- Aggressive attitude - manhandles photographer downstairs
- Restless/Full of energy - eager, wants to make stuff happen
- Childish delusion - thinks he can make a difference
- Hope - believes in change
- Big toddler - slave to his emotions, no control
- Impulsive/erratic - emotions have taken over, kicks the door
- Arrogant - thinks he knows better
- Vulnerable
- Passionate
The fact that Mills is shown to regret his bursts of anger for both scenes reminds the audience at the end of the film that his shooting of John Doe is a complete mistake.
Somerset
- Wise - wants to understand meaning of crimes
- Calm - facial expressions, the way he talks
- Avoids confrontation - fails to control Mills' emotions (outside John Doe's flat)
- Tired/worn out - seen too much
- Hypocrite - he's given up because people don't care BUT he should care and doesn't (relates to the first conversation where he is unconcerned about someone bumping into Mills)
- Simple, methodical, organised - flat scene, the way he organises his things
- Emotionally mature - rational
- Experienced
- Quitting
We categorised different qualities for both Somerset and Mills. This was the result (Somerset on the left, Mills on the right):
We have found that John Doe embodies all these qualities/faults. So by employing Somerset's wise, intellectual tactics and meticulous thinking, he achieves Mills' determined, passionate actions.
In the bar scene, Somerset reveals that he realises John Doe is merely a man (like himself). Mills fails to identify himself in the killer and this related to the cinematography in the car scene where Somerset looks at John Doe through a mirror, whereas Mills looks at him directly in the face.
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