Saw X

Saw X

Year: 2023

Runtime: 1 h 58 m

Language: English

Director: Kevin Greutert

Echo Score: 70
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Driven by desperation and a terminal cancer diagnosis, John Kramer, known as Jigsaw, travels to Mexico seeking experimental treatment. His search leads him into a dangerous world of medical fraud and exploitation. Betrayed and seeking retribution, Kramer designs a new, elaborate game to punish those who prey on vulnerable patients. This installment explores his methods and motivations as he confronts the perpetrators of this deception, blurring the lines between justice and vengeance.

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In the climax of Saw X, John Kramer, having posed as a patient, is captured by Cecilia Pederson’s scheme, which turns out to be a dangerous scam to exploit desperate cancer patients for money. When John, aided by his protégé Amanda, breaks free and uncovers the truth, he turns the tables by abducting Cecilia and her accomplices, transforming their lavish hideout into his deadly game arena. John creates a series of brutal traps, forcing the culprits to face their past sins through their own pain and suffering—the core of his twisted philosophy that genuine change comes through experiencing and valuing life.

One of the later tests involves Cecilia, the primary villain, who attempts to escape by killing an innocent child, Carlos, with whom John had bonded. John and the others are then forced into a final, grim game—a blood-soaked see-saw where they must choose between drowning in a pool of blood or sacrificing themselves to save others. But John, always anticipating treachery, has rigged the entire setup. The trap is linked to a trapdoor containing deadly gas, which seals Cecilia and her lover Parker inside, leading to their deaths, while John and Carlos survive with the recovered money.

The story concludes with John leaving the money and freeing the young boy, hinting at a flicker of hope or redemption amid his darkness. The mid-credits scene shows John, now with the help of Detective Mark Hoffman, ensuring that he has one more person left to potentially tie into his cycle of revenge or redemption—Henry from his support group, who is now clearly a new target in John’s ongoing game. This ending solidifies John Kramer’s belief that those who value their lives can be given a chance to change, and it leaves open the possibility that his twisted moral philosophy will continue beyond what has been shown. The film essentially reaffirms that even in his final acts, John’s methods serve as a disturbing morality lesson—one that suggests true redemption or change requires suffering and confrontation with one’s own guilt.

Last Updated: June 25, 2025 at 09:01

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