Admit It: ‘Saw’ Is a Psychological Thriller and Not Just Torture Horror

Twenty years ago, a now-iconic voice first said: “I want to play a game,” in James Wan’s Saw.

Now, it wasn’t Super Mario Bros. or Kingdom Hearts that Tobin Bell’s John Kramer wanted to play, but the kind of game where he puts unsuspecting people in death traps and performs his best Riddler impersonation to give them confusing clues on how to escape. Since the average person pushes a door that says “pull,” it’s no surprise that most people die during these activities because they struggle to follow instructions.