Saw V Review - You Will Believe How It Ends

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I am a huge fan of Saw V. Saw V, however, did not win the box office last weekend, because of High School Musical 3. Someone close to me, without just cause, has supported and even blogged about HSM3, and it saddens me. He is indeed less of a man now because of his recent actions. But more importantly, he has shed light on an ever-increasing problem with our generation. We are getting soft. We prefer cheesy dance musicals instead of good ol' fashion horror movies and suspense thrillers. I will not live in a society that tolerates such softness, especially by those who are close to me. Therefore, for every action there shall be an equal but opposite reaction. My equal but opposite reaction to my friends horrible blog post about HSM 3 is the following:

A great blog review of Saw V.

**SPOILER ALERT**…

I will try to avoid giving a full synopsis of this film, because that's not a review (and because it would take too long to explain…instead, go see it…right now…). But here goes….My biggest anticipation of this film was the background that would be revealed about John Kramer aka Jigsaw, and the new apprentice, Detective Mark Hoffman. I must say that the writers came up with a clever way to tie these two individuals together, surprisingly, from the very beginning of Jigsaw's journey. The four prior movies gave us no indication that there was a second apprentice alongside Amanda Young, but V's explanation was completely realistic and legitimate. Obstacle #1 has been overcome.

My first criticism of the movie, (yes I am capable of being critical towards SAW), deals with the plot line of the 5 individuals in the new game. I have yet to articulate what it was that I didn't like about their story arc, but it just didn't match up with the previous films. They were supposed to be five individuals, all from privileged backgrounds, who were selfish and incapable of teamwork. One of the problems with these characters was that their character development was less than subtle, and instead of us finding out what we needed to know based on their actions, they would just come right out and say it "I'm rich and spoiled and I take shortcuts on my job". The second flaw in this arc was the traps….every trap centered around the same concept…a room with a pipe bomb, and 15 minutes for them to figure out how to get out of the room before the bomb goes off. I always take pride in the creative gruesome ways that the Saw writers come up with to kill the characters, but sticking them in a room with a bomb four times, jut not impressive. The last trap was quite gruesome and fairly complex, but that was about it….

Finally, let me go "stereotypical black dude" on you for a second. Do you remember the movie Scream 2 where they crazy ass killer murdered Omar Epps and Jada Pinkett in the first 5 minutes of the movie? That sparked a huge controversy in the black community based on one simple question "Why do the black people always have to get killed first?" Well, as Hollywood/white people always do, they came up with a solution to take away our argument while ensuring that we stay oppressed. So instead of killing us FIRST, they have now decided to kill us WORST. For example:

Saw 2 - Glenn Plummer gets in a fight with the crazy drug dealer and gets a bat full of nails to the head…splitting his head open.

Saw 3 - Mpho Koaho is placed in a device called The Rack, a machine that slowly, torturously twists his arms, legs, and head until the bones break, popping out of the skin.

And in Saw V, Megan Goode, well, let's just say, the other victims turn on her and make sure that she dies in an unnecessarily violent fashion. But I won't ruin for those poor saps who have yet to see it….

Finally…the ending…

The Saw franchise has developed a reputation of having great plot twists in the endings, and usually with the purpose of setting up the next film…

And for some reason, the writers and directors began to believe their own hype…

So they marketed the film with this tagline …"You won't believe how it ends…"

Bad idea. Why? Because the ending wasn't great? No, and the ending was great. Because it opened up a whole new world of questions to be answered in the next film, frustrating fans for another year? No, it actually answered more questions and explained many things from the previous films.

So why was this such a bad marketing scheme? Because Saw, despite its gloriousnessnessness, has developed a very small die-hard fan base, and the rest of the world is full of speculating douche bags who flood our message boards with things like "why do they keep making Saw movies, they suck….they're stupid….they're not even scary…isn't he dead?" So the last thing we need is another movie that has been overhyped so much that it is impossible for the movie to meet the unreasonable expectations it has set for itself. I feel like that is what happened with Saw V. A lot of fans, NOT ME, were disappointed with Saw IV so they were looking for V to revive the franchise. And this movie did. But was it as great as it was expected to be? To me…absolutely..but to the average moviegoer…perhaps not. That's not a reflection on the movie, but on the idiots at Lionsgate who decided to publicize the movie by declaring in advance that the ending would be unbelievable. Hey Lionsgate…just let it happen, don’t force it….

With all of that being said, I highly recommend Saw V. Here is my preference of the movies. Saw 1, Saw 3, Saw 5, Saw 2, Saw 4. Would love some feedback on the movie for those REAL Fans….and for those who don’t like it…DON’T GO SEE IT!!! IT'§ THAT SIMPLE. IS IT NOT ENOUGH FOR YOU TO JUST AVOID THE MOVIE YOURSELF, DO YOU REALLY HAVE TO GO OUT OF YOUR WAY TO DISCOURAGE OTHERS FROM GOING? ASSHOLES.

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