这篇影评始于一个问题，由于这个问题，我最终写下了这篇文字。因为这个问题是英文的，所以我的回答也是英文的，但为了方便阅读，我最后附上了中文版。以下是这个问题和我的回答：


What do you think of the killer, John Doe? Is he right in certain sense for what he did?

In terms of artistic value,the Se7en of John Doe is a self-consistent and rich performance art.He successfully deconstructs the religious symbols and socially focuses on the ugly truth behind the persona at the level of death.Among them, the form of the work is undoubtedly exaggerated.But it is precisely because of this, full of dramatic treatment to complete its stimulating effect.A metaphor for the obscurity of social order——The ability of people to live in peace stems is from their ignorance and tolerance of the crimes of others,and the indulgence and concealment of one's own faults.Most people may not accumulate such a miscellaneous and deep sin,but it is always difficult to avoid contamination.Everyone is a sinner,because our souls are more or less buried with the bones of sin.The artistic value of the Se7en lies in its role of "painstaking in one’s study",forcing everyone to face the dark side of themselves,others and the whole society.And then there must be thinking. But eventually it's just the masturbation of an art maniac.

In terms of social value,the behavior of John Doe is extremely cruel and destructive,and the strong stimulation to the media and the public is predictable.In the huge swirl of public opinion,how will society respond?Crying, people realize the sins of life?Certainly not, such a strong stimulation will only lead to the ugly "When They Cry(Higurashi no Naku Koro ni)" - like cycle of terror, good people are bullied by evil imagination,Insidious people are inspired by evil imagination.Over time,the Se7en will only become a typical criminal case and strange memories.Liking Jack the Ripper,society does not change even a little.The impression left in people's minds,in addition to meet curiosity and cause social panic,the significance is always tiny.Human nature is lazy,emotional ups and downs will gradually calm down.The most important thing is that human beings are forgotten animals,and the nightmares and disasters that happen to others can only affect a person to what extent?After all,a person's self-restraint still needs lasting,constant education to be able to cultivate.In this sense, the Se7en of John Doe ultimately failed,John Doe ultimately failed,he can only destroy,not create,like Godzilla.The failure of John Doe is also the failure of contemporary art (especially performance art).John Doe exposed some of the life of the most dark and terrible things,but at the same time did not give any solution,just let people awake,Soberly desperate.What the artist did,on the one hand,he bemoan the hard things and the misery of the people.But on the other hand,he seemed to tie up his hands.John Doe is such a mouthful of nonsense,actually do-nothing artist bastard.

John Doe's behavior is ugly and self-satisfied,although his directing and participating in art seems to be a brave and sober Prometheus.But it is still based on narcissism.On the one hand,John Doe misinterprets and transforms God,licking the anus of Allah like "Blue Beard" Gilles de Rais,with the blood of death to imitate the divine glory,with the devil alchemy to imitate truth and virtue.On the other hand,John Doe is rolling in the bed of culture and religion,beautifying himself and playing God.People may be guilty,but what qualifications does John Doe have to exaggerate and punish people?John Doe's behavior is not really to expose people's deep evil,on the contrary,his behavior in the art to complete the image of the whole society exposed,but also in fact can inspire and cultivate the evil in the heart of the whole society.John Doe is not a human god,is the embodiment of Caesar,is the seven deadly sin itself.And the saddest thing is that he never realized his real sin,he died in a shameful satisfaction and weak happiness.Even John Doe’s death is hypocritical and meaningless.



以下是我写的翻译：


你觉得凶手John Doe怎么样，他的所做所为在某种意义上是对的吗？

艺术价值上，John Doe的七宗罪是一场自洽、浓郁的行为艺术。他成功地解构了宗教符号，在死亡层面社会性地聚焦了人格面具背后的丑陋真相。其中，作品形式无疑是夸张的。但也正是因为这点，充溢的戏剧性处理才得以完成其刺激作用，刺破社会秩序晦暗的隐喻——人们能够相安无事地相处，根源上是得益于对他人罪行的无视与隐忍，对自身过错的放纵与隐瞒。大多数人身上或许并不会集聚如此芜杂和深重的罪孽，但总是难以避免有所沾染的。人人都是罪人，因为我们的灵魂中都多多少少地埋葬着罪恶的尸骨。七宗罪的艺术价值在于其演绎了“悬梁刺股”的角色，逼迫每一个人去直面自身、他人和整个社会中的阴暗面，然后必然发生思考。但这终究只是一个艺术疯子的自慰罢了。

社会价值上，John Doe的行为是极其残忍和富有毁灭性的，对媒体和公众的强烈刺激是可以预见的。在巨大的舆论漩涡中，社会又会报以怎样的回应呢？痛哭流涕，人们大彻大悟人生的罪恶？必然不是的，这般强硬的刺激只会导向丑恶的“寒蝉鸣泣之时”般的恐怖轮回，善良的人被邪恶想象欺侮，阴险的人被邪恶想象鼓舞。时过境迁，七宗罪只会成为一个典型的刑事案件和古怪回忆，就像开膛手杰克，社会并不因此而改变哪怕一点。留在人们心中的印象，除了满足猎奇心理、引发社会恐慌外，意义总是廖廖的。人性是怠惰的，情绪的起伏会逐渐平定。最关键的是人类是遗忘的动物，发生在他人身上的噩梦和灾祸究竟又不过能影响一个人到什么地步呢？一个人的涵养终究还是需要持久、恒定的教育才能得以培养。从这个意义上说，John Doe的七宗罪最终依旧是失败的，John Doe最终还是失败的，他只能像哥斯拉那样破坏而不能创造。John Doe的失败也是当代艺术（特别是行为艺术）的失败，他们振聋发聩地呼喊，鲁迅般地揭露生活中的一些极黑暗、极恐怖的事，与此同时却不给出任何解决的办法，只是让人清醒着，清醒地绝望。艺术家所做，一方面悲天悯人，另一方面却又似乎束起手来，确实是个站着说话不腰疼的混账了。John Doe便是这样一个满嘴呓语，实际上无所作为的艺术家混账。

John Doe的行为是丑陋的、自我满足的，虽然他编导和参与艺术的行为似乎显得他是个勇敢、清醒的普罗米修斯，但其基底上依旧是自恋。一方面，John Doe曲解、改造上帝，像“蓝胡子”吉尔斯·德·莱斯那样舔舐真主的肛门，用死亡的血腥来仿造神圣的光辉，用恶魔炼金术来仿造真理和美德。另一方面，John Doe又在文化和宗教的床上打滚，美化自己，扮演上帝。人们或许有罪，但John Doe又有什么资格去夸大、惩罚人们？John Doe的行为并非是真的在揭露人们内心深处的罪恶，恰恰相反，他的行为在艺术上完成对社会全体形象揭露的同时，也在实际上可以激发、培育了社会全体内心的邪恶。John Doe不是人间上帝，是凯撒化身，是原罪本身。而最可悲的是，他从不曾意识到自己真正的罪恶，他到死都活在一种可耻的满足和淡薄的幸福中。 John Doe甚至连死都是虚伪的、无意义的。