A knight returning from the Crusades finds a rude church still open in the midst of the Black Death, and goes to confession there. Speaking to a hooded figure half-seen through an iron grill, he pours out his heart: 'My indifference has shut me out. I live in a world of ghosts, a prisoner of dreams. I want God to put out his hand, show his face, speak to me. I cry out to him in the dark but there is no one there.' The hooded figure turns, and is revealed as Death, who has been following the knight on his homeward journey.
The Seventh Seal is a metaphorical masterpiece by Ingmar Bergman. This film is a brilliant artwork that asks big existential and religious questions that every human being as pondered some point in their life. Set in the harrowing and dim Middle Ages during the Black Plaque, Bergman captivates his audience into a world of anger, fear, sorrow and doubt and engages the audience in an beautiful narrative that follows that troubled knight.
If you are a fan of classics or like to ponder something deeper than Fast & Furious Franchaise's next "big" sequel, you should see this movie.