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In the Seventh Seal why does Death let the chess game happen?
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The chess scene in The Seventh Seal is arguably the most classic scene in all of cinema:
About a minute earlier the Knight has said that he is not ready and Death told him basically that it doesn't matter and there's no delaying this!.
So why does Death let the game happen?
plot-explanation the-seventh-seal
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The chess scene in The Seventh Seal is arguably the most classic scene in all of cinema:
About a minute earlier the Knight has said that he is not ready and Death told him basically that it doesn't matter and there's no delaying this!.
So why does Death let the game happen?
plot-explanation the-seventh-seal
edited Jul 3 at 3:35
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I'm not really sure that this is a good question. You're asking us to explain the plot because you've not watched the entire movie? I'm on the fence - it might be a good question in its own right - what is the motivation of Death here, but typically we expect people to ask about plot they don't understand after they've watched it themselves.
– iandotkelly♦
Jul 2 at 18:31
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If you're wary of malware, you can always just buy a DVD copy off Amazon, and then sell it back again. Just like the Blockbuster days!
– F1Krazy
Jul 2 at 21:01
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The most classic scene in all of cinema? I dunno... Surely that honour must go to the scene where Death plays Twister. "Two out of three" hehehe.... Whoops wrong movie...
– Nacht
Jul 3 at 4:24
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The chess scene in The Seventh Seal is arguably the most classic scene in all of cinema:
About a minute earlier the Knight has said that he is not ready and Death told him basically that it doesn't matter and there's no delaying this!.
So why does Death let the game happen?
plot-explanation the-seventh-seal
edited Jul 3 at 3:35
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The chess scene in The Seventh Seal is arguably the most classic scene in all of cinema:
About a minute earlier the Knight has said that he is not ready and Death told him basically that it doesn't matter and there's no delaying this!.
So why does Death let the game happen?
plot-explanation the-seventh-seal
plot-explanation the-seventh-seal
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I'm not really sure that this is a good question. You're asking us to explain the plot because you've not watched the entire movie? I'm on the fence - it might be a good question in its own right - what is the motivation of Death here, but typically we expect people to ask about plot they don't understand after they've watched it themselves.
– iandotkelly♦
Jul 2 at 18:31
2
If you're wary of malware, you can always just buy a DVD copy off Amazon, and then sell it back again. Just like the Blockbuster days!
– F1Krazy
Jul 2 at 21:01
13
The most classic scene in all of cinema? I dunno... Surely that honour must go to the scene where Death plays Twister. "Two out of three" hehehe.... Whoops wrong movie...
– Nacht
Jul 3 at 4:24
add a comment |
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I'm not really sure that this is a good question. You're asking us to explain the plot because you've not watched the entire movie? I'm on the fence - it might be a good question in its own right - what is the motivation of Death here, but typically we expect people to ask about plot they don't understand after they've watched it themselves.
– iandotkelly♦
Jul 2 at 18:31
2
If you're wary of malware, you can always just buy a DVD copy off Amazon, and then sell it back again. Just like the Blockbuster days!
– F1Krazy
Jul 2 at 21:01
13
The most classic scene in all of cinema? I dunno... Surely that honour must go to the scene where Death plays Twister. "Two out of three" hehehe.... Whoops wrong movie...
– Nacht
Jul 3 at 4:24
18
18
I'm not really sure that this is a good question. You're asking us to explain the plot because you've not watched the entire movie? I'm on the fence - it might be a good question in its own right - what is the motivation of Death here, but typically we expect people to ask about plot they don't understand after they've watched it themselves.
– iandotkelly♦
Jul 2 at 18:31
I'm not really sure that this is a good question. You're asking us to explain the plot because you've not watched the entire movie? I'm on the fence - it might be a good question in its own right - what is the motivation of Death here, but typically we expect people to ask about plot they don't understand after they've watched it themselves.
– iandotkelly♦
Jul 2 at 18:31
2
2
If you're wary of malware, you can always just buy a DVD copy off Amazon, and then sell it back again. Just like the Blockbuster days!
– F1Krazy
Jul 2 at 21:01
If you're wary of malware, you can always just buy a DVD copy off Amazon, and then sell it back again. Just like the Blockbuster days!
– F1Krazy
Jul 2 at 21:01
13
13
The most classic scene in all of cinema? I dunno... Surely that honour must go to the scene where Death plays Twister. "Two out of three" hehehe.... Whoops wrong movie...
– Nacht
Jul 3 at 4:24
The most classic scene in all of cinema? I dunno... Surely that honour must go to the scene where Death plays Twister. "Two out of three" hehehe.... Whoops wrong movie...
– Nacht
Jul 3 at 4:24
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I assume you ask "why Death allowed Knight to delay his death if he'd told him:
there's no delaying this"
To which my answer is: That's not what Death said.
First, Knight knew that Death had been following him.
Death: I have been for a long time at your side.
Block: This I know.
Second:
Block: Wait a moment.
Death: You all say that. But I give no respite.
Death doesn't give respite. Now for the magic of the movie: Time is non-existent in the movie. Look at how it begins:
there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour
And just before Death appears, there is silence. Pay attention to how long it lasted (hint: it's about background sounds). Was it for 30 minutes?
Third, Death is seen "personally" being responsible for the death of a person, so we know it didn't have to wait for a person to "die of something".
And fourth: Knight was dead from the beginning. The whole movie is a Dance Macabre, which we are only able to see through the eyes of Jof at the end.
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Ingmar Bergman was partially inspired to make The Seventh Seal by a painting by medieval Swedish artist Albertus Pictor which depicts the personification of death playing chess with a knight. As a result Bergman chooses to portray Death as being an enthusiastic player of chess, willing to extend Antonius Block's life seemingly for no other reason than because he enjoys the challenge.
KNIGHT
You play chess, don't you?
A gleam of interest kindles in DEATH'S eyes.
DEATH
How did you know that?
KNIGHT
I have seen it in paintings and heard it sung
in ballads.
DEATH
Yes, in fact I'm quite a good chess player.
KNIGHT
But you can't be better than I am.
answered Jul 2 at 18:35
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My point is that Death's job and life purpose is to deliver Death. It's a bit thin to say that he deviates from that for a chess game. What would be interesting to know, and maybe I'd need someone who's Swedish to say it, is does this chess offer and game occur as a regular thing when Death comes calling? If the answer is yes then I would be inclined to tick the above response.
– Snack_Food_Termite
Jul 3 at 3:40
17
This is a perfectly fine answer to the question. The chess game is used as a way to show how a man tries to outsmart Death. Sure you'd like there to be more of a hidden meaning or maybe an intricately woven tapestry of symbolism. But sometimes it is what it is. Death wanted to claim the Knight and the Knight was clever enough to seduce Death to a game of chess to forestall his (inevitable) death.
– George Derpi
Jul 3 at 5:42
11
@Snack_Food_Termite I find that I usually get better answers from people I don't insult. But maybe that's just me.
– Kakturus
Jul 3 at 7:20
3
I like peanuts! @Snack_Food_Termite, "If I had to give an answer to my own OP..." - you can give an answer to your own question, it is a perfectly fine way to address the problem if you feel the current answers are lacking.
– Logan Pickup
Jul 3 at 8:40
2
@Snack_Food_Termite If delivering death is death's job then it would not be so unrealistic that he would take a break with a game of chess or mtg now and then.
– mathreadler
Jul 3 at 14:47
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Playing games with Death has a long history; chess is common, but many other
games show up as well. So we would have to look much further back to determine why....
Seventh Seal may be the most famous film use, but such gaming also appears in
Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey:
(where Death loses, then demands best of 3, best of 5,...); in The Dove (also Bergman, with the heroine playing badminton);
and in the comic xkcd with Dungeons and Dragons.
A large list of other instances in film, literature, etc., is available at [https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ChessWithDeath]
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I'm pretty sure the Bill & Ted and XKCD examples are references to The Seventh Seal. The Dove is also a parody of Bergman's works, not an actual Bergman film.
– F1Krazy
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It was also Bogus Journey not Excellent Adventure.
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I assume you ask "why Death allowed Knight to delay his death if he'd told him:
there's no delaying this"
To which my answer is: That's not what Death said.
First, Knight knew that Death had been following him.
Death: I have been for a long time at your side.
Block: This I know.
Second:
Block: Wait a moment.
Death: You all say that. But I give no respite.
Death doesn't give respite. Now for the magic of the movie: Time is non-existent in the movie. Look at how it begins:
there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour
And just before Death appears, there is silence. Pay attention to how long it lasted (hint: it's about background sounds). Was it for 30 minutes?
Third, Death is seen "personally" being responsible for the death of a person, so we know it didn't have to wait for a person to "die of something".
And fourth: Knight was dead from the beginning. The whole movie is a Dance Macabre, which we are only able to see through the eyes of Jof at the end.
edited Jul 3 at 9:20
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– Snack_Food_Termite
Jul 3 at 9:41
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I assume you ask "why Death allowed Knight to delay his death if he'd told him:
there's no delaying this"
To which my answer is: That's not what Death said.
First, Knight knew that Death had been following him.
Death: I have been for a long time at your side.
Block: This I know.
Second:
Block: Wait a moment.
Death: You all say that. But I give no respite.
Death doesn't give respite. Now for the magic of the movie: Time is non-existent in the movie. Look at how it begins:
there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour
And just before Death appears, there is silence. Pay attention to how long it lasted (hint: it's about background sounds). Was it for 30 minutes?
Third, Death is seen "personally" being responsible for the death of a person, so we know it didn't have to wait for a person to "die of something".
And fourth: Knight was dead from the beginning. The whole movie is a Dance Macabre, which we are only able to see through the eyes of Jof at the end.
edited Jul 3 at 9:20
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Write a good answer that understands the film and get a tick !
– Snack_Food_Termite
Jul 3 at 9:41
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I assume you ask "why Death allowed Knight to delay his death if he'd told him:
there's no delaying this"
To which my answer is: That's not what Death said.
First, Knight knew that Death had been following him.
Death: I have been for a long time at your side.
Block: This I know.
Second:
Block: Wait a moment.
Death: You all say that. But I give no respite.
Death doesn't give respite. Now for the magic of the movie: Time is non-existent in the movie. Look at how it begins:
there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour
And just before Death appears, there is silence. Pay attention to how long it lasted (hint: it's about background sounds). Was it for 30 minutes?
Third, Death is seen "personally" being responsible for the death of a person, so we know it didn't have to wait for a person to "die of something".
And fourth: Knight was dead from the beginning. The whole movie is a Dance Macabre, which we are only able to see through the eyes of Jof at the end.
edited Jul 3 at 9:20
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I assume you ask "why Death allowed Knight to delay his death if he'd told him:
there's no delaying this"
To which my answer is: That's not what Death said.
First, Knight knew that Death had been following him.
Death: I have been for a long time at your side.
Block: This I know.
Second:
Block: Wait a moment.
Death: You all say that. But I give no respite.
Death doesn't give respite. Now for the magic of the movie: Time is non-existent in the movie. Look at how it begins:
there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour
And just before Death appears, there is silence. Pay attention to how long it lasted (hint: it's about background sounds). Was it for 30 minutes?
Third, Death is seen "personally" being responsible for the death of a person, so we know it didn't have to wait for a person to "die of something".
And fourth: Knight was dead from the beginning. The whole movie is a Dance Macabre, which we are only able to see through the eyes of Jof at the end.
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Write a good answer that understands the film and get a tick !
– Snack_Food_Termite
Jul 3 at 9:41
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Write a good answer that understands the film and get a tick !
– Snack_Food_Termite
Jul 3 at 9:41
Write a good answer that understands the film and get a tick !
– Snack_Food_Termite
Jul 3 at 9:41
Write a good answer that understands the film and get a tick !
– Snack_Food_Termite
Jul 3 at 9:41
add a comment |
Ingmar Bergman was partially inspired to make The Seventh Seal by a painting by medieval Swedish artist Albertus Pictor which depicts the personification of death playing chess with a knight. As a result Bergman chooses to portray Death as being an enthusiastic player of chess, willing to extend Antonius Block's life seemingly for no other reason than because he enjoys the challenge.
KNIGHT
You play chess, don't you?
A gleam of interest kindles in DEATH'S eyes.
DEATH
How did you know that?
KNIGHT
I have seen it in paintings and heard it sung
in ballads.
DEATH
Yes, in fact I'm quite a good chess player.
KNIGHT
But you can't be better than I am.
answered Jul 2 at 18:35
Kyle DoyleKyle Doyle
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My point is that Death's job and life purpose is to deliver Death. It's a bit thin to say that he deviates from that for a chess game. What would be interesting to know, and maybe I'd need someone who's Swedish to say it, is does this chess offer and game occur as a regular thing when Death comes calling? If the answer is yes then I would be inclined to tick the above response.
– Snack_Food_Termite
Jul 3 at 3:40
17
This is a perfectly fine answer to the question. The chess game is used as a way to show how a man tries to outsmart Death. Sure you'd like there to be more of a hidden meaning or maybe an intricately woven tapestry of symbolism. But sometimes it is what it is. Death wanted to claim the Knight and the Knight was clever enough to seduce Death to a game of chess to forestall his (inevitable) death.
– George Derpi
Jul 3 at 5:42
11
@Snack_Food_Termite I find that I usually get better answers from people I don't insult. But maybe that's just me.
– Kakturus
Jul 3 at 7:20
3
I like peanuts! @Snack_Food_Termite, "If I had to give an answer to my own OP..." - you can give an answer to your own question, it is a perfectly fine way to address the problem if you feel the current answers are lacking.
– Logan Pickup
Jul 3 at 8:40
2
@Snack_Food_Termite If delivering death is death's job then it would not be so unrealistic that he would take a break with a game of chess or mtg now and then.
– mathreadler
Jul 3 at 14:47
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Ingmar Bergman was partially inspired to make The Seventh Seal by a painting by medieval Swedish artist Albertus Pictor which depicts the personification of death playing chess with a knight. As a result Bergman chooses to portray Death as being an enthusiastic player of chess, willing to extend Antonius Block's life seemingly for no other reason than because he enjoys the challenge.
KNIGHT
You play chess, don't you?
A gleam of interest kindles in DEATH'S eyes.
DEATH
How did you know that?
KNIGHT
I have seen it in paintings and heard it sung
in ballads.
DEATH
Yes, in fact I'm quite a good chess player.
KNIGHT
But you can't be better than I am.
answered Jul 2 at 18:35
Kyle DoyleKyle Doyle
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My point is that Death's job and life purpose is to deliver Death. It's a bit thin to say that he deviates from that for a chess game. What would be interesting to know, and maybe I'd need someone who's Swedish to say it, is does this chess offer and game occur as a regular thing when Death comes calling? If the answer is yes then I would be inclined to tick the above response.
– Snack_Food_Termite
Jul 3 at 3:40
17
This is a perfectly fine answer to the question. The chess game is used as a way to show how a man tries to outsmart Death. Sure you'd like there to be more of a hidden meaning or maybe an intricately woven tapestry of symbolism. But sometimes it is what it is. Death wanted to claim the Knight and the Knight was clever enough to seduce Death to a game of chess to forestall his (inevitable) death.
– George Derpi
Jul 3 at 5:42
11
@Snack_Food_Termite I find that I usually get better answers from people I don't insult. But maybe that's just me.
– Kakturus
Jul 3 at 7:20
3
I like peanuts! @Snack_Food_Termite, "If I had to give an answer to my own OP..." - you can give an answer to your own question, it is a perfectly fine way to address the problem if you feel the current answers are lacking.
– Logan Pickup
Jul 3 at 8:40
2
@Snack_Food_Termite If delivering death is death's job then it would not be so unrealistic that he would take a break with a game of chess or mtg now and then.
– mathreadler
Jul 3 at 14:47
|
show 2 more comments
Ingmar Bergman was partially inspired to make The Seventh Seal by a painting by medieval Swedish artist Albertus Pictor which depicts the personification of death playing chess with a knight. As a result Bergman chooses to portray Death as being an enthusiastic player of chess, willing to extend Antonius Block's life seemingly for no other reason than because he enjoys the challenge.
KNIGHT
You play chess, don't you?
A gleam of interest kindles in DEATH'S eyes.
DEATH
How did you know that?
KNIGHT
I have seen it in paintings and heard it sung
in ballads.
DEATH
Yes, in fact I'm quite a good chess player.
KNIGHT
But you can't be better than I am.
answered Jul 2 at 18:35
Kyle DoyleKyle Doyle
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Ingmar Bergman was partially inspired to make The Seventh Seal by a painting by medieval Swedish artist Albertus Pictor which depicts the personification of death playing chess with a knight. As a result Bergman chooses to portray Death as being an enthusiastic player of chess, willing to extend Antonius Block's life seemingly for no other reason than because he enjoys the challenge.
KNIGHT
You play chess, don't you?
A gleam of interest kindles in DEATH'S eyes.
DEATH
How did you know that?
KNIGHT
I have seen it in paintings and heard it sung
in ballads.
DEATH
Yes, in fact I'm quite a good chess player.
KNIGHT
But you can't be better than I am.
answered Jul 2 at 18:35
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My point is that Death's job and life purpose is to deliver Death. It's a bit thin to say that he deviates from that for a chess game. What would be interesting to know, and maybe I'd need someone who's Swedish to say it, is does this chess offer and game occur as a regular thing when Death comes calling? If the answer is yes then I would be inclined to tick the above response.
– Snack_Food_Termite
Jul 3 at 3:40
17
This is a perfectly fine answer to the question. The chess game is used as a way to show how a man tries to outsmart Death. Sure you'd like there to be more of a hidden meaning or maybe an intricately woven tapestry of symbolism. But sometimes it is what it is. Death wanted to claim the Knight and the Knight was clever enough to seduce Death to a game of chess to forestall his (inevitable) death.
– George Derpi
Jul 3 at 5:42
11
@Snack_Food_Termite I find that I usually get better answers from people I don't insult. But maybe that's just me.
– Kakturus
Jul 3 at 7:20
3
I like peanuts! @Snack_Food_Termite, "If I had to give an answer to my own OP..." - you can give an answer to your own question, it is a perfectly fine way to address the problem if you feel the current answers are lacking.
– Logan Pickup
Jul 3 at 8:40
2
@Snack_Food_Termite If delivering death is death's job then it would not be so unrealistic that he would take a break with a game of chess or mtg now and then.
– mathreadler
Jul 3 at 14:47
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My point is that Death's job and life purpose is to deliver Death. It's a bit thin to say that he deviates from that for a chess game. What would be interesting to know, and maybe I'd need someone who's Swedish to say it, is does this chess offer and game occur as a regular thing when Death comes calling? If the answer is yes then I would be inclined to tick the above response.
– Snack_Food_Termite
Jul 3 at 3:40
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This is a perfectly fine answer to the question. The chess game is used as a way to show how a man tries to outsmart Death. Sure you'd like there to be more of a hidden meaning or maybe an intricately woven tapestry of symbolism. But sometimes it is what it is. Death wanted to claim the Knight and the Knight was clever enough to seduce Death to a game of chess to forestall his (inevitable) death.
– George Derpi
Jul 3 at 5:42
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@Snack_Food_Termite I find that I usually get better answers from people I don't insult. But maybe that's just me.
– Kakturus
Jul 3 at 7:20
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I like peanuts! @Snack_Food_Termite, "If I had to give an answer to my own OP..." - you can give an answer to your own question, it is a perfectly fine way to address the problem if you feel the current answers are lacking.
– Logan Pickup
Jul 3 at 8:40
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@Snack_Food_Termite If delivering death is death's job then it would not be so unrealistic that he would take a break with a game of chess or mtg now and then.
– mathreadler
Jul 3 at 14:47
My point is that Death's job and life purpose is to deliver Death. It's a bit thin to say that he deviates from that for a chess game. What would be interesting to know, and maybe I'd need someone who's Swedish to say it, is does this chess offer and game occur as a regular thing when Death comes calling? If the answer is yes then I would be inclined to tick the above response.
– Snack_Food_Termite
Jul 3 at 3:40
My point is that Death's job and life purpose is to deliver Death. It's a bit thin to say that he deviates from that for a chess game. What would be interesting to know, and maybe I'd need someone who's Swedish to say it, is does this chess offer and game occur as a regular thing when Death comes calling? If the answer is yes then I would be inclined to tick the above response.
– Snack_Food_Termite
Jul 3 at 3:40
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This is a perfectly fine answer to the question. The chess game is used as a way to show how a man tries to outsmart Death. Sure you'd like there to be more of a hidden meaning or maybe an intricately woven tapestry of symbolism. But sometimes it is what it is. Death wanted to claim the Knight and the Knight was clever enough to seduce Death to a game of chess to forestall his (inevitable) death.
– George Derpi
Jul 3 at 5:42
This is a perfectly fine answer to the question. The chess game is used as a way to show how a man tries to outsmart Death. Sure you'd like there to be more of a hidden meaning or maybe an intricately woven tapestry of symbolism. But sometimes it is what it is. Death wanted to claim the Knight and the Knight was clever enough to seduce Death to a game of chess to forestall his (inevitable) death.
– George Derpi
Jul 3 at 5:42
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@Snack_Food_Termite I find that I usually get better answers from people I don't insult. But maybe that's just me.
– Kakturus
Jul 3 at 7:20
@Snack_Food_Termite I find that I usually get better answers from people I don't insult. But maybe that's just me.
– Kakturus
Jul 3 at 7:20
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I like peanuts! @Snack_Food_Termite, "If I had to give an answer to my own OP..." - you can give an answer to your own question, it is a perfectly fine way to address the problem if you feel the current answers are lacking.
– Logan Pickup
Jul 3 at 8:40
I like peanuts! @Snack_Food_Termite, "If I had to give an answer to my own OP..." - you can give an answer to your own question, it is a perfectly fine way to address the problem if you feel the current answers are lacking.
– Logan Pickup
Jul 3 at 8:40
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@Snack_Food_Termite If delivering death is death's job then it would not be so unrealistic that he would take a break with a game of chess or mtg now and then.
– mathreadler
Jul 3 at 14:47
@Snack_Food_Termite If delivering death is death's job then it would not be so unrealistic that he would take a break with a game of chess or mtg now and then.
– mathreadler
Jul 3 at 14:47
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Playing games with Death has a long history; chess is common, but many other
games show up as well. So we would have to look much further back to determine why....
Seventh Seal may be the most famous film use, but such gaming also appears in
Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey:
(where Death loses, then demands best of 3, best of 5,...); in The Dove (also Bergman, with the heroine playing badminton);
and in the comic xkcd with Dungeons and Dragons.
A large list of other instances in film, literature, etc., is available at [https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ChessWithDeath]
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I'm pretty sure the Bill & Ted and XKCD examples are references to The Seventh Seal. The Dove is also a parody of Bergman's works, not an actual Bergman film.
– F1Krazy
Jul 3 at 16:58
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It was also Bogus Journey not Excellent Adventure.
– iandotkelly♦
Jul 3 at 18:03
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Playing games with Death has a long history; chess is common, but many other
games show up as well. So we would have to look much further back to determine why....
Seventh Seal may be the most famous film use, but such gaming also appears in
Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey:
(where Death loses, then demands best of 3, best of 5,...); in The Dove (also Bergman, with the heroine playing badminton);
and in the comic xkcd with Dungeons and Dragons.
A large list of other instances in film, literature, etc., is available at [https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ChessWithDeath]
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I'm pretty sure the Bill & Ted and XKCD examples are references to The Seventh Seal. The Dove is also a parody of Bergman's works, not an actual Bergman film.
– F1Krazy
Jul 3 at 16:58
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It was also Bogus Journey not Excellent Adventure.
– iandotkelly♦
Jul 3 at 18:03
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Playing games with Death has a long history; chess is common, but many other
games show up as well. So we would have to look much further back to determine why....
Seventh Seal may be the most famous film use, but such gaming also appears in
Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey:
(where Death loses, then demands best of 3, best of 5,...); in The Dove (also Bergman, with the heroine playing badminton);
and in the comic xkcd with Dungeons and Dragons.
A large list of other instances in film, literature, etc., is available at [https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ChessWithDeath]
edited Jul 3 at 18:32
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Playing games with Death has a long history; chess is common, but many other
games show up as well. So we would have to look much further back to determine why....
Seventh Seal may be the most famous film use, but such gaming also appears in
Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey:
(where Death loses, then demands best of 3, best of 5,...); in The Dove (also Bergman, with the heroine playing badminton);
and in the comic xkcd with Dungeons and Dragons.
A large list of other instances in film, literature, etc., is available at [https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ChessWithDeath]
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I'm pretty sure the Bill & Ted and XKCD examples are references to The Seventh Seal. The Dove is also a parody of Bergman's works, not an actual Bergman film.
– F1Krazy
Jul 3 at 16:58
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It was also Bogus Journey not Excellent Adventure.
– iandotkelly♦
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I'm pretty sure the Bill & Ted and XKCD examples are references to The Seventh Seal. The Dove is also a parody of Bergman's works, not an actual Bergman film.
– F1Krazy
Jul 3 at 16:58
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It was also Bogus Journey not Excellent Adventure.
– iandotkelly♦
Jul 3 at 18:03
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I'm pretty sure the Bill & Ted and XKCD examples are references to The Seventh Seal. The Dove is also a parody of Bergman's works, not an actual Bergman film.
– F1Krazy
Jul 3 at 16:58
I'm pretty sure the Bill & Ted and XKCD examples are references to The Seventh Seal. The Dove is also a parody of Bergman's works, not an actual Bergman film.
– F1Krazy
Jul 3 at 16:58
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It was also Bogus Journey not Excellent Adventure.
– iandotkelly♦
Jul 3 at 18:03
It was also Bogus Journey not Excellent Adventure.
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I'm not really sure that this is a good question. You're asking us to explain the plot because you've not watched the entire movie? I'm on the fence - it might be a good question in its own right - what is the motivation of Death here, but typically we expect people to ask about plot they don't understand after they've watched it themselves.
– iandotkelly♦
Jul 2 at 18:31
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If you're wary of malware, you can always just buy a DVD copy off Amazon, and then sell it back again. Just like the Blockbuster days!
– F1Krazy
Jul 2 at 21:01
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The most classic scene in all of cinema? I dunno... Surely that honour must go to the scene where Death plays Twister. "Two out of three" hehehe.... Whoops wrong movie...
– Nacht
Jul 3 at 4:24