The film Se7en deals with post-modernism in a fascinating manner through the complex character of John Doe and his exertion of his power through his murders. The scene chosen is from the car ride out to the desert at the climax of the film, with John Doe giving his reasoning for the murders he has committed. In one way it can be seen that John Doe is rebelling against the capitalist society placed in front of him, in turn trying to create his own form of reality in a sadistic manner, an example of trying to break from the death of originality - John Doe trying to create his own form of society by doing something that hasn't been done before. He attempts to justify his killings in claiming that society is so warped and destroyed in terms of moral values that he was in fact doing the detectives a favour:-

"...and after him I picked the lawyer, and you both must have secretly been thanking me for that one..."

John Doe's opposition to society is only cemented further in his increasing disregard and hatred for a post-modern society, a society that has lost all meaning. This can be seen as an example of the death of individuality, an example of 'corporatisation that turns people into lifeless yes-men (or women)', especially apparent in the lawyer who "dedicated his life to making money by lying with every breath that he had", suggesting a loss of meaning.

Brad Pitt's character makes the interesting point of referring to Doe as a 'movie of the week', claiming he is 'no messiah', suggesting the notion that these ideas have perhaps been tried before and will be tried again, or simply just reflecting everybody else's views of their own society.