Jigsaw (Saw)
Jigsaw, the serial killer from the Saw movie franchise, who never once directly took the life of another human, is one of the most iconic horror characters of the last decade, if you hear his voice, it is instantly recognisable, as it strikes fear into you, as it is designed to, his signature line being 'I want to play a game'. He is not your conventional killer in a horror movie, he is a lot more elaborate, his system gives his victims a chance to survive, it is not instant death as in most horror films, he gives those who take life for granted a chance to prove themselves, to show that they truly deserve to live another day on this planet. The Saw franchise began in 2004 with the release of the first of soon to be seven movies, it was a low budget film that managed to keep the audience on the edge of their seats throughout, the most iconic parts of the film are the 'saw doll' shown in the image above here, and the voice used by tobin bell (left), the actor who portrays jigsaw in the series. Jigsaw's dialogue played over the tape recorders in the films is often accompanied by the gripping theme tune to saw.
Jigsaw, the serial killer from the Saw movie franchise, who never once directly took the life of another human, is one of the most iconic horror characters of the last decade, if you hear his voice, it is instantly recognisable, as it strikes fear into you, as it is designed to, his signature line being 'I want to play a game'. He is not your conventional killer in a horror movie, he is a lot more elaborate, his system gives his victims a chance to survive, it is not instant death as in most horror films, he gives those who take life for granted a chance to prove themselves, to show that they truly deserve to live another day on this planet. The Saw franchise began in 2004 with the release of the first of soon to be seven movies, it was a low budget film that managed to keep the audience on the edge of their seats throughout, the most iconic parts of the film are the 'saw doll' shown in the image above here, and the voice used by tobin bell (left), the actor who portrays jigsaw in the series. Jigsaw's dialogue played over the tape recorders in the films is often accompanied by the gripping theme tune to saw.
Jigsaw's murder's are very psychological, he plays on his victim's fears and habits, their traps will be related to what is wrong with their lives, for example, if they are an alcoholic, he will place them within a trap that involves drowning themselves in something, or if they are a drug user, they will have to inject themselves with something, or as we see in saw2 one of the victims has to jump into a pit full of syringes.
Many audience members are scared of the saw films, as they're very realistic, these are events that could take place in real life, as there are people who are like this in the world, it is not some sort of demonic possession film, or where there is a creepy monster that appears due to some past mishaps, it is a very real relate-able film. This fear makes his character to me one of the scariest in horror.
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