redefined the horror genre by blending psychological thriller elements with visceral "body horror". The Premise

The story is deceptively simple: two men— (Whannell) and Dr. Lawrence Gordon ( Cary Elwes )—wake up chained in a grimy, dilapidated bathroom with a dead body between them. They are the latest "test subjects" for the Jigsaw Killer , a terminal cancer patient who puts people in deadly traps to see if they have the "will to live". The narrative weaves between their desperate attempts to escape and flashbacks that reveal how they (and other victims) ended up there. Why It Works Saw (2004), dir. James Wan #Horror #Movies

: Unlike typical slashers, the antagonist, John Kramer (Jigsaw), does not technically kill his victims. Instead, he places them in "tests" designed to force them to appreciate their lives by surviving harrowing physical and mental ordeals. The Iconic "Reverse Bear Trap"