Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Seventh Seal Ending

I must say the ending was a bit confusing at first but then i understood it. I admired Jons saving the family that he traveled with since death said," Your time has come, and so the people that traveled with you." The scene when Jons reunited with is wife was a bit odd. Both didnt seem were to happy that they finally saw each other. The dinner they had i believed is symbolic to the "Last Supper" that Jesus had since it was literally their last supper before death. Also another connection is when the mute slave says," It is finished," also symbolic to Jesus christ. This scene was very effective since the mute slave never spoken a word until that very line. I was a bit suprised thought that Jof, Mia, and their child didnt come to die since in a scene earlier in the film there was a skull facing towards to Jof as a hint that hes going to die. The very final scene the "dance of death" was also a very effective scene. It showed that death reunited all of the people no matter the circumstance. Jons was reunited with his wife just because of death, if death wasnt the case i believed they wouldve separated later in their lives.

2 comments:

  1. Very astute observation, Toro. Now that I think of it, the last supper makes sense for this movie. Throwing the chess match is Antonius' sacrifice, and even though he saves the minstrels, I can't help but wonder what would've happened if he won. Would Death defer to him from now on?

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  2. Winning was not a possibility. Earlier in the film, Block says, "if I win, you set me free," but Death doesn't answer.

    Jon, you have the name mixed up. Jons is the other guy. Antonius Bloch is the main character. All fine observations. We'll discuss it all tomorrow.

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