History Film / Jigsaw

** Anna seemingly saves Mitch from the blade shredder trap he is in, after [[spoiler:stopping the motorcycle powering it by jamming a bar into its wheel]]. Mitch is elated that Anna saved him and keeps saying "[she] did it". The bar then [[spoiler:immediately breaks away and he is promptly killed.]]

* TheReveal: [[spoiler:The film is partially a StealthPrequel. The barn is one of the original Jigsaw's first "games" that took place at least a decade before the events of this film. Logan was one of the players in the Barn; he was spared and recruited by Jigsaw, then eventually became the new Jigsaw long after John and Hoffman's deaths.]]

''Jigsaw'' is the eighth film in the ''Franchise/{{Saw}}'' horror film series, and its first installment after a seven-year hiatus that followed ''Film/Saw3D'' (which served as a SeriesFauxnale to the extent of receiving the alternate title ''Saw: The Final Chapter''). It was directed by Creator/TheSpierigBrothers and written by Josh Stolberg and Peter Goldfinger. The film was released on October 27, 2017, keeping with the franchise tradition of releasing a new film just before Halloween.

''Jigsaw'' is the eighth installment in the ''Franchise/{{Saw}}'' horror film franchise, and its first installment after a seven-year hiatus that followed ''Film/Saw3D'' (which served as a SeriesFauxnale to the extent of receiving the alternate title ''Saw: The Final Chapter''). It was directed by Creator/TheSpierigBrothers and written by Josh Stolberg and Peter Goldfinger. The film was released on October 27, 2017, keeping with the franchise tradition of releasing a new film just before Halloween.

* SeriesContinuityError: The franchise's timeline was already very complex, so much that even dedicated fans can get frustrated getting a grasp on the sequence of events, especially since some movies happen out of chronological order or even during another; however, the timeline was still carefully constructed, and could be understood clearly when put in order. Then along came this film, which dropped a bomb on everyone by revealing that [[spoiler:Logan was the first Jigsaw apprentice chronologically, not Hoffman]]. Fans were baffled at this reveal, since it disrupted the timeline the previous films had, and when the issue was brought up to the film's writers, they admitted that knowing the revised timeline didn't make any sense, and were hoping that nobody would notice it.

* SeriesContinuityError: The franchise's timeline was already very complex, so much that even dedicated fans can get frustrated getting a grasp on the sequence of events, especially since some movies happen out of chronological order or even during another; however, the timeline was still carefully constructed, and could be clearly understood when put in order. Then along came this film, which dropped a bomb on everyone by revealing that [[spoiler:Logan was the first Jigsaw apprentice chronologically, not Hoffman]]. Fans were baffled at this reveal, since it disrupted the timeline the previous films had, and when the issue was brought up to the film's writers, they admitted that knowing the revised timeline didn't make any sense, and were hoping that nobody would notice it.

* SeriesContinuityError: The franchise's timeline was already very complex, so much that even dedicated fans can get frustrated getting a grasp on the sequence of events, especially since some movies happen out of chronological order or even during another; however, the timeline was still carefully constructed, and could be understood when put in order. Then along came this film, which dropped a bomb on everyone by revealing that [[spoiler:Logan was the first Jigsaw apprentice chronologically, not Hoffman]]. Fans were baffled at this reveal, since it disrupted the timeline the previous films had, and when the issue was brought up to the film's writers, they admitted that knowing the revised timeline didn't make any sense, and were hoping that nobody would notice it.

* SeriesContinuityError: The franchise's timeline was already very complex, so much that even dedicated fans can get frustrated getting a grasp on the sequence of events, especially since some movies happen out of chronological order or even during another. Then along came this film, which dropped a bomb on everyone by revealing that [[spoiler:Logan was the first Jigsaw apprentice chronologically, not Hoffman]]. Fans were baffled at this reveal, since it disrupted the carefully constructed timeline the previous films had, and when the issue was brought up to the film's writers, they admitted that knowing the revised timeline didn't make any sense, and were hoping that nobody would notice it.

* TheSociopath: [[spoiler:Anna]] could qualify as a low-functioning one, as [[spoiler:she murdered her baby and framed her husband for it, which led to him being DrivenToSuicide, while showing no remorse or regret for what she has done. Her empathy towards the other test subjects could've been {{pragmatic|Villainy}} BaitTheDog attempts to [[ManipulativeBitch get them to trust her and help her escape]]. When she turns the gun on Ryan to save herself, she appears to be an ApologeticAttacker towards him, but her weeping as she aims the shotgun at Ryan were likely just CrocodileTears for her to pass herself as a victim, rather than the self-centered and heartless witch she is at heart]].

* SerialKiller: The new Jigsaw is just as much of a killer as the original.
* TheSociopath: [[spoiler:Anna]] could qualify as a low-functioning one, as [[spoiler:she murdered her baby then framed her husband for it, which lead to him being DrivenToSuicide, while showing no remorse or regret for what she has done. Her empathy towards the other test subjects could've been {{pragmatic|Villainy}} BaitTheDog attempts to [[ManipulativeBitch get them to trust her and help her escape. When she turns the gun on Ryan to save herself, she appears to be an ApologeticAttacker towards him, but her weeping as she aims the shotgun at Ryan were likely just CrocodileTears for her to pass herself as a victim rather than the self-centered and heartless witch she is at heart.]]

* TheReveal: The film is partially a StealthPrequel. [[spoiler:The barn is one of the original Jigsaw's first "games" that took place at least a decade before the events of this film. Logan was one of the players in the Barn; he was spared and recruited by Jigsaw--then eventually became the new Jigsaw long after John and Hoffman's deaths.]]
* RuggedScar: Logan has several on his back, both [[spoiler: from the game a decade ago]] and from his time in Fallujah.

* TheSociopath: Anna could qualify as a low-functioning one as [[spoiler:she murdered her baby then framed her husband for it, which lead to him being DrivenToSuicide]], while Anna shown no remorse or regret for what she has done. Her empathy towards the other test subjects could be {{pragmatic|Villainy}} BaitTheDog attempts to [[ManipulativeBitch get them to trust her and help her escape]]. When she [[spoiler:turns the gun on Ryan to save herself]], she appeared to be an ApologeticAttacker towards him, but her [[spoiler:weeping as she aims the shotgun at Ryan were just CrocodileTears for her to pass herself as a victim rather than the self-centered and heartless witch she is at heart.]]

** Near the climax of the film, Anna and Ryan are chained up in a room with Jigsaw, dressed in his iconic red hood. He eventually removes it to reveal that [[spoiler:he's John, alive and well... at that particular moment]].
** In the Laser Collars scene with Logan and Halloran, Logan goes first and [[spoiler:is apparently killed. Halloran goes next, and watches the lasers shooting upwards and burning into the ceiling until his confessions make them stop. In his relief, he stares up at the ceiling... then to the ceiling above Logan, with no burn marks. A couple shots later, Logan gets up]].

* EvenEvilHasStandards: While John originally intended [[spoiler:Logan to participate in his game, he spared him because he didn't wake up in time for the first trap, and it didn't seem fair for him to die when he wasn't ready]]. And while John did blame him for [[spoiler:mislabeling his X-Rays]], he realized it was completely by accident and he shouldn't be punished for an error.

** Near the climax of the film, Anna and Ryan are chained up in a room with Jigsaw, dressed in his iconic red hood. He eventually removes it to reveal [[spoiler:that he's John, alive and well... at that particular moment]].
** In the laser collar scene with Logan and Halloran, Logan goes first [[spoiler:and is apparently killed. Halloran goes next, and watches the lasers shooting upwards and burning into the ceiling until his confessions make them stop. In his relief, he stares up at the ceiling... then to the ceiling above Logan, with no burn marks. A couple shots later, Logan gets up.]]

* AndIMustScream: Keeping with the ''Saw'' tradition of a character being left to die in an abandoned room (preferably with a dead body), [[spoiler:Ryan ends up trapped in a room with Anna's corpse, with her having destroyed their only means of escape, and eventually dies of either dehydration or blood loss]]. This instance is unique in that [[spoiler:Ryan's fate isn't sealed by a villainous (or [[Film/Saw3D heroic]], relatively speaking) character; it's sealed by the genuine incompetence and impulsiveness of his fellow group member]].

* DeadAllAlong: [[spoiler:John Kramer]] has indeed been dead for over a decade... along with [[spoiler:Carly, Mitch, Ryan, and Anna]]. They were in [[spoiler:one of John's first "games," along with Logan]]. The bodies the police had been finding were [[spoiler:criminals Halloran allowed to walk free, whom Logan killed and disfigured in similar ways]].

* HateSink: Anna seems like an empathetic FinalGirl figure throughout the movie, trying to help others caught in one of Jigsaw's games, but is soon to be revealed one of his most deserving victims. It's revealed she was [[spoiler:neighbors with John Kramer, who witnessed how she smothered her baby to death because the crying annoyed her, and framed and gaslighted her husband into thinking he did it]]. This causes her husband to [[spoiler:be institutionalized and commit suicide out of guilt]]. The reason Jigsaw picked her for his game was to force penance on her. What makes her worse is not only does she not feel remorse, but she believes she did nothing wrong as well and doesn't deserve what's happening to her. She also [[spoiler:selfishly tries to kill the last survivor, thinking it'll ensure her survival]].
* HesJustHiding: Invoked InUniverse. [[spoiler:Logan mentions that as a result of his stealing John Kramer's body and planting his blood on fresh victims, many people will become convinced that Kramer is still alive and in hiding, carrying out his work.]]

* LiteralMetaphor: During the final game, Jigsaw holds up a shotgun shell and says, "Here's your key to freedom," before loading it into a gun. Anna takes this to mean that [[spoiler:she needs to shoot Ryan with it, which [[IncrediblyLamePun backfires]] on her]]. Turns out, the keys to their shackles were [[spoiler:literally hidden inside the shell, and firing it destroyed them.]]

* NotHelpingYourCase: When Halloran realizes he's [[spoiler:going to die]], he tries to [[spoiler:appeal to Logan, saying that his death won't bring Logan's wife back, and that John Kramer gave people a chance to win his games. [[HopeSpot For a second, Logan seems to seriously consider letting him go...]]]] [[TooDumbToLive And then Halloran immediately tries to take a swing at him.]]

* PosthumousCharacter: Despite his character's definitive and gruesome on-screen death at the end of ''Film/SawIII'' -- and the ensuing autopsy shown at the beginning of ''Film/SawIV'' -- Creator/TobinBell returns to play the role of John Kramer in this film. [[spoiler:He appears only in what are eventually revealed as flashbacks to one of his first games.]]

* StealthPrequel: Not the entire movie, mind, but [[spoiler:the scenes with the victims in the barn, which are assumed to take place at the same time as Halloran's investigation,]] are this for the entire franchise, taking place at some point between [[Film/SawIV Kramer's first murder]] and [[Film/SawV his first encounter with Hoffman]].

** Near the climax of the film, Anna and Ryan are chained up in a room with Jigsaw, dressed in his iconic red hood. He eventually removes it to reveal [[spoiler:that he's John Kramer, alive and well... at that particular moment]].

* EyeScream: Averted. This is hinted at in the trailer when one of the participants in the Barn game falls dangerously close to a set of outstretched spikes, [[NeverTrustATrailer but it never happens]].

* EyeScream: This is hinted at late in the trailer when one of the participants in Jigsaw's new game falls dangerously close to a set of outstretched spikes. [[NeverTrustATrailer But this never happens]].

''Jigsaw'' is the eighth installment in the ''Franchise/{{Saw}}'' horror film franchise, and its first installment after a seven-year hiatus that followed ''Film/Saw3D'' (which served as a SeriesFauxnale to the extent of receiving the alternate title ''Saw: The Final Chapter''). It was directed by Creator/TheSpierigBrothers and released on October 27, 2017, keeping with the franchise tradition of releasing a new film just before Halloween.

** Every single person trapped in the Barn could qualify, albeit to varying degrees. But special mention goes to [[spoiler:Anna, who murdered her infant child and made it look like her husband had accidentally rolled on top of and thus suffocated the baby]]. She keeps up the lie as long as possible and shows no remorse for doing so, despite [[spoiler:her husband being DrivenToSuicide.]]

* [[Foreshadowing/{{Jigsaw}} Foreshadowing]]

** Similarly to ''Saw II'', [[spoiler: the game plot and the investigation aren't taking place at the same time]].

* {{Hypocrite}}: Logan has the nerve to judge other people for ''their'' sins when he essentially, though not maliciously (it was an innocent mistake) [[spoiler:condemned an innocent man to die a slow, painful, and altogether avoidable death]] out of sheer carelessness/negligence. He was also put into a Jigsaw game ''himself'' for that, then [[spoiler:likely survived the experience only because of the compassion of ''the man whose life he doomed''.]]

* CentralTheme: "The truth will set you free." Nearly every character in this movie [[spoiler: (including Anna and Logan)]] has committed some kind of crime, and must confess their sins or they'll be in even deeper shit.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Ryan is fairly abrasive, unfaithful to all his wives, reckless, and irresponsible. But unlike many of the other Barn victims, he is not nearly as self-absorbed or ill-intentioned. [[spoiler:The deaths he caused are genuinely accidental, albeit brought on by his own recklessness. He also cuts off his own leg to save Mitch and Anna, then refuses to shoot Anna at the end. He even tries to warn her at the last second what will happen if she fires the gun.]]

** [[spoiler:Logan appears to die despite "confessing" in the milking room when his "lasers" reach his neck.]]

* FakingTheDead: The film goes through some lengths to imply the original Jigsaw might still be alive. [[spoiler:[[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] by its status as a StealthPrequel. Any scenes featuring John Kramer are flashbacks, and anything that implies he is still alive turns out to be a misdirect planned out by the new Jigsaw.]]

* FanDisservice: [[spoiler:A naked woman's breasts are seen... but she's already dead, part of her face is melted off, and her chest has been cut open by a mortician.]]

* FiveSecondForeshadowing: Halloran, after [[spoiler:deactivating his laser collar]], looks up and sees the burn marks in the ceiling above him. At the same time, he notices there aren't any above Logan, even though there should be. [[spoiler:And then Logan gets up...]]