The Seventh Seal - 1957

This movie was on a list of 20 important movies. I'd never heard of it, but apparently it was on the list due to its "unique aesthetic."

A knight comes back from the crusades where the plague is ravaging the land. He starts a game of chess with Death. He also encounters various other people including a blacksmith, some actors and a quiet woman.

The audio in my version was messed up. Most of the time it was about 15 seconds ahead of the video, but other times it was barely ahead. My copy said it was from the Criterion Collection, so I'm not sure what happened there. The audio issues don't impact my thoughts on the movie itself.

This movie was "unique." Strange things happened, and I guess that's the artistic side of it, but all that went right over my head. I didn't make the connection with the seal and the silence of God (which was supposed to be the main theme). I read about that after I finished the film, and it made sense at that point. But before that, I hadn't made the connection. It may have been because I watched it at 7 a.m., or I just was distracted by how weird it was overall, but I probably should've noticed it.

On the plus side, some of the visuals were pretty striking. I've watched some films older than 1957 that looked better than this one. I don't know why, but I thought this was a lot older than 1957. It just gave me that vibe. I definitely won't be watching this "unique" film again, and I wish I had my hour and 15 minutes back. It just wasn't something I enjoyed.