Saw III Review

Review of Saw III (2006) by screenqueeen: 👍 3.5/5

this could have been better than II but jeff is such an anti blorbo piece of shit who for SOME REASON never had a test where he could have suffered any true mutilation or death due to his overzealous actions, which i blame John for his libertarian-gifted blind spot with regards to misogynist apologia (look, he's not ALL good you know)

the medical stuff is a little misplaced in the midst of all this, like its trying to take on a little too much but barely manages to tie everything up satisfactorily. what we care about is served however, and that's high diva drama from the main queen himself, mr. j

amanda self sabotage arc though SORRY OOMFIE!! 🤭😘😘😘

edit:

some more thoughts on this entry that i think are evident to some degree, and if they were intentional then could have been helpful to put a better focus on these themes:

Jeff is a turd for specific reasons that didn't get fleshed out in execution but he's a cipher for Amanda and Lynn. the lesbian angle between them could have been emphasized even more if Lynn was clued into Jeff's trap tour (either by her or John) that further widens the gap of mistrust that shows up in III but isn't given the attention it deserves.

there's a tension between Amanda and John that rises to the forefront in a vaguely sexual but firmly paternal way that betrays both of them. by focusing just as intensely on the lesbian subtext, Jeff would be even more a cipher for John's shortcomings even in his usage of traps to teach lessons to those who have taken things in life for granted.

there's a kinship between the two J's where their inherently misogynist libertarian mindset has distanced themselves from core compassion and the budding relationship between Amanda and Lynn, leaning firmly into the homoerotic -- could almost be the mending agent the brutalist justice of John's contraptions need to transcend sensationalism and create better citizens (as is his mission).