The appeal of this film has long exceeded the scenes of blood, violence, and killing. It is not so much a violent aesthetic film as it is a real philosophical film.
First of all, it involves subversive values. All the plots of the film are based on such a value, that is, life is earned, not for nothing. Not to mention wasting it, and you have no right to decide the life and death of a person, but force him to choose, all victims without exception chose to survive, but after receiving the due punishment. SAW uses such a scale to measure the value of human life. At this level, life is not inherently equal, because not everyone can give it its due value, and at this time you are asking for something from God , and arbitrarily dispose of it and waste it, it is unfair to ask for without giving, and therefore, you have no right to life.
Although his deification cannot be regarded as a symbol of death, we can say that to some extent he represents a hysterical and inextricable contradiction in human nature. We make this kind of mistake all the time, but we don't get immediate reminders. SAW distorts this concept and puts it naked in front of people's eyes, which has a great impact on people's subconscious.
At the same time, there are contradictions within such a symbolic role or group of characters (including people like Amanda Hoffman later). Out of place, so she also became the subject of a jigsaw test and ultimately lost herself in Hoffman's conspiracy. Another example is Hoffman's brutal methods and equally merciless heart itself that runs counter to this value.
Even the jigsaw itself has no way to get rid of this ugly side of human nature, such as the various incentives for him to embark on this path, but this may be the most unique aspect of this value. It is a double-edged sword. His thinking sharply pierced a bloody path while piercing sensual experiences, such as consistent morality and conscience and compassion.
Therefore, such values can be said to be a kind of subversion and impact on the society, ignoring its side effects, it is very positive, and it may lead people to think about a series of issues such as life, world outlook, values, morality and so on. .
We are on the verge of what the Mayans call epoch change, and look closely at this era that is rapidly expanding or dying in extreme distortions such as population expansion, environmental degradation, economic crises, information explode. . . Maybe it's time to change, just like shifting gears in a car, when the low gear goes to the extreme, you must switch to high gear to keep the speed increasing. The same is true of society. Under the current gear, the intensification of various contradictions has reached the extreme that cannot be reconciled. , if not seeking a change (even subversive), the 2012 scene is just a prelude.
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