RS - Deconstruction of Saw

Saw (James Wan, 2004)


Seven film franchise
Budget: $1.2 million
US Box Office takings: $5 million
UK Box Office takings: £6.6 million

• Starts off with a possible protagonist.
• Mysterious voice = narrative enigma.
• The film is set during the modern day because the clothing symbolises it.
• Set in America, due to the actors' accents.
• The gun and blood signify horror.
• Binary opposition between the two men trapped in the room, one is clean, while the other is scruffy.
• Unknown location = another narrative enigma.
• Straight into the action.
• Slow tracking of the person.
• Slight movement.
• An unknown cast.