However, it’s clearSpiralfails to evoke the franchise’s themes despite plastering its name on the title.

The film elaborates on Hoffman’s backstory as an apprentice and fleshes out his relationship with Jigsaw.

Although overallless memorable than many of the otherSawfilms,Saw Vhas a very visually interesting ending.

Jigsaw puppet on his tricycle in Saw X (1)

Saw IVintroduces Hoffman as one of Jigsaw’s apprentices and features an excellent twist regardingtheSawseries' timeline.

It is unsurprising that a film as strong asSawspawned such a popular franchise.

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Chris Rock as Zeke Banks pointing a gun in Spiral: From the Book of Saw

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Chester Bennington as Evan glued to his car seat in Saw 3D

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People sit on the floor wearing metal helmets chained to something offscreen in ‘Jigsaw’.

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Costas Mandylor as Mark Hoggman in a glass box with blood splatter on it in Saw V.

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Lyriq Bent crawling along a glass-covered floor towards a phone in Saw IV

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Tanedra Howard as Simone wearing a metal head contraption and screaming in Saw VI

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Lynn and Amanda argue as Jigsaw lays in a hospital bed in Saw III.

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Noam Jenkins as Michael wearing a metal ‘venus fly trap’ device on his head in ‘Saw II’

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Cary Elwes laying on the floor in distress, reaching for a phone in ‘Saw’ (2004)

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