StunnaKrypto Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.

Tockinit not horrible nor great

Grimossfer Clever and entertaining enough to recommend even to members of the 1%

Helllins It is both painfully honest and laugh-out-loud funny at the same time.

warrenfountain As much as I enjoy the idea of playing chess with death and the dialogue between the two, I can't ignore the plainness that I felt in the gaps between the chess games. It's an interesting insight to Ingmar Bergman's mind and it is well done but it is also a bit dragged out and IMO not as incredible as the mass of 10/10 reviews would point towards.If you historically contextualize it, it is no doubt addressing philosophical questions in a far more open and poetic way than many would dare, all while maintaining a dark & lovely feel buttt it's a little rough watching it in 2018.

Tweetienator A fine and deep meditation on life and death. If there were more of such movies on this planet, humanity would be more than just one step closer to enlightenment. Great, fantastic, true art. If you compare The Seventh Seal with all that p.c.-crap of our present days, you see easy what kind of mediocre minds today write and make movies and fill all kinds of arts with their "output". The Seventh Seal: outstanding and best of the best - one of the few movies that I would shoot into space so aliens (not Ridley's ones of course) could watch them too ;)

haikela I can see why this movie is a staple in film schools. It looks great, especially since it was made in 1957 with a budget much smaller than other gorgeous films of that time.The character Death has a simple but very striking look. I love the set design, the lighting, the camera angles, the play of light vs shadow. The premise is interesting, as well as the setting (Europe during the Black Plague).However, the story and the characters are pretty dull. Nothing much happens and I did not feel any emotional connection to any of the characters. The knight suffering from an existential crisis feels a bit weak and is overshadowed by his more grounded but unlikable squire. The rest of the characters come across as simpletons.

Rafael Jaramillo The movie that gave us the Grim Reaper as we know it today. Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal (SS) is a profound examination of faith, the searching of God and human will. Ingmar Bergman (IB) was famous for portraying and analyzing in his movies topics such as death vs life, madness vs sanity, God vs nothing... This is that kind of movie I see as a challenge, because it's hard to understand it at first glimpse; unless you're a literate or someone learned deeply in philosophy or art appreciation. IB was from those movie directors that every movie, or at least most, he made presented a point of view or a hard analysis. In this case: Where is God?... He chose perfectly the age of the movie: a time where everything wrong with the world was a punishment from heaven and people's ignorance was the foundation for religion supremacy.Antonius Block (AB) is the protagonist in this search of meaning. A determined and rough man whose face looks wooden shaped. He has trouble believing, his faith has fallen to the height of his feet and can't find a reason to continue living. As he says in one scene, we must believe in unseen miracles. Any person who has had a faith crisis will be immediately identified with AB, and will have no trouble following his journey.It is interesting how IB chose his characters. Jof and Mia stand for Joseph and Mary in English; though their son's name is Mikael (Mike). Was this a coincidence? Some message from heaven for AB? A guide for his journey? This trinity is the merriest thing in the whole movie, a representation of hope in the middle of a Black Death drowned Sweden.AB looks without finding nothing, talks to a witch hoping to speak with the devil. Why? Because if the devil exists, also God. The scene of the flagellant's procession is something short of shocking, and beautiful, and impressive. The heaviness of soul and the masochist relation between man and his maker.Full of metaphors and surrealism, the SS started a more serious look of religion in following years in cinema. Not only that, but immortalized the personification of death in popular culture (pop culture). The chess match between Death and AB is one of the most iconic in movie history. Damn well chosen, from all board games, which else but chess. Well done IB.IB's style is clear. Static camera work, some close ups and skillful use of colors. The grey sea, the whiteness of death and darkness of his cloak, and many other aspects are IB's work. The movie's tone and pace that he delivers are the mainstay for transmitting the very questions from his childhood. Son of a Lutheran minister he lived his first years surrounded by religion, so you can imagine the environment.The movie's very ending is a message for all of us of memento mori, the "danse macabre". Our life's are fragile and we must take care of them as the most beloved treasure.A masterpiece in its own right, the SS may prove difficult and boring for some. The movie feels like a Shakespearean play put in front of camera. But the dialogue feels great, and the moments of comedy as well. Squire Jöns has become of one of my personal favorites, a medieval Swedish Chandler Bing.For closure, actual movie lovers may find nothing in the SS. The first time I saw it couldn't find much in it. But for understanding, a second watch and reading about the film, it's worth it. Once you understand the SS, you get why it let and created so many standards, and why is considered a world classic.My final consensus: A classic and masterpiece in its own right, The Seventh Seal is a profound examination from Ingmar Bergman about a quest we all can relate to. A challenge that not all will like to take, but for those willing to, it will be rewarding all its 96 minutes.