Like many horror films, Saw was the film that started a franchise, and the first of many franchises started by James Wan. Saw had a simple premise where two men wake up chained to a wall and need to figure out why they were there. It was a short film premise expanded to a feature.
Saw was a thriller as much as a horror film because there was a mystery driving the story. Because of the setting of the room and the non-linear approach Saw came across as the Reservoir Dogs of horror films.
Saw was violent but the violence was used more sparingly than the later films and torture porn movement of the 2000s. The most notable moments were when someone got shot to pieces by a shotgun trap and when someone had to cut off his own leg.
The film was edited like it was made by a crack addict because of the rapid cuts, but it did add to the intensity and to hide the budget, like during the film's 'car chase,'
Saw was a thriller as much as a horror film because there was a mystery driving the story. Because of the setting of the room and the non-linear approach Saw came across as the Reservoir Dogs of horror films.
Saw was violent but the violence was used more sparingly than the later films and torture porn movement of the 2000s. The most notable moments were when someone got shot to pieces by a shotgun trap and when someone had to cut off his own leg.
The film was edited like it was made by a crack addict because of the rapid cuts, but it did add to the intensity and to hide the budget, like during the film's 'car chase,'