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#62: Reverse Bear Trap
Character: Jigsaw
Source: Saw
Nominator: TomNook (0/1 remaining)

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Aesthetics: 3
Dominance: 4
Damn: 2

Total Score: 9/30

Unfortunately, I can't show the actual Reverse Bear Trap kill from one of the later movies because it's gory as fuck, and I don't feel like getting modded. Even in a topic with MK Fatalities, I don't think I can show it. Tom knows that this is a challenge and that this version, while much less expressive, is the most I think I can get away with. I apologize, Tom, because even though I'm not a Saw fan, this deserved a lot better.

Anyway, the concept here is pretty cool -- instead of crushing your head, it rips open. We only get to see it used on the mannequin, but it looks like a nasty thing to get caught up in. I dinged it on Dominance because in the end, Amanda gets out of it without injury, but looking back, I shouldn't have done that as harshly; if Jigsaw wanted it to kill her, it would have killed her. His "dominance" was forcing her to make a choice; the bear trap was just a catalyst for that. Still, the point is to rate the move, not the situation, since the move itself did not cause the situation. It was just a symptom of it. I hope that makes sense?

I'm not big on horror movies, but I see why the original Saw became such a hit. The tension is real, the traps elaborate, and the concepts kinda interesting. It's not Oscar-worthy or anything, but it's better than most of its competitors (and imitators). The rubric of this list probably did more of a disservice to this entry than it deserved, but c'est la vie.
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