Saw (2004): James Wan is a Bro
Aug 08, 2019•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 2
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Episode description
We want to play a game. In our second episode, Caitlin and Matt duke it out over whether or not Saw is a good movie (it's not a good movie, it's a masterpiece). They also discuss the accuracy of the term "torture porn," post-9/11 horror cinema, and the survival horror game.
Want to dive even deeper?
- Click here to check out Caitlin's recent IGA conference paper on Saw, "'Live or die, make your choice': The American Survival Game Horror Film."
- Buy Kevin J. Wetmore's Post-9/11 Horror in American Cinema (2012).
- Buy Jane Elliott's The Microeconomic Mode (2018).
- And go Google "Saw short" or "Saw 0.5" to find the original 10 minute-ish version of Saw, which not only features Leigh Whannell in the infamous reverse bear trap, but Billy the Puppet WEARING A HAT.
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