In the film The Seventh Seal, Death knows life very well so he comes strictly for business. The Death in this movie is hideous and hard to look at. He does not explore the world because he already comprehends life. Antonius’ call to adventure is finding out if G-d exists. From the beginning, Death reveals that he is very sneaky and devilish by meeting Antonius on a foggy, desolate shore with rotting corpses. This illustrates the point that all Death wants to do is destroy. He confirms his cruelties when he takes the form of

a monk, a peaceful man, and breaks Tyan’s arms just before they crucify her. Antonius Block reminds one of the poem Invictus written by William Ernest Henley because it says, “My head is bloody, but unbowed” which means he will never succumb to fate. Antonius battles Death in a game of chess to remain the captain of his fate. Death personifies the fact that he can take people’s lives but even he does not know what will become of them in the afterlife.

There is a fine line between life and death. Antonius and Bill are walking this contour very carefully. Death keeps them on a leash, letting them go about their lives but still puts fear into them with their inevitable fate. When it comes time for the two protagonists to face their ultimate demise, they embrace it and accept it. Deaths should not be mourned because the person is dead; they should be celebrated because the person had lived.

Despite their differences, these two films are quite similar in some key aspects. Both of the protagonists pose a questi

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