It has little to no CGI, and almost all of its effects are practical, making it seem so much more real. Gruesomely CraftyĮven to this day, Saw is a very gruesome movie.

How they got there is a mystery as well as their connection to each other, but what they quickly find out is the man who put them there is the infamous “Jigsaw,” a disturbed serial killer who likes to play life-and-death sadistic games with his victims. Lawrence Gordon ( Cary Elwes) discover that they are chained to either side of the room. Even though it may stumble along the way, Saw is an ambitious, crafty little horror film.Īfter waking up in a disgusting bathroom, photographer Adam Stanheight ( Leigh Whannell) and Dr. And while that certainly isn’t an understatement, Saw is more preoccupied with the twisted nature of humanity than an exercise in gore. I was just getting into horror, and I had to see it as Saw was considered one of the goriest movies ever made.

For me, Saw was one of my first horror experience. It’s the simple “why” question that, still to this day, keeps me interested in these stories. Throughout my life, I’ve always preferred dark, twisted, and disturbing movies for the simple fact that I admire directors who are unafraid to dive deep into a person’s psyche and uncover the deep dark secrets one may hold.

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