John Doe Film Analysis

1.) To stage these murders, it takes a very patient and sadistic person. For the sloth victim, John Doe spends an entire year torturing him before he dies. The killer would most likely have a god-complex as well. They would believe that a higher power selected them to complete their “work”, which is how they would be able to rationalize the murders. John Doe recognizes that he himself is not important, but believes that his work is. This expression in itself indicates a god complex. The killer would also have to have charisma, or be able to sneak around without being noticed. For the entirety of his killing spree, not one witness spotted him. This means that either people never did see him, or, more likely, he didn’t stand out in the crowd. The final characteristic a person would need to have to pull off murders like these is intelligence. To avoid getting apprehended by the police before he wished to, John Doe scraped off skin on his fingers so that he wouldn’t leave any of his own prints at the crime scenes. This act indicates a high level of intelligence. To complete these …show more content…
The suspense that was felt when the detectives and John Doe arrived at the location was heart-pounding. No one could have suspected John Doe’s plan, which is what made the ending so incredible. Then, when it occurs, the audience realizes that this is why John Doe spared Mill’s life when the detective was pursuing him. The fact that the killer put the rest of his plan in the hands of the detective, and that, for a second, the audience thought Mills would complete the killer’s work, was very well thought-out by the director. Detective Mills, however, does not complete the seven sins. Rather, he stops himself from committing suicide after he executes John Doe in vengeance of his wife’s death. In my opinion, the ending was everything an audience could ask for in a horror movie