Due to the gory nature and the gnarly deaths of theSawmovies, most people classify it as a horror.

To put it bluntly, he stalks people.

Theres a purpose to what he does and its about finding out his motivations here.

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However, Wan left the franchise after the first film and Whannell remained on scripting duties up untilSaw III.

Their creative departures specifically Whannells become evident in later films.

Also, the movies make a lot less sense moving forward.

Or is this the case of having to crack a few eggs to make an omelet?

Dont ask us ask the screenwriters of this mess.

Unsurprisingly, theSawfranchise jumped the shark and turnedSaw Xinto an interquel as a way to revive Kramer.

He said:

I found it really kind of lazy.

Other studios looked atSawand imitated its gruesomeness.

In fact, even theSawfranchise itself can be accused of falling into the same trap.

Put the traps to one side and take a look at the story to see what its really about.