. Apparently the studio execs wanted to change it because it was too dark.

[@mikestanley677]

Actually, Brad wanted to kill Spacey but Morgan was originally slated to do it. I worked on this film. I don't remember the Al Pacino part, but it's possible.

[@jslfcs7087]

@Michael Albaladejo You're joking , right??? He's good in action movies , but this kind of stuff. Nope.

[@tomservo3401]

Schwarzenegger was offered the roll before Pitt. “She begged for life lieutenant.” Arnold replies, “Fuck You Asshole”

[@sadiqurrahman9741]

Also Morgan Freeman, They both said they would quit if the ending is changed

[@SawBlood45]

I thought the original ending was actually somwhere between Mills shooting John Doe and the end of this clip. The scene of him in the car getting taken away and Somerset quoting Hemingway was added on.

[@quantumsnapchannel]

Fun Fact: the director just asked Kevin Spacey to play himself for this role

[@THE_DARK_KNIGHTsb]

he is evil irl too

[@arthurballs9632]

​@@THE_DARK_KNIGHTsbthe court found him innocent btw

[@kevinfanning8027]

​@@arthurballs9632Same with OJ, but everyone still insists he did it

[@PlanetXerox]

​@@arthurballs9632that's like saying Johnny Depp's a saint lol

[@arthurballs9632]

@@PlanetXerox Amanda Turd Burglar swallowed a wasp

[@bantehayes9973]

Man. So much great acting in this one scene coming from 3 terrific actors together. Just amazing.

[@eddiek8179]

2 of them are great. One was just okay.

[@elpatroncomunista7957]

​@@eddiek8179who was the ok?

[@mortred3466]

Obviously it was Morgan freeman ​@@elpatroncomunista7957

[@TheScholesEra]

@@elpatroncomunista7957 They're all great actors, one of them is just a sick paedophile.

[@salvatorescarcella7361]

@@elpatroncomunista7957Freeman and Spacey are on another level globally but I find Brad Pitt really good in this scene

[@rydermccall3590]

The “fragile” labels just make the scene creepier.

[@ryanw6563]

ryder mccall “It must be Italian!”

[@ahmedboyka1466]

No its french

[@dsterjones]

ryder mccall fragile express

[@hansvangrunsven2073]

@Nathan Sanchez yes but we all know what it is

[@mitchellverschoor1617]

My co-worker and me used to re-enact this scene whenever we got supplies in a box for our store.

[@royhsieh4307]

lol

[@huolong437]

Oh whats in the boooaaaaaaaaaaaax!!!???

[@blowurn0se]

Um...

[@TheWatchernator]

you shot him in the head every time too?

[@facilityapps7680]

@@TheWatchernator BUT WHAT'S IN THE BOX!

[@dinorex3464]

The fact even the cop in the freaking helicopter, which is supposed to be backup, is so freaked out he starts saying "Somebody call somebody" is amazing.

[@raalaa121]

This movie even now gives me goosebumps, but back then when I watched it ... blown away. A few movies have done that to me just left me speechless walking out of the cinema feeling cold where I just got in to my car and drove home in silence.

[@dahannes6739]

What are some others?

[@dontforgettolike7127]

"somebody call somebody" - guy in charge

[@t.va.6611]

This is pretty close to reality actually.

[@ToldYouSnowBenIsBest]

“I don’t understand why don’t you call somebody?” -Larry David

[@coryparrish525]

Please, I'm only an elected official, I CAN'T make decisions by myself!

[@cfrincon]

And get me somebody while I’m waiting! 😂

[@Amy1Kenobi]

Backyard Music Feedback ever heard of the bystander effect? Yeah...it’s where everyone else expects everyone else to do something so no one does anything...this line is a great summation of that!

[@Wilfred748]

What I love about this scene is how shakey the camera is when it's focused on David, and very stable and still on John.

[@JonathanDiaz-co8nw]

Oh wow. That is so awesome. Thanks for pointing that out. Damn, I didn’t notice that at all.

[@danielscholz5831]

Sry but I can't like the comment. The number 666 is just way to good to waste

[@davidrubio9753]

@@danielscholz5831 ????

[@danielscholz5831]

@@davidrubio9753 last I looked the comment had 666 likes

[@ericaferrer1124]

Wow. The technicalities

[@Josh-qd9uj]

Insanely powerful scene.. perfectly acted out.. justice served.. I miss when movies had this quality.

[@thehumenthing8504]

Well the argument could be made that Justice wasn’t served here since Jon won

[@TalonsOfFire]

One of the all time great psychological thrillers/detective mystery films. Fincher is a master and these three actors are all phenomenal in their roles.

[@harikrishnanr4808]

Brad agreed to do this film on the condition that he'll shoot the killer at the end, otherwise he won't do this film. Brad didn't want his character to be heroic. He wanted his character to make mistakes and wanted to break the larger than life image.

[@Slesaint17]

This was the original ending written in the screenplay, but the studios kept wanting to change it (because studios are pussies) but Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman and David Fincher all said they wouldn’t do the film if it ended some of the (stupid) ways the studio wanted it to.

[@rogerkincaid931]

@@Slesaint17 - They all knew better than the producers.

[@Slesaint17]

Roger Kincaid studios and producers usually want to play it “safe” because they just want to do whatever will earn them more money out of the project. Whereas (good) directors and actors usually want the film to be as unique as possible and want to keep the story’s integrity.

[@Slesaint17]

Roger Kincaid back when I was in university, I would let my professor read a lot of my screenplays, the ones that I thought were my best, he usually thought was my best too, but a lot of the endings I had were bleak because a lot of my favourite films have bleak endings (e.g. oldboy, seven, No Country for Old Men). He said that the two scripts I wrote with those endings were my best but would be very hard to sell or get made especially as a first time writer because most studios want to do “safe” films, even more so when it’s with a first timer.

[@klaxoncow]

@@Slesaint17 And so the studios and producers would have been objectively wrong. Because if you "played it safe" and did not include this scene - did not tie a bow to John Doe's crimes and complete the 7 - then this movie would be unremarkable, no-one would remember it, it wouldn't have more than 8 million views on KZbin (at time of writing) and so on and so forth. It would have done worse at the box office and with VHS / DVD sales, and they would have objectively earnt less money for their risk aversion. They might think playing it safe earns them more money, but this is consistently not true in the history of all media. Great art earns the biggest money. The actors understood this. The "money men" unfortunately never do.

[@alexlittle1554]

Best delivered line ever “oh...he didn’t know”

[@jamesemerson9557]

OMG YES... Kevin Spacey was just being himself. The greatness of this movie is that all the actors were really being themselves. I saw an interview with Morgan Freeman where he was saying how much he enjoyed this movie. The actors all got along really well on the set. I think all of them should have gotten an award for this one. Well directed and acted. I can watch this movie a hundred times and still be floored.

[@canaldonoob6196]

@@kinGsaL1515 THE NEW AGE OUTLAWSSSS TOAD DOGG AND BILLY GUNN AHAHHA

[@BadAssMacmillan]

@@kinGsaL1515 You're awesome for making this reference lol

[@katrinaellis2378]

Yeah.....dangerous people are coming for me...I am so angry.

[@hugoolvera3598]

Kevin Spacey it's the MVP on this film!

[@WQuantrill]

Morgan Freeman had a chance of resolving the situation until the baby thing dropped. You can see the situation change instantaneously.

[@mellowyellow5427]

Yeah this is something I just noticed as well. Morgan's character could have jumped in front of Brad's or tried to wrestle the gun from him but you can tell there's a part of him that would allow him to kill him and understand.

[@joaoqueiroz5551]

the acting from 3:18 to 4:00 is incredible, you can see how much he is trying to control his mind not to shoot him but his body cant be controlled

[@1stMarDiv4341]

Brad Pitt genuinely goes through every stage of grief within the span of less than a minute. This film is as close to perfection as one could be.

[@Chiaroscuro22]

“Oh Gaaaard ! Oh Gaaaaaaard ! Oh, hi Mark.”

[@1stMarDiv4341]

@@Chiaroscuro22 “Anyway how’s your sex life?”

[@InexorableVideos]

I love how they never show any part of the head, just the box, and it still has such a powerful effect.

[@xd-lt2ul]

I’d say it has a Greater impact like this

[@frankbourassa2456]

I thought it was a fetus

[@BigTimeBecks96]

Less is more.

[@dean3438]

Inexorable Videos you can makeout the top of her head for a brief moment

[@lastnamefirstname5295]

"It's my d*** in a box." -The lonely island

[@thomaslaverty8965]

I only now noticed he fired his gun 6 times, and it's mentioned earlier in the film he fired his gun once, meaning he's only ever fired his gun 7 times

[@Chris-rr9ud]

I saw your comment after 7 months at 4:43,if you add 4 and 3 how much it results ?

[@yooooo8600]

@@Chris-rr9ud LMFAO

[@omegamanGXE]

@@Chris-rr9ud 'bout tree fiddy

[@GG-wd9sx]

@@Chris-rr9ud 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂yooo im done

[@rlock8453]

@@Chris-rr9ud I just measured my weiner in inches.. and well, you can probably guess how many it came out to be..

[@PhantomChamber]

3 completely different moods potrayed, 3 top quality acting performances. Simply amazing 🖤

[@Maybe_I_Can_Do_It.]

That's 4 oscars right there in one scene. Terrific actors 👏

[@puper84]

I guess only very few people get that joke.

[@hbrown6516]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@D4ceq]

Explain it to me​@@puper84

[@RodrigoAliste-vk1pb]

​@@puper84can someone explain?

[@puper84]

@@RodrigoAliste-vk1pb the is a fourth person's head in that box...

[@samv3485]

No blood no gore and still the most haunting scene I have ever witnessed

[@andresnavarro5978]

imagination is scarier because the mind plays many tricks this and the ending of eyes wide shut haunt me because if you just show the gore then its just shock but it ends fast i mean its like jumpscares in a horror film

[@trashboat6215]

you’ve never seen requiem for a dream? lol

[@cavaughngrace3644]

@@trashboat6215 disturbing but great movie. The end is basically horror.

[@ytcomment7417]

Blood on the box

[@rachelsolomons3228]

S V the scariest thing is what isn’t shown and our own imaginations running riot

[@Zarazazaza]

The flash of his wife is when something finally broke inside of him.

[@razkable]

the realization she was pregnant broke him..without that little detail he does not go full wrath

[@martmandred9182]

@@razkable Regardless, this is the part where he totally lost it.

[@newdefsys]

Yeah, that was his soul breaking

[@bratiranjan26]

I think the wrath is- of a husband & a father both.

[@ripitup32]

Editing-wise, do you think that was exactly a single frame? ie 1/24th of a second?

[@ZenZill]

One of the last hard-boiled epic hard-boiled detective films. It's so simple, yet Pitt, Freeman, and Spacey are incredible. I miss the 00s flicks that had such tour de forces of talent.

[@underdawg2743]

This came out in 1995

[@_atinsy]

90's *

[@marcusking8507]

​@@underdawg2743 It does look like a film from the mid-00s though. A masterclass in cinematography.

[@jacksonconley5117]

This is by far one of the most insane endings in cinema history.

[@sparrowprince3432]

The worst part is that there is still a horrific crime scene in Mill’s apartment waiting to be discovered, with ‘ENVY’ written on the wall in Tracy’s blood and her decapitated body on the floor or bed.

[@maanveersingh25]

That's gotta break him.

[@kamikazeteddybear1236]

Dude that’s really horrifying

[@deepanshumolasi7151]

I don't understand the ending....I thought John doe was killing each sin so why didn't wrath or Brad Pitt die?

[@marauderdz]

@@deepanshumolasi7151 Perhaps he's gambling on either the death penalty or suicide.

[@puddleofglum6141]

Why would he write envy there?

[@demoxna]

3:22 the way he abruptly stops crying and starts crying again gets me every time.

[@gmctvgreatmindsconnect.4037]

。・*『 Demon 』*・。 pain and sadness.

[@satturnine7320]

Demon Knight ツ a n g u i s h

[@AKillerOmen]

From not okay to "I'm fine" back to not okay

[@mymamatouchmypeepee2014]

that's some great acting

[@shaheedlewis9]

Real talk.

[@Riseax]

3:57 That split-second frame gave me CHILLS out of nowhere. That was a legitimate JUMPSCARE

[@iamsherlocked345]

It gets me every time even though I know that scene is coming

[@redvibes9949]

spongebob on rollercoaster

[@maxwellschmid588]

All it takes to lose control is one thought in one moment.

[@TheticklerOWO]

​@@redvibes9949im going to touch your special place🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@richardrawson]

The shot of the opened box always gets me; the flaps fluttering in the air, only the sound of the blowing wind, and a small drop of blood are all you need to let your imagination tell you there’s something horrible inside.

[@iamsherlocked345]

It’s so perfectly subtle yet you just know …

[@Parasmunt]

This scene is like God (Freeman) and the Devil (Spacey) playing a game for the soul of a mortal (Pitt)

[@ChristianProtossDragoon]

😂😂😂😂

[@abhijeetghosh9800]

Underrated comment.

[@1MCElias]

@Charlie Austin Troy?

[@1MCElias]

@Charlie Austin Yeah I knew that but he was Aquiles there :S

[@derekescalante1355]

Even Kevin spacey is wearing red like the devil

[@WhatsInside]

I don't want to know what's inside.

[@jaroslav3]

HAHAHAHAHAHHHA

[@noveseth2863]

Man.

[@Techshadowzz]

yo I love your videos dude

[@elias7858]

What LMAO THIS COMMENT IS VERY RECENT

[@ambozz3726]

Holy shit ahaha

[@theastonvillaseal585]

Even in his death, it was still ultimately a win for Doe. He got his wish. Horrific, calculating character, what a film

[@clintoruss153]

One of the most gut wrenching scenes in cinema, Brad Pitt is brilliant

[@eddiek8179]

Pitt wasn't brilliant here. He was pretty bad. He was not able to sell the emotionality of what that scene required.

[@clintoruss153]

@@eddiek8179 huh?

[@publicsuicide]

@@eddiek8179are you autistic? how do you not see the raw emotion here? Pitt gave some of the most brutally realistic acting I’ve ever seen here

[@randolphjavillo4339]

3:08 when Doe said "Oh, he didn't know" freeman was like "aight looks like we're done here."

[@heatherevans8445]

Just shoot the fucker so I can start my paperwork

[@razkable]

glad he didn't interfere..he kept his apathetic stance...he let mills decide...once you hear the whole child thing its like well now he really does get to choose...i can't stop him..thats not my right ...so freeman steps aside and waits

[@gobbleswells2883]

So I'm wrong for thinking Morgan's character knocked her up?? Lol

[@sebastianb.3978]

@@gobbleswells2883 that's what I thought Doe meant

[@brindillebob]

@@razkable I think it could have also been a good ending if he killed John Doe right there to save his partner future and avoid the "win" for the bad guy. The actual ending is more brutal and I like it, that said Mills could also have killed himself after that.

[@binboda]

When asked “What line do your fans quote most when they see you?”, Brad Pitt said that they usually yell “What’s in the box?!”

[@alanwatts5823]

Well he can't talk about the real line because of the first two rules....

[@Somespideronline]

Sherlock Holmes like what?

[@alanwatts5823]

@@Somespideronline I can't talk about it either...

[@barmeloxanthony724]

Marion Pastor he’s reciting Fight Club

[@zachiewood1494]

@@barmeloxanthony724 dawg you just broke the first two rules

[@masonridgewell8063]

I just finished watching this movie and I can honestly say this has to be the greatest movie I have ever seen. The way it ended and the plot twist. From early till the end it was edge on seat and thrilling watching this. This is seriously one of the greatest movies ever. They don't make them like that nowadays.

[@20thCenturyMan80]

Cinema died a decade ago or so ago. You’re right they don’t make ‘em like they used to.

[@elpatroncomunista7957]

​@@20thCenturyMan80Have you ever watched Oppenheimer? Its great

[@davmagno1024]

This movie is above else one of my favorites, mainly because of this scene. I’m always learning new things about it specifically from the comment section. Something interesting I noticed myself is that he’s holding a Colt M1911 pistol which holds a mag capacity of SE7EN bullets. In the final scene where Mills unloads on Doe, he fires his gun six times, each bullet for the six murders accounted. He doesn’t use the last bullet because it’s meant for himself as he’s the last sinner alive.

[@ralphnelson1706]

This ending still gives me chills. Easily one of the greatest endings of any movie. Ever.

[@David-zx8fc]

*worst

[@lovecoloredmasterspark]

@@David-zx8fc the villain wins yes, but the shock lots of people felt after seeing makes it great

[@hippobreath3703]

@@David-zx8fc the bad guy winning so hard makes this movie so tragically amazing

[@Kiarinadia]

@@hippobreath3703 what do you mean - this man shot is not the murderer ? I sow it quite a few years ago and can't remember the ending.

[@hippobreath3703]

@@Kiarinadia the murderer wanted to get killed. Him killing the detective’s wife and unborn child represented his envy for a normal family life like the detective. The final step of his plan was to make the detective fall under the sin of wrath, so blindly outraged that he would kill the murderer before giving him a fair trial. He won. The good guys lost hard

[@johanliebert5269]

I love how Somerset’s instinct is to stop Mills from killing Doe, like any good cop would, but after John Doe reveals the detail of the pregnancy even Somerset knew it was over. He still tries to do the right thing by preventing Mills from shooting, but his face just screams hopelessness. Fantastic acting from all three actors in this scene

[@richardhammer187]

Yep, a masterclass all round.

[@pepehands2735]

Johan.... who was the real Monster?

[@osmanyousif7849]

He could have just tackled Mills and just knock the gun away.

[@kaida29]

i knew i am the only one who thought about se7en watching monster

[@Max-oc8bp]

John Doe reminds me a lot of johan

[@rodrigovasquez8331]

The way he delivers those lines at 2:34 "become vengeance", and 2:36 "become wrath"... Maaaan what a way to say 'em!!!! Mr Spacey was a genius.

[@thc4825]

Brad Pitt: I'm Vengeance🥷🦇

[@ivanrusak769]

Was?

[@maulekuul]

To this day, many folks distinctly remember Gwyneth Paltrow's head being shown in the box even though it wasn't. I believe it was that flash of her face at the end of the scene that implanted that false memory.

[@justsomeguy2825]

The reason why this movie is so twisted especially is the hellish realism to it combined with the fact that not only did John Doe win in the end, there was never a point where the heros even had the slightest upper hand on him.

[@isaacgleeth3609]

Even when they think they got him when John Doe turned himself in.

[@ervinpajazetovic9834]

@@isaacgleeth3609 I'd say they caught him off guard when they found his apartament and had somewhat of an upper hand then though. He wasn't expecting that.

[@codenamejinza]

@@ervinpajazetovic9834 True. But then he rearranged his plan just for them. Or should I say, 'just for Mills'?

[@luke8801]

He had already murdered Tracy when he turned himself in, that's what's so fucked up.

[@kenmh7357]

John Doe (ake Spacey) didn't win in the end, he is room temp!

[@inferno0020]

"Ah, he didn't know." I didn't realize how brilliant this line was

[@alejocastro6150]

why?

[@inferno0020]

@@alejocastro6150 "Ah, you didn't know!": taunting Detective Mills "Ah, he didn't know!": taunting Dective Mills and hinting Somerset betrayed Mills too.

[@ben9262]

It’s crazy because I honestly think Somerset was the one that sold John Doe the information not knowing he was the killer. Somerset was the only one who knew about the pregnancy

[@michaelbarrett27]

@@ben9262 John Doe knew about the baby because Tracy revealed it to him when she begged for both her life and the baby's.

[@moshpitman27]

@@michaelbarrett27 but he looked at Somerset and said he didn't know implying that he knew that summers knew.. I honestly think it could be true because he told mills how the camera guys get to the crime scene so fast so he could know from experience.

[@Rachel-jj7zv]

For some reason it's so memorable the way Morgan Freeman says, "John Doe has the upper hand"

[@iamsherlocked345]

It sets up the feeling you know something bad is happening … it’s such a vibe.

[@TheChubbyd07]

Brad Pitt should’ve won an academy award just for this scene alone. What a powerful moment.

[@theitfactorjameswheezer2852]

TheChubbyd07 I mean idk the way he said “OH GOD” sounded straight out of a parody film

[@Lglover3]

Carl Wheezer probably because this set the precedent for oh gods. Everytime someone shouts that it may as well be a parody of this performance

[@theitfactorjameswheezer2852]

Bean true lol

[@babugavhane3416]

It's sad he won for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Smh

[@theitfactorjameswheezer2852]

Babu Gavhane I mean he deserved it this year too so not really sad. Lol

[@leanderdau9168]

"somebody call somebody" captures how everyone must've felt during that whole case.

[@RamixTheRed]

People make fun of the line but it really captures how completely fucked everything is

[@musyrifo]

@@RamixTheRed yep, people are panicking the fuck out

[@vvthetalentlessduo6976]

O

[@tsmith3286]

This scene just gives me an uneasy feeling no matter how many times I watch it. Three phenomenal actors.

[@mestella5121]

Imagine being an officer in the helicopter, they must be confused as hell.

[@jakwiq]

This is still the most shell shocked ending to a movie I've ever seen. It also explains where all the blood on John Doe came from when he walked into the police station.

[@timsonss]

And the unidentified victim as well

[@ZumaB]

Great movie and even better acting and themes. My only gripe is I saw the ending from a mile away but brad's acting definitely carried it all the way to the masterfully crafted credits that unconventionally start from appearance, thoroughly described in a manner that makes us feel like we're reading part of John's manifest while scrolling in from the bottom rather than the top.

[@thefamousgabe]

@@ZumaB seeing the ending shows you're intelligence , doesn't make the movie any less good.

[@sdb87149]

@@ZumaB The ending as you knew he would kill him? Or the entire ending before it was revealed? Because I don’t know what I was expecting but it certainly wasn’t that

[@anrick1362]

@@ZumaB maybe I’m dumb, but I didn’t predict the ending at all. The turn of events completely took me by surprise. Particularly what was obvious to you about it?

[@handsomesttruebeautybodygu7263]

The greatest trick Kevin Spacey ever pulled was to make US believe he was acting

[@mariorangel8936]

So he was a murderer

[@vadimastprojects8770]

Because he literally murdered all those people...

[@somecommenter4256]

he was acting. a little fuckface appears and tells everyone that Spacey molestated him 30 freaking years ago, (not even rape, or anything drastic, just lied on him once and that's all ) and ruins his career in a snap.

[@PAVANKUMAR-gi1fi]

I'm Indian and I don't follow this stuff. But what did Kevin Spacey do

[@somecommenter4256]

PAVAN KUMAR he is a very good acter, and he built up a career for himself. And like a year ago, some random dude said Spacey molestated him 31 years ago. Spacey confessed, asked for apology, and revealed that he is gay. But Hollywood which is politically correct fired spacey for this thing that happened 3 decades earlier, because they don't want "criminals" in the industry

[@Casomyro1983]

3 great actors in one scene. this movie is so damn awesome. one of my fav´s

[@jayroth7288]

Brilliant performances by Pitt, Freeman, and Spacey. The timing and music. The direction. The flash of Paltrow's face. Despite the chilling overtones, in one five minute video, cinematic perfection.

[@mandykarevicius9746]

When Morgan Freeman tells you not to do something, you don't fucking do it.

[@mr.q337]

Unless you r Brad Pitt. And you don't give a shit LOL

[@brianwilliams6167]

LOL

[@rayunited2010foryou]

The face Kevin made while saying the line "Oh, he didn't know!' Freakingly amazing expressions of a psychopath.

[@AustinNooe]

Probably wasn't difficult for him lol

[@killnotic]

I hated John Doe, but after that, I truly despised him.

[@xploregasm]

imagine after shooting john doe, he went to look what's in the box to confirm and it's just a dildo

[@joshualujan5745]

@@AustinNooe right given all the crap he’s done that’s come out….

[@twilightblue8566]

Spacey is one of the best actors on earth. Too bad about his current problems.

[@p4ulth0m4s6]

At the cinemas with 13 years this scene was Intense and so heart breaking. One of my favorite movies of all time.

[@futur3anth0ny]

In the end, John won. He knew exactly how to push David over the edge and that one shot completed his deranged plan. David Fincher made an incredibly masterful decision to not show Gwyneth Paltrow’s severed head; imagination speaks more powerful that effects. And that line "Oh, he didn't know", is probably the most malicious and deranged line in movie history.

Spacey's line 'he didn't know' is just so sinister! Love this movie!

[@bernhardm.3118]

but whats really in the box

Cbnm 91201 "Her pretty head"

[@bernhardm.3118]

*WE HAVE THE SAME NAME MINE IS CHLOE ALSO BUT IM A BOY*

[@WHDRWN]

+Cbnm 91201 HAHAHAHHAHAHHAHA

[@bernhardm.3118]

***** *YOU MAKE ME FEEL BAD*

[@-sonny-1001]

“John Doe has the upper hand” one of the most chilling lines

[@thebrownfilmshow]

Morgan Freeman slaps Kathy Baker kzbin.info/www/bejne/pnzYq6qYaLqefMk

[@BeelySalasBlair-uy5wn]

Absolutely stunning, heartbreaking, telling, haunting scene.

[@ROCKaholic]

A thought I have that further demonstrates how brilliant this movie is: it's insanely graphic, WITHOUT BEING GRAPHIC. The graphic nature is what you DIDN'T see. One of the problems about the progression of cinema, is that movies now feel like they have to show everything, all the blood and gore, so much now that we've become desensitized. But look at this movie, it was highly effective and graphic, yet you didn't really see much. You didn't SEE the results of Lust, but the man telling the story was enough. You didn't SEE what was in the box, but you knew, and not seeing it made it worse. Brilliant filmmaking.

[@jankovacic2433]

ROCKaholic True story. I don't like movies nowadays, all the gore makes them unappealing. Se7en really is a masterpiece.

[@mylobage]

That's a great violin you're playing.

[@ROCKaholic]

mylobage thank you?

[@MannequinStep]

+ROCKaholic You do see what was in the box, their is a split second random flash on screen of the contents of the box at 3:57.

[@ROCKaholic]

MannequinStep No, that's just an image of her that flashed through his mind, which is what triggered his following actions. You can tell it's not "just" her head, looks like she's lying on a bed, plus her facial expression is not that of a person who was recently murdered. And, no blood. But blood was all over the box.

[@ry8729]

After Doe says "She begged for her life, and for the life of the baby inside of her", it was originally written in the script: "Oh, you didn't know" (directed at Mills.) But it was then BRILLIANTLY changed to "Oh, he didn't know" (directed at Somerset.) That little line pushed Mills over the edge so much harder by relegating him to a "third-person" position who had no inkling of his wife's pregnancy. Spacey's acting here just sends chills down my spine!

[@erdingtonsfinest937]

R Y yep. Great point. Completely changes the dynamic of Mill's thoughts.

[@theallseeingthigh2587]

R Y awesome insider info man! Thanks

[@stonecoldsteveaustin9353]

So what? It's capturing a situation. Why does everything have to be "real" for some people in order for them to be entertained by it?

[@erdingtonsfinest937]

Billy Smith well spotted. Thanks for clarifying for those people who thought it was a fucking documentary

[@Defiring]

+Billy Smith Really?!

[@jimmywatters5871]

The score here is incredible, but especially right after Doe says “He didn’t know.” The way that music hits right there and we cut to Sommerset, it’s just so damn compelling. Such a fantastic film.

[@iamsherlocked345]

It makes you go 😮 oh damn right in that moment

[@cwi9261]

The "he just told you" always- will ALWAYS- send shivers down my spine. I felt it that was a reality-slap in the face for Mills

[@cortanaisawesome5575]

"What's in the fucking box?!" "Frosted Flakes, nigga damn!"

[@cortanaisawesome5575]

Hogos Bazvarakh you're just mad because you didn't think of it.

[@hogosbazvarakh9220]

Jessica Harley Rabbit Quinn ''Think''. You just played yourself.

[@cortanaisawesome5575]

Hogos Bazvarakh keep drinking that Hate-orade. Again you're mad because you wish you would've said if first 😄

[@cortanaisawesome5575]

Jomez j I assumed they knew it was from a vine, which is why I said they wished they would've put the lines from the vine first 😂😂not trying to take credit I promise

[@amo1704]

Jessica Harley Rabbit Quinn ohh nvrm then lol

[@NathanDav42]

‘Oh, he didn’t know!’ Starting at 3:08 is probably the single most evil line in movie history. The way he pretends like he’s sorry he broke the news to Mills, while turning to Sommerset as if to commiserate, like they’re all friends, is just blood-curdling. It’s truly terrifying.

[@monkey3964]

It’s right up there with Elmo’s “that’s the best part” from The Shawshank redemption

[@NathanDav42]

@@monkey3964 I got the notification, saw “Elmo,” and thought you were going to write, “That tickles,” or something as a joke. Which would indeed have been funny. But yes, Elmo Blatch’s line about how the best part of his double murder was that the innocent man he ALREADY victimized by murdering his wife was found guilty of 2 crimes he didn’t commit and sentenced to life in prison is evil as can be. And he says it while laughing like anyone listening would get an equally huge kick out of it.

[@swisscheeseplease97]

This scene was so palpable, that I could get a taste of what it was like to be Mills in that scene. Full of anger confusion and agony. A true testament to the abilities of these three amazing actors

[@mariolisa2832]

@@swisscheeseplease97 The part that bugged me the most about that last scene and still does to this day is...Why in all that is Holy, would Brad Pitt's character shoot John in the head first giving him a quick painless death? All the people he tortured and killed, including Brad's own wife, then all the mocking and goading, surely you would put a bullet in each knee, then his balls, then his gut, maybe each hand, wait a minute or 2 and THEN finish him off with a shot to the head? The result would have still been the same but at least he would have that sweet satisfaction that he made Doe suffer before he died. No human in that situation would let John Doe off the hook so easily...

[@jruth77]

The way his face kind of comes to life, his eyes widen and delivers that line. Gives me chills every time I’ve seen it

[@roy7187]

3:21 thats some genuine facial expression for momentarily flash back that really cuts deep.

[@iamsherlocked345]

The music builds perfectly in that moment.

[@diandradevita2979]

I can never unfeel the feels of watching this scene for the first time.. 😖 best

[@wolfmanlyken8675]

Embarrasing snap shots of spongebob at the christmas party

[@davisiothegreat_3192]

lmao

[@ohwell8994]

the old times

[@NatTheNoodler]

It's only February but thats the best comment of the year

[@Assassinboy8084fun]

No, just some string, but it has a secret compartment

[@thomassmith6845]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@TheHippyProductions]

everyone talking about brad pitt but I think Morgan Freeman's reaction to opening it is the most believable reaction. that almost coughing gasp and thousand-yard stare as his mind processes the situation. dude's been around awhile, I wouldnt be surprised if he's witnessed this kinda reaction in person

[@craineyfit8619]

It really was a damn good reaction

[@xploregasm]

imagine after shooting john doe, he went to look what's in the box to confirm and it's just a dildo

[@delrey874]

Morgan Freeman is always a great actor.

[@thatoneguy07]

“gah!”

[@malikaioliver6191]

It's perfect. The way he almost whimpers, contrasted with how nonchalant he is at the DV murder scene at the start of the movie. A veteran homicide detective opening a mysterious box and whimpering like a child being surprised by a spider just sets the most sinister tone for the entirety of the scene.

[@asobstoryforeverysong9853]

If you re-watch the library scene when Freeman is doing research on Paradise Lost etc. there's a very quick flash of a drawing showing a person holding up a severed head. Brilliant foreshadowing

[@jefnyssen1937]

'somebody call somebody' might just be my favourite line out of any movie

[@iamsherlocked345]

It’s so random it fits perfectly with everything that’s happening.

[@obenbenisti1507]

Nothing can surpass the last 40 minutes of this movie. Best ending in movie history in my opinion.

[@geoninja8971]

this and The Sixth Sense, and I think they were both released within a few years of each other....

[@ImALefty08]

I would argue the ending of Prisoners...but yeah, this is a great ending too no doubt.

[@stanley7223]

shutter island twist is up there too. I wasnt able to guess that one whereas I got very close with Seven - still absolutely brilliant tho

[@delrey874]

The entire film Seven is a masterpiece.

[@fabri1314]

people comparing this to prisoners, shutter island, the sixth sense... and still calling them the 'best' movies endings ever? yall need to stop watching only what hollywood tells you

[@dekommunalanstallda4005]

That "oh, he didn't know" line gave me chills. Legendary.

[@plutonium120]

sometimes i hate how we cant ever experience anything for the first time again.

[@liamteeveee4331]

At 3:17 you can see true sadness in Pitt’s eyes :(

[@thebaddog4104]

Excellent writing

[@AngelusX92]

At that moment Somerset knew it was over too

[@DeHymenator]

"He didn't know." Sick little smile. I would have handed Brad pit that poket knife I used to open the box. We'd see how long that smile would last.

[@user-nw1je1ur6t]

That woukd just make him happy, he just wins harder, gets what he wants, wrath

[@DeHymenator]

I didn't say kill. They had belts and laces for tourniquet. Make his life a living hell so he's forced to bite off his own tongue to end it. He wouldn't be envy, he'd be regret.

[@user-nw1je1ur6t]

@@DeHymenator the more anger the better, clearly he likes torture and pain in his plans, its just playing his game

[@Guanjyn]

This has to be in the top 10 films of all time.

[@alyagha5600]

4:37 “Ah Christ, somebody call somebody”

[@apples8872]

i use this all the time at work when there is a crisis

[@Dani-fc4tc]

Aly Agha yes? What’s so weird about it people use it all the time??

[@rydermccall3590]

I love that line because, honestly, who DO you call after this?

[@alyagha5600]

Dani0005 who said it was weird, it’s funny because of the situation they are in.

[@ResidentWebbo]

How to pass responsibility when you have no idea.

[@900Hotch]

3:44 When i see my exam results

[@INSANEWitG18S]

lmao

[@emrys1196]

👏

[@Zendel93]

LOL

[@ajschannel7107]

Yeah I'm like "Oh God I knew B was the right answer why the fuck I chose A? oh God"

[@aaziis]

You killed me lmao . My reaction would rather be at 00:30 .

[@leblanchiphop4440]

The worst part about this ending is remembering that Jon Doe never killed any innocent people until Tracey...and the unborn baby inside of her...absolutely brilliant movie from start to finish...the way it all sets up to this was genius. David Finchers best film bar none

[@boslyporshy6553]

He killed a guy for being obese.

[@vasvas8914]

Yeah I guess killing people for being fat or pretty is not that bad

[@moonchildeus]

well all of them were innocent… lazy lives matter

[@flash_goofed_1638]

The gluttony victim was just fat, he didn’t deserve to die, much less in the way he did

[@ivans562]

I think that’s to manifest himself as envy. Someone needed to be that sin, and all the sins need to be broken and destroyed. He violated his code to cement himself and his idea and ti prove his point, manifesting himself as a sin in the process so that his death wouldn’t be in vain. No one could say that he was a vigilante doing good things anymore. He proved what he set out to prove, immortalised himself among the statement he felt he had created

[@Christopher_J]

Facilitated by the writer and director in equal measure, all three actors hit the apex in the scene. Their timings was flawless!

[@jose2226]

Brads acting in this scene has earned him so much respect from me.

[@tf4304]

Misfortune Follows watch him in some other films like fight club... there are a lot of brad Pitt scenes that are almost as good as this one.

[@adish7839]

@@tf4304 there are more movies than fight club which actually are underrated. Everybody has seen fight club and knows about. There are so many good performances of him

[@tf4304]

Rehan Verma I’m just saying that’s a favorite. Once upon a time is good too. As well as the curious case. Money ball. Hell even Snatch

[@kevinwilliams8104]

leaving the theater still disturbed after seeing this he was officially in my top 5 fave actors. Freeman and Spacey were already titans.

[@FunnyVideoMaker77]

I used to consider him just another man-toy that women (and men) love to gawk at, but he’s obviously much more talented than just a pretty face.

[@aleksanderpagels288]

The writer was really thinking outside the box.

[@dixondiaz8958]

Savage. Funny, but savage. The way humor should be.

[@TheHitKid_]

Aleksander Pagels nice

[@CapitanTavish]

What’s outsideee de baaaaax

[@neg8899]

good cuz i doubt there was much thinking going on inside the box

[@CapitanTavish]

Nikki14cr Actually inside the bax there are lot of thoughts and idea since there is a brain lmao lol