SAW Explained: The Real Killers Behind John Kramer’s Jigsaw

Kramer of Saw Series fits the typology of a self-appointed vigilante, driven by a belief in the mission he is carrying out (mission-oriented). His manifesto centers on making people who carelessly and thoughtlessly squander their lives realize the magnitude of their mistake. In Jigsaw’s view, life is a gift that must not be wasted—a gift so precious that the fight to preserve it justifies absolutely everything. However, people lack the will to fight, they lack the survival instinct. Kramer, therefore, organizes games based on what he perceives as an individual’s weakness, testing their desire to survive and thus delivering a lesson for the future (of course, only for those who manage to adhere to the rules – and there aren’t many of them).Technically speaking, Jigsaw is not a murderer – at least not in the sense of directly taking his victims’ lives. After all, that would conflict with his pompous philosophy. He is a proponent of autonomous choices—or so he claims. Whether you survive...