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Friday, November 8, 2013

Author's Note - Saw the series

In 2004, director James Wan and writer/actor Leigh Whannell made their big screen debut with their independent film “Saw”. Did they know that this little film was going to become a franchise, spawning six sequels that would come out (almost) every October following the original’s release? Did they know that this movie was going to help launch their careers into the successful professionals that they are today?
The “Saw” series introduced us to the evil little puppet Billy, the Jigsaw Killer, and Jigsaw’s famous min-tape recordings that tell his victims the rules of the game that they are about to play


While the series has had its share ups and downs, each new chapter was able to honor the events from the previous films and build upon its mythos. Only near the end were there a few glaring questionable moments, but otherwise the series was able to take any and all loose ends and tie them up and together in some of the most surprising and twisting ways; most of the loose ends weren’t even noticeable until they’re were tied up! It’s these small details, as well as the traps and the cast of characters that I want to focus on during my review of this series this week.

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