We have already explained in detail in our own article that it is basically enough to have a basic knowledge of Jigsaw (Tobin Bell) and his sadistic activities from the very first ‘Saw’ to be able to properly follow the events and characters in the film. “Saw X”. . After all, the tenth part of the series does not continue all its predecessors, but is located between “Saw 1” and “Saw 2”.
Nevertheless, knowledge of other contributions to the franchise nicely enriches the story and characters, while ‘Saw 2’ and ‘Saw 3’ lay the emotional foundation for the relationship between Jigsaw killer John and his assistant Amanda (Shawnee Smith ). ), you won’t know what to do with a cameo at the end of the tenth ‘Saw’ until you’ve seen at least ‘Saw 4’. But ‘Saw X’ also has a very special connection.Saw 6“…
The “Saw X” treatment is already mentioned in “Saw 6”.
In ‘Saw X’, terminally ill John Kramer becomes aware of an experimental cancer treatment outside the United States. But that’s true not the first time we hear of this treatment, developed by Norwegian doctors. Such a procedure is already mentioned in “Saw 6” from 2009. Here we see in a flashback how John tries in vain to convince a health insurer to cover the costs.
And director Kevin Greutert clearly confirmed to us in an interview that these two treatments are actually one and the same procedure: “The idea for ‘Sawthe filmmaker explained to us — and he should know, after all, since he directed not only “Saw X” but also “Saw 6” years earlier.
The connection to “Saw 6” should actually be even clearer
The “Saw 6” flashback in question is strictly within the plot of “Saw – and according to Greutert this should actually be made clearer.
When working on “Saw [‚Saw X‘-Antagonistin] Cecilia Pederson and then reached out [den aus ‚Saw 6‘ bekannten Versicherungs-Chef] William Easton. And I made a new version of this scene between John and William. It was pretty cool.”
There were two main reasons why Greutert ultimately decided not to include the scene in “Saw And Jigsaw actor Tobin Bell, despite being close to his current appearance, simply wouldn’t have looked the same then as he did fourteen years later, which would have made it difficult to connect with the rest of the film.
But fans probably won’t miss the scene: “You’ll see it in the deleted scenes eventually,” Greutert said optimistically about the extras of the upcoming home theater release of “Saw By the way, you can already get your hands on Blu-ray and DVD in this country: