David, an orderly at a hospital, tells his horrific story of being kidnapped and forced to play a vile game of survival.David, an orderly at a hospital, tells his horrific story of being kidnapped and forced to play a vile game of survival.David, an orderly at a hospital, tells his horrific story of being kidnapped and forced to play a vile game of survival.
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- TriviaThe "Reverse Bear Trap" used in this short film was made by an engineer friend of Leigh Whannell and James Wan. The device was not actually rusty as it had to be placed in Leigh's mouth. Also, it was completely working, but ultimately safe for obvious reasons. In the feature length film, Saw (2004), the device was also safe and coated with fake rust and Shawnee was holding the trap steady by biting down on wooden tongue depressors, not metal hooks from the trap.
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Jigsaw: Congratulations David you are still alive, most people are so ungrateful to be alive but not you, not anymore
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Cinema Snob: Saw (2021)
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Something new from something old
I'm someone who is completely numb blood and gore from my years of watching it; I still love it, but it's hard to get scared anymore. This was something completely different than what I've been seeing these days I'm in love with the Saw franchise and will always praise it, but this just showed what a little bit can do overall.
Leigh Whannell felt very real with not only his numbness with life and going through it day by day, but when he makes it by the end, he felt the remorse and the horror of what happened
the filming also helps with how raw the environment was. it shows how clean or gritty the area is, it shows the boredom or the fear in David, and even when showing Billy, it feels scattered yet put together.
I think they also did a good job not showing the gore besides blood. as much as I'm used to the gore and splatter from the movies, this just felt right and the fact that it's minimal just helps focus on David and his will to live rather than focus on that it's a bloody scene
I recommend watching this for it's gritty and pure horror; but if you're watching cause you're a Saw fan, then I commend you for enjoying something as much as I do
Leigh Whannell felt very real with not only his numbness with life and going through it day by day, but when he makes it by the end, he felt the remorse and the horror of what happened
the filming also helps with how raw the environment was. it shows how clean or gritty the area is, it shows the boredom or the fear in David, and even when showing Billy, it feels scattered yet put together.
I think they also did a good job not showing the gore besides blood. as much as I'm used to the gore and splatter from the movies, this just felt right and the fact that it's minimal just helps focus on David and his will to live rather than focus on that it's a bloody scene
I recommend watching this for it's gritty and pure horror; but if you're watching cause you're a Saw fan, then I commend you for enjoying something as much as I do
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- Nov 5, 2020
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