The Saw movies are all about social commentary, surely? They are about recognising what's truly important in life.
In Saw II, had detective Matthews simply sat down and let Kramer talk, his son would have been returned to him, safe and well, and he would have walked away unscathed. Instead, he allowed his temper and impatience to overrule his intellect and paid the price.
Saw V is an excellent metaphor for life in modern civilisation. Had the five captives cooperated instead of competed, all five would have made it out with only small sacrifice. Instead, convinced that there must be a "winner", they ended up killing three of their number and almost killing the last two. This is a very old story, akin to the Asian legend about heaven and hell and the extremely long chopsticks. Just with blood and sharp objects.
Some of the movies were better than others, but there ois definitely a moral to the tale, both for each movie individually and the series as a whole.
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Saw has no message?
on 2010-09-01 02:24 pm (UTC)In Saw II, had detective Matthews simply sat down and let Kramer talk, his son would have been returned to him, safe and well, and he would have walked away unscathed. Instead, he allowed his temper and impatience to overrule his intellect and paid the price.
Saw V is an excellent metaphor for life in modern civilisation. Had the five captives cooperated instead of competed, all five would have made it out with only small sacrifice. Instead, convinced that there must be a "winner", they ended up killing three of their number and almost killing the last two. This is a very old story, akin to the Asian legend about heaven and hell and the extremely long chopsticks. Just with blood and sharp objects.
Some of the movies were better than others, but there ois definitely a moral to the tale, both for each movie individually and the series as a whole.
Hostel sucked on an amazing level, though.
Andy.