This morning, I made up for this widely disliked 2017 reboot of the series. It can be said that it completely exceeded my expectations, so don’t be biased by the score.
Just look at the series once, and you'll find that the quality of the eighth installment is among the best, although it may indeed be slightly different from the previous seven brothers in style.
So the question is, should we deny this sequel to the differences in the superficial manifestations of style and props?
In my opinion, the eighth part not only did not destroy the ip, but the efforts in the construction of the story are enough to be called excellent. Although the torture tools are not as exciting as the previous work, the blood plasma is not flooded in the previous work, which does not affect it is a good work. What's more, its narrative style is still well restored and paid tribute to this ip. A moment of astonishment.
It's very appropriate to use amazing to describe the eighth part.
1. This work realizes the perfect inheritance of the series of narrative and master ideas. (The following contains spoilers)
The suspense of "Jigsaw Resurrection" is thrown at the beginning of the whole film. Around two timelines separated by ten years, the relationship between the characters hidden behind is explained, and the opening foreshadowing is not forgotten, and the mystery is revealed and The portrayal of characters is the best of both worlds. The performance of the actors is basically impeccable. The performance of Eleanor in this work is not known to be much better than that of Jill in the previous works. Logan, the heir of the jigsaw, also played very well. Personally, it seems that he is not inferior to Gordon. Doctor.
In terms of thought, "you have to pay the price because you have done bad things" is in the same vein. From Logan, we can see another kind of jigsaw spirit that is completely different from Dr. Gordon's path of repentance and redemption. It was Jigsaw's forgiveness to Logan that made him see good and evil more clearly. At the end of the seventh episode, Doctor Gordon was portrayed as more of a finisher, while Logan in the eighth episode was the true heir to Jigsaw.
Instead of choosing to continue to attract the audience's attention with sophisticated torture tools and curious games, he chose to tell the story in a down-to-earth manner, which in itself is the attitude that the sequel to this series should show. The eighth film did what the fifth, sixth, and seventh films didn't do, and although it could indeed be better, it respected the IP and the audience, so the five stars were well deserved.
2. There are flaws, but no harm.
Personally, there are two obvious flaws.
One is that the narrative rhythm of the police station line is a little too hasty, and the rapid development of a large volume will inevitably make the audience uncomfortable, and often the characters have not been clearly shown before pushing the narrative to the next stage of entanglement;
The second is that in this jigsaw game, the background stories of the other four people are unavoidable. 3.53 is still eye-catching. It would be better if the remaining three people could be more entangled in interpersonal relationships. A nephew suddenly appeared in the jigsaw, and it was inevitable.
But in any case, this is a work that does not hide its flaws, and it has set a good benchmark for the ninth part that follows. I sincerely hope that the ninth book can absorb the advantages of the eighth, and build on it, and draw a perfect end to the series. (Of course it is possible to keep going? It would be a blessing if it didn’t become a money-making tool)
Live or die, make your choice.
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