“Saw” (2004) is more than simply a horror film; it’s a visceral experience that will make you squirm in your seat, rethink your morals, and gag at the cruel inventiveness of its traps. James Wan’s debut film pits two strangers, Adam (Cary Elwes) and Lawrence (Danny Glover), in a cramped game of life and death organized by the mysterious Jigsaw Killer. They are trapped in a dingy basement with their limbs locked in rusty devices, forced to make a dreadful choice:
Follow Jigsaw’s warped instructions.
Endure the torturous traps.
Confront their hidden crimes.
Succumb to the harsh mechanisms of their salvation.