Saw: Tropes

Signature tropes

The ones that say the most about Saw. Pick one to read it.

• Beneath Suspicionin 103 titlesThis is a common pattern in the revelations of Jigsaw killers and copycats, often involving them playing as victims in some way.Read →
• You All Meet in a CellRare · in 55 titlesHappens whenever there's a trial or test involving multiple victims.Read →
• White Shirt of Deathin 309 titlesAdam wears a white T-shirt for the entire movie, which ends up drenched in his and Zep's blood.Read →
• Vigilante Manin 367 titlesThe various Jigsaw killers and their copycats put those who previously committed crimes without receiving any punishment for it into Death Traps, though their manners vary a lot beyond that.Read →
• Contrasting Sequel Antagonistin 205 titlesJohn is the Big Bad of the first three films in the series, who pursues the "rehabilitation" of people who committed crimes through death traps and wants his "methods" to remain relevant after his de…Read →
• Bastard Understudyin 74 titlesAmanda was the first person to ever survive one of Jigsaw's traps, and she develops Stockholm Syndrome towards John as he takes her under his wing.Read →