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Saw (2004)

Film

DirectorJames Wan

Meta takes2

Figures

Locations

The bathroom trap setting → The Trojan Horse Narrative

Tropes

The Reverse Bear Trap
Jigsaw's "rehabilitation" philosophy → The Enterprise of the Self
Amanda Young's character arc
Dr. Gordon sawing off his own foot
The final plot twist

Films most connected to Saw

Raise the Red Lantern (1991) — via The Trojan Horse Narrative
Hook (1991) — via The Trojan Horse Narrative
A History of Violence (2005) — via The Trojan Horse Narrative
Dogville (2003) — via The Trojan Horse Narrative
Gone Girl (2014) — via The Enterprise of the Self
The Shawshank Redemption (1994) — via The Enterprise of the Self
Train to Busan (2016) — via The Enterprise of the Self
10 Things I Hate About You (1999) — via The Enterprise of the Self