Saw 2 film analysis
Saw 2 is part of a
series of gore horror films, which put a group of people who have done wrong in
a life or death situation. Gregg Hoffman has
produced the first four Saw films; Saw 2 came out in 2005.
The opening scene is a taster of what you will see throughout the film. Although there are links the Saw films do not follow on from each other so the audience are able to start watching the films with any starting point.
This film follows both Todorov’s and Propp’s film theories. It contains a villain who is known as Jigsaw, a hero who is a police officer and father to the victim. The film follows all the stages of Todorov’s theory until the end when there is a twist, Jigsaw has captured his son and makes the father think he is in danger but it turns out the son is in a safe in the same room as the hero and villain the whole time. Another thing that uses Todorov’s theory is all the weapons Jigsaw uses to kill or threaten to kill his victims. The mask Jigsaw also uses falls into Todorov’s theory; the mask looks monster like and is surreal.
Because this is the second Saw film, the audience who have already seen the first Saw film already have set expectations. They already know that the movie contains horrific gore, it’s just the matter of how and creative the killing can get. The trailer for the film starts with what happened in the previous film, but then divides the trailer by adding a shot of Jigsaw on a TV saying “I want to play a game”. It then shows the group waking up in a house, and being told by Jigsaw that they are already breathing in toxic fumes. The audience may guess from the fact the trailer doesn’t build up, it just goes straight to the gore. This shows that the film will be intense and there won’t be any rest from the horrific situations.
Gore has rightly been categorised into the horror genre, because of its bloody violence and creative attitude towards murder. During the making of this film, gore horrors were at an all-time high in the cinema industry. Saw was not all that different from the other gore films being released in this time period, the only reason it was different is because of the already existing Saw film, which turned into a series. Although there are several Saw films out, the storyline does not continue straight into the next film, it starts with a whole new game but with a few links into the previous film. The Saw films do progress in the creativity of violent gore, which is probably why the Saw films still remain so popular, and were continued being made for this amount of films.
The opening scene is a taster of what you will see throughout the film. Although there are links the Saw films do not follow on from each other so the audience are able to start watching the films with any starting point.
This film follows both Todorov’s and Propp’s film theories. It contains a villain who is known as Jigsaw, a hero who is a police officer and father to the victim. The film follows all the stages of Todorov’s theory until the end when there is a twist, Jigsaw has captured his son and makes the father think he is in danger but it turns out the son is in a safe in the same room as the hero and villain the whole time. Another thing that uses Todorov’s theory is all the weapons Jigsaw uses to kill or threaten to kill his victims. The mask Jigsaw also uses falls into Todorov’s theory; the mask looks monster like and is surreal.
Because this is the second Saw film, the audience who have already seen the first Saw film already have set expectations. They already know that the movie contains horrific gore, it’s just the matter of how and creative the killing can get. The trailer for the film starts with what happened in the previous film, but then divides the trailer by adding a shot of Jigsaw on a TV saying “I want to play a game”. It then shows the group waking up in a house, and being told by Jigsaw that they are already breathing in toxic fumes. The audience may guess from the fact the trailer doesn’t build up, it just goes straight to the gore. This shows that the film will be intense and there won’t be any rest from the horrific situations.
Gore has rightly been categorised into the horror genre, because of its bloody violence and creative attitude towards murder. During the making of this film, gore horrors were at an all-time high in the cinema industry. Saw was not all that different from the other gore films being released in this time period, the only reason it was different is because of the already existing Saw film, which turned into a series. Although there are several Saw films out, the storyline does not continue straight into the next film, it starts with a whole new game but with a few links into the previous film. The Saw films do progress in the creativity of violent gore, which is probably why the Saw films still remain so popular, and were continued being made for this amount of films.
Later on
in the film, after the first prisoner is killed, the other characters start
taking on roles. Jigsaw revealed that the quiet and mysterious Obi was the
person who helped Jigsaw capture all of the other characters and bring them to
him. Once the group found this out they all turned on Obi and he became
vulnerable, the group decided almost forced him to play Jigsaws next game,
doing so he died. Amanda being a survivor of the previous Saw encounter, she
becomes
The
dominant leader in the beginning of the film is Amanda, trying to find safe ways out
whilst still obeying Jigsaws rules. Later on Xavier becomes the leader of the
group for a certain amount of time, until other group members start disagreeing
with him. At one point he takes charge and decides who should play one of the
games Jigsaw has provided. Xavier throws Amanda, who is secretly involved with
Jigsaws game, into a pit of syringes. I think this is sexist, the male taking
charge and sacrificing a female’s life to save his own. Amanda survives and
continues to lead the group further and further into Jigsaw's game.
The
twist in this film that did not follow Todorov’s theory was one of the
prisoners actually being Jigsaw's prop, and secretly leading the rest of the
group through Jigsaw's plan. She kept Daniel safe and prevented him from being
put into any of Jigsaws games. She also let all the other prisoners die and not
find the cure for the toxic gas they were breathing in the whole time.
In
conclusion, this film is part of a series of the world most well-known gore
horror films and sticks to its genre of gore throughout the series. It's
creative but gruesome scenes have disgusted the audience, with all intention
to. The characters follow Propp's theory, leaving the audience feeling like
they can trust certain characters, but were proven wrong when the film twists
at the end. The film ended with only two survivors, Daniel and Amanda, but
Daniels father the police officer ends up becoming a prisoner to Amanda after
he was trying to save his son. The enables the films to continue with the same storyline
or a completely different storyline, leaving the audience excited to see the
next Saw film.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43vIxz2SRVo Here is the official trailer for Saw 2.
