Summary
As is tradition in theSawsaga,Jigsawhad a plot twist that led to another, one of them a timeline twist, and if you liked that one, this $157.9 million horror movie is a must-watch.TheSawsagaseemed to have reached its end in 2010 withSaw 3D, also known asThe Final Chapter, and though it gave a surprising but satisfying end to the franchise, it was brought back to life seven years later withJigsaw. Directed by the Spierig Brothers,Jigsawis set a decade after John Kramer’s (Tobin Bell) death.
Jigsawsees the start of a new “game” with five new “players”, and everything about the game has Kramer’s signature style. This makes the authorities believe they are looking for a Jigsaw copycat killer, and Detectives Halloran (Callum Keith Rennie) and Hunt (Clé Bennett), along with pathologist Logan Nelson (Matt Passmore), begin to investigate.Jigsawhad a double twist with the reveal of the killer behind the games and a timeline twist, and for those who liked this trick, there’s one movie released six years beforeJigsawthat did the timeline twist better.
Jigsaw Real Killer & Ending Explained
Jigsaw continues John Kramer’s legacy with new traps and victims, and its two big twists change the history of the Jigsaw killer and the saga.
Final Destination 5 Did The Timeline Twist Better Than Jigsaw
Jigsawmade the audience believe that the barn game was happening at the same time as Halloran and Logan’s storyline, when it actually happened before the firstSawmovie.
The first big twist inJigsawis that Kramer was behind the “game” at the barn that the audience follows from the beginning of the movie – except that it’s set in the past. Kramer didn’t survive his death nor was he resurrected, and instead,Jigsawmade the audience believe that the barn game was happening at the same time as Halloran and Logan’s storyline, when it actually happened before the firstSawmovie. The barn game was Jigsaw’s first game, and the copycat killer (who recreated the barn game in the present timeline) was Logan.
Despite severalclues throughoutJigsawto its plot twists, they took many viewers by surprise, butFinal Destination 5pulled the same trick six years earlier, and it did it a lot better. Directed by Steven Quale,Final Destination 5follows Sam (Nicholas D’Agosto), his girlfriend, and his friends and colleagues as they escape death after Sam has a premonition that the bridge they are driving on on their way to a company retreat will collapse.
In a truly surprising twist,Final Destination 5reveals they are boarding the plane fromFinal Destination.
Followingthe rules of the previousFinal Destinationmovies, Sam and company begin to die in freak accidents in the order they would have been killed on the bridge, and at the end of the movie, only Sam and his girlfriend, Molly, survive. Two weeks later, Sam and Molly board a plane to Paris as Sam got an apprenticeship there, but in a truly surprising twist,Final Destination 5reveals they are boarding the plane fromFinal Destination, as they see Carter and Alex fighting and being removed from the plane with Ms. Lewton, Todd, and the rest.Sam and Molly die in the plane’s explosion.
Final Destination 5, then, is a prequel toFinal Destinationrather than a sequel to the fourth movie, and unlikeJigsaw, the timeline twist added to the franchise rather than making it more confusing. As part of its twists,Jigsawrevealed that Logan was Kramer’s first apprentice, but that left many questions about where he was in the previous movies and if he ever met Kramer’s other apprentices.
Final Destination 5also made Tony Todd’s character, William Bludworth, a lot more important.
Final Destination 5, on the other hand, showed that Alex’s case wasn’t the first and that Death truly couldn’t be fooled, as there was no way around its plan as hard as they tried – and not even killing others would save them from death.Final Destination 5also made Tony Todd’s character, William Bludworth, a lot more important, as he had seen many of these cases before.
Jigsaw Wasn’t The First Saw Movie To Play With Timelines
Saw IIdid it first, and it pulled the same trick asJigsawby showing a game that had already taken place.
Jigsawis best remembered for its timeline twist, but it wasn’t the first time theSawsaga played with timelines.Saw IIdid it first, and it pulled the same trick asJigsawby showing a game that had already taken place. ThroughoutSaw II, the police are trying to find the place where Kramer’s latest game is taking place, and in the third act, they reach the video’s source and discoverall the footage they thought was live was pre-recorded, and the game happened days before.
Saw IValso had a second timeline as Kramer’s backstory was explored, but this was more a flashback than a second plot.
Saw II’s timeline twist had a purpose in the story as it was part of Kramer’s planto lure Detective Eric Matthews (Donnie Wahlberg) into a trap, whileJigsaw’s was just to shock the audience. AlthoughJigsaw’s timeline twist added toJohn Kramer’s backstory, it did more harm than good as it only made it more confusing and created more plot holes.
Final Destination 5 & Jigsaw Were Supposed To Close Their Franchises
Jigsawdidn’t end theSawfranchise, as it continued with the standalone sequelSpiral.
Another thing in common betweenFinal Destination 5andJigsawis that they were supposed to be the final chapters in their respective franchises, which might have been a strong reason for their timeline twists.Jigsawdidn’t end theSawfranchise, as it continued with the standalone sequelSpiral, widely regarded as one of the franchise’s worst movies.TheSawsaga was revived again withSaw Xin 2023, but it’s a sequel to the first movie and a prequel toSaw II.
Final Destinationis coming back to life in 2025 with a sixth movie titledFinal Destination: Bloodlines, directed by Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein.Final Destination: Bloodlinesis said to explore the backstory of William Bludworth, but it’s to be seen if it will also jump between timelines.Jigsaw’s timeline twist wasn’t bad, butFinal Destination 5did it much better.
Final Destination 5
Final Destination 5 follows a group of coworkers who narrowly escape a deadly suspension bridge collapse, thanks to one man’s premonition. Unbeknownst to them, they were never meant to survive, and they must confront their fate while attempting to outwit Death’s relentless pursuit.
