The Saw movies are incredibly popular, but no one would mistake them for high art. Despite a valiant effort at tying all the films together and creating an epic storyline, most people were drawn to Saw for the crazy traps and gore.

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The writing throughout the Saw franchise ranged from genuinely good to acceptable to absolutely laughable, with the quality generally degrading as the series progressed. The dialogue proved goofy, and the storyline itself became a convoluted mess filled with plot holes and inconsistencies. Yet fans don't seem to mind. No one comes to these movies for the story, and as such, major plot holes like these are easily forgiven.

Gordon As Jigsaw Suspect

Gordon cries and holds a pipe in Saw

A major subplot of the first Saw concerns Lawrence Gordon being the primary suspect in the Jigsaw killings. This doesn't really make sense, considering Gordon's profession. The Jigsaw killings obviously require a lot of work and time - time that a professional oncologist simply wouldn't have.

Oncologists work long hours, and his constant presence at the hospital could easily be verified by interviewing his co-workers. A lot of time and headaches could have been avoided if the detectives were somewhat competent at their jobs.

Jigsaw As The Dead Body

Adam watches Jigsaw stand up in Saw

Much has been spoken and written about the dead body in the first Saw film - probably because it doesn't make a lick of sense. While Kramer rising from the bathroom floor makes for a spectacular twist ending, it doesn't really hold up to scrutiny.

In particular, did Gordon, a professional doctor, seriously not question the validity of this supposedly dead body?

ID Timothy

A man screams in pain

Timothy Scott is the poor recipient of the famous Rack trap, as he accidentally caused the death of Jeff's son Dylan. The only witness to the case was Danica Scott, who, despite Jeff's pleas, drove away following the accident.

As she drove away, it's fair to assume that she never reported the accident to the police. And if she never reported the accident, then how was Timothy identified as the drunk driver who killed Dylan? Furthermore, witnesses to crimes are studiously protected by the police, so even if she did report the crime, there is no way Jigsaw would know who to capture.

Year Of The Pig

A man sits in front of various knives that are touching his face

It turns out that the Saw franchise is playing fast and loose with time periods. It's clearly established that John Kramer abducts Cecil Adams during a Year of the Pig street festival. The Pig is a Chinese zodiac, and the two most recent Years of the Pig were 1995-1996 and 2007-2008.

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Jill also makes clear that the abduction occurred shortly after John was diagnosed with cancer, which occurred in 2003. The movie's timeline was both seven years too late and four years too early.

The Mausoleum Trap

A man wearing a yellow shirt stands inside a mausoleum

Saw IV contains one of the most original and memorable traps in the mausoleum trap. It concerns Art Blank, who has had his mouth sewn shut, and a man named Trevor, who has had his eyes sewn shut. To ensure their mutual survival, Art needed to find a way to communicate with the blind and panicked Trevor. He kills him instead.

However, this obstacle is easily overcome. Art could have cut the thread using the provided axe, or worst-case scenario, forced his mouth open - which is exactly what he does after killing Trevor.

Strahm's Cell Phone

Saw V Agent Strahm Box Test

The police officials throughout the Saw franchise really are quite stupid. In the fifth movie, Mark Hoffman steals Peter Strahm's cell phone out of evidence and uses it to call Dan Erickson.

Erickson answers the phone genuinely believing it to be Strahm, despite knowing that Strahm's cell phone has been locked away and impounded as evidence. He should have quickly and easily realized that it was someone else using Strahm's cell phone.

John's Wealth & Cancer Treatment

Johnn Kramer in a hospital bed in Saw

Saw VI primarily concerns an arrogant and heartless health insurance agent named William Easton. He works for Umbrella Health and has John Kramer as a client. Following John's cancer diagnosis, William refused him health insurance and threatened to drop John as a client should John travel to Norway for experimental treatment.

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But by John's own admission, he is a very wealthy man and could easily afford to fly to Norway and undertake the treatment. So why did he so easily accept defeat after being denied insurance by William when he could just pay for the treatment out of pocket?

Alone With Hoffman

Hoffman stands in front of a microphone

This one again proves the complete stupidity of Saw's police characters. Both Erickson and Lindsey Perez suspect Hoffman of being Jigsaw's accomplice, yet they bring him along to the audio lab without any type of protection or backup.

This is completely ridiculous and likely goes against FBI procedure. Not surprisingly, both Dan and Lindsey are murdered by Hoffman - the avoidable result of their careless naivety.

Doctor Patient Confidentiality

Logan looks at the Reverse Bear trao

Jigsaw was a welcome return to form following the dreadful Saw 3D, but it still contained its fair share of plot holes and inconsistent writing.

For example, Halloran is able to look up Logan's medical records and prescription history on the Department of Veteran Affairs website, despite that type of stuff falling under doctor-patient confidentiality and not being publicly available knowledge. There's no way that Halloran would find this type of information without a court order.

John's Grave

Logan and the laser trap in Jigsaw

John's grave is also a source of contention. Logan would have obviously needed to dig up John's body in order to replace it with that of Edgar Munsen. Yet when the police go to dig up John's grave, they don't notice that it had obviously been tampered with in the last few days.

There's certainly a pattern here in regards to the Saw franchise and its hand-waving of police-based plot obstacles, but then again, viewers don't really seem to mind.

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