Synopsis
Jesus is in the pupil-like center of the round plate, surrounded by pictures depicting the sins and crimes of shallow human beings. This is a painting by Jerome Bosch and is called "The Seven Deadly Sins," which the Bible says are the origins of all evil deeds. The seven are arrogance, rage, desire, laziness, voracity, avarice and jealousy as seen in the movie "Seven" by David Fincher. The key character Angello Peccato was born on a Monday when the museums are closed from a lecherous father and a lazy voracious mother. An architect of the Middle Ages, he experiences adventures related to these seven sins while striving to realize his dream of building a great cathedral. His travel to seven sins unfolds one after another under seven small titles. To uproot these sins, he even emerges in the 20th century and tries to destroy Bosch's painting, but... The first full-length film by Manuel Gomez, "Peccato" seems to deal with theological themes, but it isn't serious or heavy. It is difficult to trace any hints of transcendence. Rather, this film seems to be after the grotesque aestheticism full of fantastic and extraordinary imagination. Therefore, what makes this film enchanting is the combination of photos from life and animation that differs from one chapter to another, the introduction of black-and-white, silent movie techniques, and various other forms. The film's style which may be called an aestheticism of a "melting pot" mirrors the theme that the world is a giant chaos and also an attempt to revive the magic which the movie or the movable painting possessed from the beginning. It is no doubt that the near-chaotic style and fantastic imagination of this film would mean a genuine feast for cinema maniacs. (Jae-chol Im)