欧美电影简介：《七宗罪》

《七宗罪》是一部由大卫·芬奇执导，布拉德·皮特、摩根·弗里曼、格温妮丝·帕特洛、凯文·史派西等人主演的惊悚悬疑片。该片以罪犯约翰·杜制造的连环杀人案件为线索，从警员沙摩塞和米尔斯的视角出发，讲述了“七宗罪”系列谋杀案的故事。1995年该片在美国上映。1996年该片获得了第5届MTV电影奖最佳影片等奖项。 

Seven (also known as Se7en) is a 1995 American thriller¹ and horror film, with dark, disturbing scenes. It was written by Andrew Kevin Walker and directed by David Fincher. It stars Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman, with Gwyneth Paltrow and Kevin Spacey in supporting roles. The film opens in an un-named city of near-constant rain and urban decay. The newly-transferred David Mills (Pitt) and the soon-to-retire William Somerset (Freeman) are homicide detectives who become deeply involved in the case of a sadistic² serial³ killer⁴. Each carefully-planned murder corresponds to one of the seven deadly sins: gluttony, greed, sloth⁵, wrath⁶, pride, lust⁷, and envy. Mills becomes the unsuspecting performer of the final sin.

 

The film was highly acclaimed⁸ by critics and currently has an 85% rating on the movie review site Rotten Tomatoes. Gary Arnold of The Washington Times praised the cast: "The film's [winning formula] is the personal appeal generated by Mr Freeman as the mature, [thinking] cop and Mr Pitt as the young, headstrong cop." Sheila Johnston, in her review for The Independent, praised Freeman's performance: "The film belongs to Freeman and his quiet, carefully detailed⁹ portrayal¹⁰ of the jaded¹¹, older man who learns not to give up the fight," she wrote. In his review for Sight and Sound, John Wrathall wrote: " Seven has the scariest ending." The film is frequently in the top ten in lists of the best ever movies.

 

1 thriller   

n.惊险片，恐怖片

参考例句：

• He began by writing a thriller.That book sold a million copies.他是写惊险小说起家的。那本书卖了一百万册。
• I always take a thriller to read on the train.我乘火车时，总带一本惊险小说看。

2 sadistic   

adj.虐待狂的

参考例句：

• There was a sadistic streak in him.他有虐待狂的倾向。
• The prisoners rioted against mistreatment by sadistic guards.囚犯因不堪忍受狱警施虐而发动了暴乱。

3 serial   

n.连本影片，连本电视节目；adj.连续的

参考例句：

• A new serial is starting on television tonight.今晚电视开播一部新的电视连续剧。
• Can you account for the serial failures in our experiment?你能解释我们实验屡屡失败的原因吗？

4 killer   

n.杀人者，杀人犯，杀手，屠杀者

参考例句：

• Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。
• The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。

5 sloth   

n.[动]树懒；懒惰，懒散

参考例句：

• Absence of competition makes for sloth.没有竞争会导致懒惰。
• The sloth spends most of its time hanging upside down from the branches.大部分时间里树懒都是倒挂在树枝上。

6 wrath   

n.愤怒，愤慨，暴怒

参考例句：

• His silence marked his wrath. 他的沉默表明了他的愤怒。
• The wrath of the people is now aroused. 人们被激怒了。

7 lust   

n.性(淫)欲；渴(欲)望；vi.对…有强烈的欲望

参考例句：

• He was filled with lust for power.他内心充满了对权力的渴望。
• Sensing the explorer's lust for gold, the chief wisely presented gold ornaments as gifts.酋长觉察出探险者们垂涎黄金的欲念，就聪明地把金饰品作为礼物赠送给他们。

8 acclaimed   

adj.受人欢迎的

参考例句：

• They acclaimed him as the best writer of the year. 他们称赞他为当年的最佳作者。
• Confuscius is acclaimed as a great thinker. 孔子被赞誉为伟大的思想家。

9 detailed   

adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。

10 portrayal   

n.饰演；描画

参考例句：

• His novel is a vivid portrayal of life in a mining community.他的小说生动地描绘了矿区的生活。
• The portrayal of the characters in the novel is lifelike.该书中的人物写得有血有肉。

11 jaded   

adj.精疲力竭的；厌倦的；（因过饱或过多而）腻烦的；迟钝的

参考例句：

• I felt terribly jaded after working all weekend. 整个周末工作之后我感到疲惫不堪。
• Here is a dish that will revive jaded palates. 这道菜简直可以恢复迟钝的味觉。 来自《简明英汉词典》