“The Jig is Up” was inspired by the horror franchise SAW which revolves around John Kramer, also called the “Jigsaw Killer” or simply “Jigsaw”
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First quote: "Live or die, now the choice is yours"
In the SAW films, after Jigsaw explains the trap that somebody has been placed in and what must be done to escape it, he says the line
"Live or die, the choice is yours."
It showcases how Jigsaw’s main purpose is to teach the victim a lesson, to appreciate life.
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Second quote: "To prove what they're worth amidst their sins, the game begins. A frightening chance to be saved"
In the SAW films, John Kramer forces people to be in his torture games when he thinks they’re ungrateful for the life that they have been blessed with. All his victims have sinned in the past, so besides wanting them to be grateful for life, he wants them to confess for their crimes.
He wants to see them prove what they are really worth to see if they are actually worthy of living their life.
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Third quote: "You want to play a f*cking game?"
One of the most iconic and quoted lines from the SAW series is the line
"I want to play a game"
It was first said during Amanda’s trap in the original SAW.
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Fourth quote: "They saw through skin, they saw through bone"
In the first SAW movie, Lawrence Gordon realized that Jigsaw wants them to saw through their feet in order to get out of the chain restricting their movement. After this troublesome realization and a few moments to meditate, he takes a hacksaw to his ankle in order to escape the shackle that his foot has been placed into.
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Fifth quote: "I savour every puzzled scream, a piece of them to carry with me"
This line does a play on words with the word “puzzled” which simultaneously references the fact of being confused and how during the SAW movies the killer removes a puzzle shaped piece of flesh from his victims. The confusing aspect of the line shows how the victims are not only puzzled by the games they must play but also why they are placed in such a horrible situation.
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Sixth quote: "Two rats in a cage, one reborn and one to mourn"
In the SAW franchise, two people are usually pitted against each other in a “Game” to prove they deserve the chance to live. The line “Two rats in a cage” is a play on words to make it seem like the “players” are just like lab rats that are experimented on. One “player” is reborn by surviving the trap and the other “player” usually dies proving that they are unworthy of a second chance in life.
The line could also reference the medieval mean of torture where rats were placed on the abdomen of a victim, covered by a cage over them with a hot coal on top. The rat, trying to escape the overwhelming heat, would dig into the victim’s abdomen and escape through their body, eventually killing them.
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Seventh quote: "I saw through the selfish but saw no soul"
John Kramer AKA the Jigsaw Killer kidnaps and forces his victims to participate in his death traps. He chooses his victims through the morality they show. His victims are normally selfish humans who have hurt him or the community through their actions.
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Eighth quote: "game over"
It's obvious. Perhaps the most famous line from the SAW series, this line closes out every movie up until the newest release in the series, Jigsaw.
The line is delivered by Jigsaw himself or one of his accomplices, ensuring that somebody has lost the game; sometimes referring to somebody placed in a trap, sometimes referring to somebody trying to capture Jigsaw.
