The American thriller “Saw” became so popular with the audience that several of its sequels were filmed. An exciting plot, striking with its cruelty and technical mastery of the trap, the play of actors, the presence of an idea - these are the main advantages of the picture. Despite the fact that the films were shot by various directors, they are united by a common plot. We offer to get acquainted with the actors and roles of the film "Saw 3" (2006).
Main character
The most interesting and memorable character of the picture is John Kramer, a brilliant designer and inventor. This is no ordinary serial killer, enjoying the suffering of others. On the contrary, Kramer sincerely worries for each of his victims, whom he refers to as “test subjects”. All his traps are a way to check whether people really want to live and what they are ready to get out of.
The idea of the picture is that after salvation from John’s deadly inventions, the heroes really begin to value their lives. The victims of Cramer are people who, in his opinion, incorrectly dispose of their fate:
- drug addicts;
- criminals;
- playboys ;
- dedicated vengeance.
The role of John was played by the actor Tobin Bell, by no means a novice in the cinema, on his account several roles of serial killers and maniacs. But the artist was remembered by the Russian audience for his work in the Saw cycle. This image was highly appreciated, so Bell received awards in the nominations "Best villain" and "Best butcher."
Principal Subjects
The plot of the picture is concentrated around the whole family - Jeff and Lynn Denlon. Their life went downhill after a young dark-skinned guy Timothy Young knocked to death his beloved son Jeff, Dylan, in a car.
The actors of the film “Saw 3” (2006) managed to convey the mood of despair and pain. Angus McFadyen, the performer of the role of Jeff, played a lost man, in whose soul in an unequal struggle the desire for revenge and compassion clashed. And the American of Iranian-Jewish origin Bahar Sumeh, the performer of the role of Lynn, coped well with her task - to play a doctor who has lost interest in saving human lives and in her own destiny.
The relationships of the main characters are conveyed very concisely, and at the same time - capaciously. They still love each other, but cannot step over the hatred that burns their souls. That is why the heroes become the next victims of Pyla and his assistants.
Helpers Saws
The actors of the film “Saw 3” (2006) masterfully played the roles of assistants to John Cramer. There are two of them in this part of the series:
- Amanda Young, played by the American Shawnee Smith, is shown in the first part as the only survivor after the Designer's test. Her desire to live turned out to be so strong that the former drug addict, without hesitation, ripped open the stomach of her friend in order to get the key and remove the deadly trap from her head. The girl acted very decisively and calmly, but in fairness it should be noted that she did not have to disfigure herself to prove her craving for life, Amanda’s test against the others can be called easy. In the third part, the girl plays the role of a student and assistant Pila, she is distinguished by rigidity and cynicism. Unlike her mentor, she does not want the subjects to survive, so she dies at the end of the picture.
- Detective Mark Hoffman, his role was embodied by the actor Kostas Mendilor, became the assistant to Pila after avenging the death of his sister, he managed to deftly imitate the constructor's handwriting and deal with the killer. Kramer decides to test Hoffman himself and makes him his confidant. Now the officer leads a double life: he is a police officer and at the same time an assistant to a maniac.
The actors of the film “Saw 3” showed that not one of John Cramer’s confidants was inspired by his ideas, they like to torment people, they don’t carry any deep meaning. These people are cruel in nature and do not cause a single gram of sympathy.
Jeff's Trials
The work of the actors of the film “Saw 3” (2006), who played the roles of people directly or indirectly responsible for the death of the son of the protagonist, is very interesting. It was they who got the difficult task of showing all the horror of a person who fell into a death trap:
- Canadian actress Debra Lynn McCabe played the role of Danica Scott, a witness to the crime. Her testimony would have justly punished the involuntary killer of the child, but the girl decided to escape from the scene.
- Barry Flatman played the role of Judge Halden, who showed sympathy not to the family of the deceased child, but to the young killer and pronounced him a very humane sentence.
- Mfo Coaho - the performer of the role of Timothy Young, the main culprit of all the troubles of Jeff. For the Canadian actor, the work in the film was by no means the first; he played several roles in the films Harbor, Blood for Blood and in the series.
The hero of Engus McFadyen is trying to save each of them, but he can only save the judge from death, the remaining offenders die in agony. But only because the suffering father did not have time to stop the deadly mechanisms.
Jill
Among the actors and roles of “Saw 3”, it is worth noting the wife of Cramer, the beautiful Jill Tuck, who was performed by the American actress Betsy Russell. She has accounted for about 30 roles in films and TV shows, such as Private School, She wrote the murder, and Delta Police Squad. Because of Betsy’s divorce for 6 years, she took a break in her career, and “Saw” became for her a return to the big screen. Jill's figure is very controversial: on the one hand, this is a fragile woman who has lost a child and lost her husband, who became a serial killer. On the other hand, it is a strong personality who was not afraid to break the law and fulfill the last will of her beloved.
Police officers
The actors of the film "Saw 3" also skillfully played the role of police officers. In addition to the already mentioned Costas Mendilor, the police played:
- Donny Wahlberg, also known for his role in The Sixth Sense. In the film “Saw 3” (2006), the actor was embodied in the image of Eric Matthews, who dedicated his life to catching Saw and died in one of the traps invented by the maniac.
- Dina Meyer, American actress who played detective Allison Kerry.
Actors of Saw 3, who played the role of policemen, were able to show the audience the true fanaticism of people who decided at all costs to detain a talented engineer and rightly punish him.
The picture holds in tension from the first frame to the captions. A well-thought-out plot, action in various time plans, an unpredictable ending - these are the main advantages of the film “Saw 3” (2006). Actors also coped with their tasks, masterfully transforming into characters.