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was released that has more to do with its runaway success. In 2004, when the first film hit theaters, the United States was still absorbing the traumatic impact of 9/11 and its aftershocks.
Insidious though his methods are, John’s theological approach to torture was rooted in his desire to make others recognize the value of their lives by any means necessary. But as thefranchise whirs and buzzes along like a gore-splattered chainsaw, it’s become abundantly clear how frequently surviving one of Jigsaw’s traps turns victims into villains, none of whom have the precisely twisted temperament necessary to play by their mentor’s rules.
The direction of the franchise has made clear that, as in the real world, Jigsaw’s designs only fuel further violence, doing little to prevent it or contribute a net good. If the originalfilms found a chilling mirror in a political administration that tortured at will while deeming itself a grand moral arbiter, their evolution has charted the confused and lingering impact of that administration’s self-contradicting policies.
Isaac Feldberg is an entertainment journalist currently based in Boston, who’s been writing professionally for seven years and hopes to stay at it for a few years more. Frequently over-excited and under-caffeinated, he sits down to surf the Criterion Channel but ends up, inevitably, on Shudder. You can find him on Twitter at
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