Saw II is the sequel to the vastly popular "Saw". It revolves around a serial killer nicknamed "Jigsaw"who suffers from terminal cancer, therefore he targets people who take their life for granted. He is creative in the way he kills people, using contraptions that are shocking to see, which is what makes Saw so intriguing to horror fans. The film is rated 18, because of extreme violence and gore.
Saw regularly shows violent scenes of people being brutally murdered, which is a sub-genre named "torture porn", which appeals to audiences who love gore. The target audience would stereotypically be male, probably between 18 and 30 years old, as they are more likely to be into these kinds of films.
The introduction I'm analysing focuses on a character named Michael. We haven't been introduced to him before, so we don't really feel anything towards him at the start. He begins sat on a chair, with a fly trap like device on his head. We can tell it is a horror movie because of the blood on his face, along with the dark, murky looking background. A TV switches on by itself, when a guy inside a creepy mask speaks to the camera. We know it's the villain because he says that he did this to Michael. This scene is very eerie, which is emphasised by the villain, as when he speaks, the masks mouth doesn't move, so there is just a lifeless face staring at you the whole time. Jigsaw explains that the device around Michael's neck will snap shut on him, and the key is behind his eye. We can see the sharp spikes on the trap, so we can imagine what will happen when it closes. Jigsaw states that there is a knife in a box across the room, and Michael must carve his own eye out to get the key, so that the fly trap doesn't end his life. We can tell that Jigsaw is a psychopath because of his emotionless voice in the video. At this point we're all worried for Michael and what will happen to him. He screams out for help, showing the fear and desperation he is going through. This scene is different to most other horror films, as Jigsaw told us how Michael is going to die, so we know what will happen to him, rather than it be unexpected. This leaves just one question on the viewers mind. "Will he make it out alive?" The chances are low, as Michael lashes out in hysteria, starting a 1 minute timer...
As soon as the timer starts, there is a constant countdown, letting the audience know that time is ticking, The ticking gets louder as the scene goes along, alerting us that Michael is getting closer to his death. The sounds in this scene converge to create an intense atmosphere, Michael smashes the TV, which is loud, as is the screeching of metal, this gives a very rugged feeling around the scene. Michael's screams are distorted which sets a non-linear structure. A common partnering is shown in this scene, that being good vs evil. However it is not that simple, as we can tell from Jigsaw's speech that Michael has done some wrong, however it is not enough to deserve his treatment. We know he's done wrong judging by Jigsaw's motive, which we learn about in the first movie. The sound of heavy breathing further intensifies the scene as we can identify the sheer terror Michael is experiencing.
Many high camera angles are used in this scene, which looks down on Michael, making him seem weak, which is typical with these types of shot.
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