2005 · animation · horror
Saw: Rebirth
Directed by Jeff Shuter, Daniel Viney7m2005
This animated comic goes back in time to explore the events that spurred the transformation of mild-mannered John Kramer into the monstrous Jigsaw.
Our read: Saw: Rebirth (2005) reads as a heavy, breathless, inventive animation · horror entry — extreme in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, breathless, extreme animation / horror, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- heavy
- kinetic
- intense
- bleak
- cold
- intimate
Watching Saw tonight? Spin for your lens.
Everyone on the couch spins once and gets one craft to watch for. After the credits, compare what you caught.
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Everyone on the couch gets one craft to watch for. Spin the wheel to get yours. Sound on: the narrator reads your mission.
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How Saw feels to watch.
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What watching it is actually like.
“You want a quick animated glimpse into how Jigsaw became the monster.”
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