saw II analysis

                                                Saw II

Saw II is a film, based around a group of people, who attempt to finish the Jigsaw's so called 'games'. It begins, with a Pov shot, of a character's sight. Michael, the character, finds himself stuck in a 'venus fly trap', and wanting to escape, he throws his anger about. This could give a connotation towards the stereoytpes of men, of that men are all seen as angered, and hot headed. Screaming and kicking about he attmepts to get out of his chair. He is quickly looking about. This helps draw the audience into the horror. The typical lighting, that is green and black, helps to give a sense or eerieness about this scene, which is genre-conventional towards a horror/thriller movie. The camera movement during this scene is quick, making tension, as the camerawork speeds up. The specific movement is quick, and there is hardly any still shots. It is used mainly via a handheld item i believe, during its time in the pov shots. The use of the sound during Saw II, plays a big role in the film. The screams from the man, show his torment, and anger towards whoever has done this. The rating in the world is a 18 as it is highly bloody and gory, and would also scare the audience, if it is rated too low. This would easily give many people nightmares, so rating it a 18 is good. 

The darkness is used to hide everything from the spectators, making them less visible to effects, and keeps them on edge at all times.  The background is nearly always black, which connotes a sense of danger and unknowing, as spectators do not know what is behind the darkness, and helps concentrate on the actor who is on screen and what is going on. On the other hand, it can distract the audience as they may be expecting something to come out of the shadow.

The actor in the mirror, has his eye wide open, and his hand over his other eye. The mis en scene makeup, helps make the actor seem more realistic. the use of the blood on his eye, shows the physical element of pain, which makes the audience 
The facial expression of the man in another shot shows the fear he has, and the anger, that he has. His eye is fully exposed to the audience now, and something has happened to him. The nails in the trap are shown with a high pitch string instrument, which the audience would not be able to hear, also known as non diagetic sound, which shows how dangerous it is.

Another thing that is never clear to the audience is if michael will be the protagonist, or not. Even when the mask is on, we are unsure if he is dead, until the silence, which gives the audience the idea that he has died.

The face on the screen is clearly not the Antagonists actual face, and can be another way to keep the antagonist hidden from view. This is yet another horror convention, as the audience is wanted to think about him. There is a sense of mystery left about the Jigsaw's face, as his right eye is covered with dark lighting, which makes the audience belive that the antaonist is doing some sort of sick revenge to him. The smile is another typical convention of horror, as a creepy smile is seen as scary by many people, as if there is no reason to smile and they are smiling it is viewed as creepy or weird. However, the antagonist could be conoted as afraid, and that is why he is opposing his opponents on a Tv screen. The Jigsaw's  diegetic tone of dialogue is somewhat creepy and distorted, giving it a scary effect to the audience. 

Since the audience is kept from knowing Michael's character, it makes them unsure whether he will survive, and get the key, or die. It is used in a ms to show the audience what is happening.

Since Michael has no clothes on, it strips him of his social identity, keeping his identity, a secret from the audience. It could also connote how he has ben stripped to nothing, whilst th antagonist is a lot more powerful than him. However, it could be used to show that he is stripped to the truth, and there is nothing the antagonist doesnt know about him.  The use of the ticking, is a way to keep the audience aware of how much time Michael has left, before the mission is over. It also starts to add pressure to Michael, and tension to the audience as we are left pondering if he will achieve it.  As he puts the blade to his eye, Michael is seen as determined, but as shots get quicker and quicker we notice that Michael does not do it. We realised that he has accepted failure, as he falls to the floor, in desperate help.