Not a Biblical Myth, Se7en
Thesis: Everyone falls victim to one sin or the other.
Qoute from first scene
Policeman: “He has had his head face down in a bowl for about forty-five min. now.”
Detective Mills: “That’s it, that is how you guys do it around here.”
Policeman: “Sorry, If he was breathing, you figure he would have gotten up by now.”
Facts about the seven deadly sins
The seven deadly sins are also known as the capital vices or cardinal sins.
They are a classified as the most objectionable vices that have been used in early christian times to educate followers concerning fallen man’s tendency to sin.
The Catholic Churh divided sins in to two principal categories 1)venial (being of minor stature) and could be releaved through saraments 2)”capital” or mortal (being more severe). Mortal sins destroyed the life of grace and created eternal damnation.
“Scripture says we are all sinners, and we don’t mind as long as the sins are nameless and faceless.” (White Stone Journal)
Seeing ourselves as we are and not comparing ourselve to people we see is humility. If someone else’s overexaggeration of themselves bothers you, yuo are not humble what so ever.
Wanting more than one needs capitalizes on greed. Virtue against it sins is genorsity. Letting others get praise.
Envy represents the “why not me attitude” towards good others may recieve. Love is which it sins against. It actually looks for the better sake and well-being of others.
Anger acts as our first emotion towards others problems. Completely opposite of this is being kind. To be kind to someones good fortune instead of envious.
Lust is the inability to have self-control. To self preserve and not over indulge. Sex can be used as out-of-control power for those who abuse it.
Gluttony falls to the inability to pertain balance in one’s life. Not only in eating is but entertainment and the company of others. This type tends to be very selfish in one’s wants.
Sloth is the means to be as lazy as one can be. To strive only to meet the bare minimum. In life more than anything. Always looking fo rthe easy way out.
