Horror movie with a moral

Rating: 9/10 (2 August 2013)

Going into Saw, most people expect it to be a gory slasher flick, but coming out of Saw, people realize that it's a story with a meaning, a moral if you will. Saw is the story of two men trapped in an old rundown bathroom together, handcuffed (well, technically It's their feet) to pipes in the bathroom. As the story moves along we learn more and more about these two men and who put them there and why. This film is definitely one of my favorite horror movies. What makes this movie work so well is that it's not about the blood and the gore, (though it does have it's fair share of that), It's truly about the story, and a movie without a good story is no movie at all. Thankfully, this movie delivers with a powerful script. The script is amazing, Leigh Whannell took 9 months to write it and those 9 months paid off BIG TIME. The acting is also great. Leigh Whannell doing double duty by writing the script and being one of the leads. The editing is very quick due to lack of footage, but it works in my opinion. It doesn't look sloppy. The score is also wonderful. The main theme is brilliant. The entire song has an eerie feel and in a way you feel stressed out, which is a good thing! The climax of it is amazing and it fits so well with the ending of the movie. The pace of this film is great. You never get bored nor think that it is going too fast. It's going just right. The whole movie has a dark feel and an intensity that I love. It works so well with the story. Ohhh the story, I love the story, I love understanding the meanings and motives of the villain, and what he is trying to say through his actions. Most people take their life for granted, or wish they could die, but forced into these situations they are forced to make a choice, and all of them in the end want to live. And if you are of the lucky few who survive, you are given a new perspective on life. And not that I agree with what the villain is doing, because I don't condone that obviously, I just understand what he is doing and why. So all in all if you are expecting a slasher movie with no story look somewhere else, because you won't find it here. All that is here is a clever and extremely well done horror movie that you will think about for days. Oh, and the twist at the end will leave you speechless.
"Most people are so ungrateful to be alive, but not you, not any more..."
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