Saw VI

The last installment of the second Saw trilogy provides the usual glorified blood and gore, but this time (compared to its most recent two predecessors) actually graces us with a well developed and intriguing story. The events that occur here in Saw 6 finally embrace the original flow and creativity of the story that five and four seem to have temporarily derailed. Fans of the Saw series will undoubtedly welcome back this gruesome film that gives the franchise a much needed boost in overall story development and excitement.
The story begins from the end of Saw 5. Agent Strahm is dead, and agent Hoffman (the actual new Jigsaw and only one who knows of Strahm’s death) has successfully framed Strahm as the new Jigsaw. The grand scheme of Jon Kramer (the original Jigsaw) is finally coming to its ultimate conclusion. His wife Jill is working with Hoffman to lay the plan out and execute Kramer’s final game. We finally see that the black box Jill received at the end of Saw 5 from Kramer is filled with information on his next game’s targets, along with one other mysterious package. The main target is that of a health insurance agent, William, who has not only denied Kramer, but also countless other people health coverage.
William is thrown into a section of an abandoned zoo where he will face four separate challenges in order to save his own life as well as his family’s life. While all this is taken place, Hoffman is dealing with Agent Erickson and the surprising return of Agent Perez (from previous films). Erickson and Perez are hot on the trail of the new Jigsaw and Hoffman realizes that he will soon have to something drastic to protect his identity.
The layout of the screenplay follows the basic rules of a typical script. All the elements are present and happen at the right times. The story starts off immediately with two victims attached to unique traps set up by Hoffman (the present Jigsaw killer). This establishment is important to the story because it marks the return of Jigsaw. The inciting incident happens when the contents of the black box Jill was given to her by her husband are revealed. The contents show the targets of the next game set up by the original Jigsaw.
The start of the game happens a third of the way into the movie after everyone involved is captured and set up to their traps. This is the first plot point. It is revealed that William is the main target of the operations and there are numerous grueling and violent games he will have to play in order to save his family.
The second plot point is when we find out that one of the targets the box contained was Hoffman, the loyal servant of Jigsaw. His time has come to participate unwillingly in Jigsaw’s games and see if he has the will to live. His game, along with the advancement of William in his challenges brings in the climax of the movie. William has made it all the way through his challenges only to find out that his life will be decided by a husbandless wife of whom was widowed because William refused their insurance coverage. While this is happening Hoffman is set in to his own trap by Jill. Will William be spared? Will Hoffman survive his game and continue his reign as Jigsaw?

Written by: Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton