Category: EnglishAt it's core Saw is about a killer who doesn't really kill his victims, he gets his victims to kill themselves. Much like how people aren't born killers but societal norms probably help them become a killer. The primary antagonist in Saw is Jigsaw who believes that people take their lives for granted and thus need a rude and shocking awakening, this can only be possible by extreme torture (physical and mental) to oneself. So he sets up games...
The most famous franchise in survival horror these days - Saw started off as a short film (just youtube it). Eventually finding it's way to movie executives and eventually the big screen. The first film has Leigh Whannell and Cary Elwes stuck in a room together and trying to work their way out. As time passes by we're introduced to the characters and more importantly to Jigsaw who's not revealed completely until the end of the film.
The acting is quite decent for a film that obviously doesn't require anything more than a squirm or a grimace from the actors on screen. I kinda liked the film because it was something unique and although the second film is heavily borrowed from the Cube series and the others since have been bad, this one always remains as one of the movies to watch.
Recommendation level: 2.5/5 - Got it from a friend and just about at 2.5 : )
saw was awesome the first time.
ReplyDeleteand yeh, the quality of the movies goes down with each new one, which is sad.