Saw VI thriller analysis.

1. Saw VI analysis
The scene opens with showing the woman character
in low key lighting, this is a convention of a thriller film
as it gives the scene a sinister effect.
Her facial expression illustrates she is
worried and upset, this links with the
stereotypical woman; vulnerable and weak.
Also this part is filmed at an angle where
she is behind the fencing, this shows she is
trapped in the room and feels isolated.
An establishing shot is used to show the
setting. It shows the props on the table, a
butchers knife, sharp knife and a tube, these
items are usually associated with brutal
murders. The props are almost in a spotlight,
this illustrates they’re a main part in the
scene. It also shows the two characters
trapped in cages and the low key lighting in
the room.

2. An extreme close up is used to show the nails
screwing into their heads. Diegetic dialogue is
also used at this point as the characters are
screaming due to the intense pain.
The male character uses diegetic dialogue and
shouts ‘I’m not dying for you, bitch,’ this shows
he is aggressive towards women. Also a non -
diegetic soundtrack is used to start building
tension in the scene.
A mid shot is used to show the woman trying to delay
cutting her arm off, whereas the man has already cut
two parts of his body off for the machine to help get
the device off of his head. Stereotypically women are
weak and vulnerable, and men are stereotypically
strong and tough, the stereotypes are matched in this
part of the scene. Also pleonastic sound is used,
dramatic music is a thriller convention which is used
to build tension in the scene.

3. Towards the end of the opening scene the woman
picks up the butchers knife and cuts her arm off,
then she wins the battle. This contradicts the
woman’s stereotype, normally seen as weak and
vulnerable (which was shown at the start) yet she
beats the man which makes him weak and
vulnerable.
Rapid editing is used towards the end of the
opening scene, this is done to speed up the scene
and also to build tension.
In terms of editing the woman has
prevalence and she gets the final shot in the
opening scene, usually the man is the most
shown in a TV drama or a film, this is going
against the stereotype of a weak woman and
it is showing her as a powerful character.