All fans of the horror genre know the popular classics; no one can talk about horror movies without mentioning Saw. Released in 2004, Saw stepped outside of the popular horror tropes of the time. Following the era of Scream copycats and low-budget found-footage juggernauts like The Blair Witch Project, Saw gave horror fans a premise that felt all too plausible. Though many compared it to 1995's Seven, featuring a villain that designed elaborate, game-like deaths for their victims, Saw capitalized on horror as opposed to thriller by focusing on the victims of Jigsaw as opposed to the hunt for the killer himself. While it has its moments, Saw is also arguably one of the least gory films of its time, focusing more on creating a sense of panic and desperation through its main characters.
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