#to the zeitgeist‚ compellingly told and fairly stylishly executed (even if it does rely a little too much on early 2000s ugly editing style

[mariocki]

Saw (2004)

"Congratulations. You are still alive. Most people are so ungrateful to be alive. But not you. Not anymore."

#saw #2004 #horror imagery #gore tw #blood tw #slasher film #leigh whannell #james wan #cary elwes #danny glover #ken leung #dina meyer #mike butters #paul gutrecht #michael emerson #shawnee smith #makenzie vega #benito martinez #monica potter #tobin bell #ned bellamy #20 yrs late to the party but i finally watched Saw and.. i get it now! i get it‚ mutuals who obsess about this film #i knew the plot inside out beforehand which was a shame (oh to have experienced that final twist unprepared‚ I'd have screamed for sure) #when this came out i was too scaredy cat to see it‚ terrified by its reputation of shocking torture porn. the reality is quite different; #this is fun! i mean it's silly tbh‚ there's something irresistibly campy about Mr Jigsaw and his dollsona‚ his endless gameifying of every #aspect of his crimes‚ his frankly ludicrous attempts to moralise his actions. the og escape room designer gone fully off the rails #i mean what's not to love?? absurd cinema but also weirdly a highly culturally relevant moment in cinema‚ an undeniable addition #to the zeitgeist‚ compellingly told and fairly stylishly executed (even if it does rely a little too much on early 2000s ugly editing style #so yeah basically my reaction was that iasip frank meme saying 'i get it now' with tears in my eyes