Jigsaw

Some people make mistakes.

Some cost lives.

How would you punish them?

Are you willing to speak for the dead?

Every day, we or those we love are victims of a crime and we call for "revenge"-- against the criminal, against the police who never solve the crime, against politicians that promise to help but never do. But few of them understand the cold, destructive, and ultimately hollow thrill of revenge as well as Jigsaw.

Great Movie! Any run of the mill psychopath can kill, but very few are skilled enough to make a game out of it. Jigsaw wants his victims to learn a lesson, a lesson that maybe we all should learn but at what price. A part of this murder mystery is solving weather the serial killer Jigsaw is actually alive or is this a copycat since he has been supposedly dead for 10 years? The only thing more dangerous than a serial killer, is their fans. Whoever this serial killer is, he does his homework. He knows everything about each of the people he has selected for his game, and of the crime they have committed down to the last detail. His choice is to hunt other killers that try to move on with their lives playing innocent without paying the price for the harm that they have caused.

Although this movie is a murder mystery it isn’t one to actually be solved despite the many clues you will be given. Instead it’s the message of the story that is the real mystery. The true mystery is trying to figure out what the players are hiding, and why they were chosen to play the game in the first place. Each participant in the game has a crime to confess, but how far would you go to keep what crime you have committed a secret? How much would you confess and still be able to say that you are innocent? Another part of this mystery is the crimes of the people who are trying to catch Jigsaw and how they are a part of the game as well. Equally amazing is to try to figure out who isn’t a part of the game and actually innocent.

Jigsaw acts and maybe believes that he is God, giving the players the chance to confess before playing judge, but rather than execute you, he gives a chance to live if your willing to pay the price for the crime. The traps and methods of killing the players are very elaborate which is what makes this movie more enticing, it’s not that the players will die, but just how will they die and the risks they are willing to take to avoid it. Even though the main set is a barn, the barn has been turned into an elaborate maze and much like rats in a maze the players are being lead from one room to another, with consequences.

Another unique aspect is how each player in turn is given the chance to sacrifice themselves in order to save the others, the correct choice saves them all, the incorrect one means death for the one player or possibly all the players. The order of the day is fear and desperation, the question is, would you sacrifice yourself to save others or would you be willing to sacrifice others to save yourself. What would be the excuse or rational that you would give to justify it?

The danger is non-stop with surprising twists towards the end. Player’s background stories is the real clue in solving the mystery and the main mystery to solve is that of the players, as well as is who is actually punishing them. As in all good murder mysteries the killer is always one step ahead predicting what those who would try to catch him will do, it’s up to you to get one step ahead of him. The ending though unexpected is not unsatisfying, again you have to pay attention to all of the clues that the director makes good use of with the items being used from the beginning of the movie to the end but be sure to ignore the red herrings. Once you remember the premise of the movie, it all does make sense. You just have to remember: It’s a matter of crime and punishment.

The final thought here is that we have all done things that we have regretted that maybe didn’t cause someone's death, but may have ruined someone's life, the question is: do we hold ourselves accountable for that and have we atoned for it? Because if we haven’t, how do we know someone else won’t make us?

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Ending Credits

Trailer Video: https://youtu.be/vPP6aIw1vgY

My Rating: 7.5 stars

Worth Adding to the Movie Collection: Yes!

Category: Crime, Horror, Mystery

Release Date: 2017

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