Is Saw about revenge?

[Uerian]

Well, in my Honors English class, we were talking about revenge versus forgiveness, as we're starting to head into reading about Romeo and Juliet. One person brought up the Saw movies as an example of revenge, and some people said that it was just some guy killing people for enjoyment. Others said that it really was an example of revenge. I agree with it being revenge; it is revenge on those people because they wasted their lives, so Jigsaw is forcing them to play the "games". But I wanted to know what others thought; do you think that the Saw movies are examples of revenge? Are they just some guy that likes to kill? Or do you just stick with the fact that he targets those that waste their lives?  

[BlackFiah23]

i think he was just in it for killing
i mean.......yeah ..........he just went crazy.......  

[Uerian]

BlackFiah23

i think he was just in it for killing
i mean.......yeah ..........he just went crazy.......

But the point is that he chose people who "wasted" their lives, and his "games", if they did not kill the person, would scar them forever.  

[Octaru250]

yea...there's a thought inside my head that says that it is about revenge...oh and hes not killing for fun...he has a reason---have you been following the movieS??

 

[mommytolucan]

I don't think I want to watch that film; he sounds so sadistic.  

[BlackFiah23]

scardy cat!
yeah......i get confused esaly and i love saw.
if i were in a horror movie i would kill fr fun...  

[mistress_hydro]

no, jigsaw wanted them to cherish their lives. that's why he chose them and gave them that spacific game. and he only went crazy after his son was killed by that druggie. that guy was his first victim.  

[Sy Kirheart]

i think Jigsaw wants people to realize how much life is actually worth...
cause there're those crazy people out there who think it's perfectly fine to endanger other lives or hurt themselves

but then again, yeah, i also think he's after revenge because of that one dude who killed his wife's son...
lol he did go quite crazy lmao

(dont think i like the movies okay? my friend forced me to watch -3-)  

[Countess Erzebeth Bathory]

I've always thought that he did it to teach people a lesson.
The people who he killed were given a chance to live.
I thought of it as him wanted people to stop taking life for granted.
After watching the last film, I came to a conclusion that he did it first to somewhat avenge his baby's death...
But then it was no longer about that anymore.
He was taking the part of a really cruel vigilante following his own morals.

 

[RedWhiteBlack]

I'm only going to base the following thesis on the first Saw film, because Saws II - IV are obviously just quick cash grabs.

Saw is a film about redemption. Jigsaw has nothing personal against the people he chooses. He chooses them because they take life for granted, and do stupid, immoral, and inconsiderate things. He wants them to better appreciate their lives by making them play deathly games of chance. If you win, you come out with scars reminding you of how stupid you were before playing the game. If you lose, you die. It's a simple concept, really. We could take into account all the extra baggage that comes with Saws II - IV, but the heart of the story lies in it's theme of redemption.

We could, of course, look at this theme of redemption in reverse. They mess with the lives of others, they pay with their own lives.  

[Ska Hippie]

XRaggedyAnnX

I've always thought that he did it to teach people a lesson.
The people who he killed were given a chance to live.
I thought of it as him wanted people to stop taking life for granted.
After watching the last film, I came to a conclusion that he did it first to somewhat avenge his baby's death...
But then it was no longer about that anymore.
He was taking the part of a really cruel vigilante following his own morals.

Well put! 3nodding

However, I think Saw IV (the movie itself) was revenge on those who find watching gory flicks to be so much fun. Filmed in one month?! I quote my boyfriend, "learn how to direct before destroying a franchise".  

[i-ViiCiOUS-whoRe]

RedWhiteBlack

I'm only going to base the following thesis on the first Saw film, because Saws II - IV are obviously just quick cash grabs.

Saw is a film about redemption. Jigsaw has nothing personal against the people he chooses. He chooses them because they take life for granted, and do stupid, immoral, and inconsiderate things. He wants them to better appreciate their lives by making them play deathly games of chance. If you win, you come out with scars reminding you of how stupid you were before playing the game. If you lose, you die. It's a simple concept, really. We could take into account all the extra baggage that comes with Saws II - IV, but the heart of the story lies in it's theme of redemption.

We could, of course, look at this theme of redemption in reverse. They mess with the lives of others, they pay with their own lives.

i agree they have to cherish their lives and not take it for granted
or any 1 else for that matter