Saw V (2008) - Quotes

Understanding the Pursuer and the Pursued

Hofman: Our game? You don't even know me.

John: I know you. I followed you as you've pursued me. I know you. I know your sister.

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Recognition of Identity and Truth

Peter Strahm: [Last words] I know who you are! I KNOW!

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The Burden of Expectations in Crisis

Peter Strahm: We were all supposed to die. You were supposed to be the "hero.

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Deception in a Jigsaw Trap

Peter Strahm: [[w:List of Saw characters#Seth Baxter|him] You killed ]. Made it look like a Jigsaw trap.

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Jigsaw's Perfection in Execution

Peter Strahm: Jigsaw doesn't make mistakes.

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Questioning a Mysterious Statement

Peter Strahm: The last thing she said was "Detective Hoffman." Why would she say that? Why did she say your name?

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Trust and Survival in a Deadly Choice

Tapes: [Strahm stops the tape here, then resumes it after throwing Hoffman in the box.] Hello, Agent Strahm. If you are hearing this, then you have once again found what you are looking for - or so you think. Your dedication is to be commended. But I ask you if you have learned anything on your journey of discovery. As the old adage goes, "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me." The situation you find yourself in is one of trust. So I ask you, Special Agent Strahm: Have you learned to trust me? The only way to survive this room is by entering the glass box before you. Pain will be incurred, but you have a chance of survival. However, if you choose not to, you will never be heard from again. Your body will never be found. You will simply vanish. I ask you, Special Agent Strahm: Have you learned enough to trust me? Will you heed my warning? For if you do not, this room will forever be your tomb. And my legacy will become yours. Make your choice.

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The Choice Between Life and Justice

Tapes: Hello, Seth. I want to play a game. Right now, you are feeling helpless. This is the same helplessness you've bestowed onto others. But now, it's onto you. Some would call it Karma. I call it justice. Now, you served five years of what should have been a life sentence for murder. A technicality gave you freedom, but it inhibited you from understanding the impact of taking a life. Today, I offer you true freedom. In thirty seconds, the pendulum will drop far enough to touch your body. Within sixty seconds, it will cut you in half. To avoid the pendulum, all you have to do is destroy the things that have killed: Your hands. You must insert your hands and push the buttons to start the devices before you. Your bones will be crushed to dust. Will you destroy the things that have taken life in order to save one, Seth? Make your choice.*

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Emotional Detachment for True Enlightenment

Quotes: You told me the only way to truly offer enlightenment is by detaching emotionally.

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Speculating on Jigsaw's Possible Accomplice

Quotes: [About Strahm] He was theorizing on the possibility of another accomplice to Jigsaw other than Amanda Young.

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Confronting the Reality of Violence

Quotes: You didn't see the blood! You didn't see what he fucking did to her!

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Family Loyalty and Deserving Chances

Quotes: She was my only family. He didn't deserve a chance. He was an animal!

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The Value of Life and Justice

Quotes: [Promotion acceptance speech] Thank you. Thank you very much. Throughout this ordeal, if we've learned anything, it's that human life is sacred. And we've learned that, every day, life should be cherished. Justice is the backbone to every peaceful society. And I believe that true justice has been served.

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Consequences of Failed Attempts to Help

Quotes: [Rigg] tried to help. He didn't make it. Nobody made it.

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The Cost of Survival

Tapes: Hello and welcome. This journey has been one of discovery and hopefully, you've discovered the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. The human body, for instance, is an astoundingly durable creation. It contains approximately ten pints of blood. Yet it is still able to operate with just half of that. The device before you is one of sacrifice. A sacrifice of blood. In order to open the door, the beaker must be filled to the marked level. A level that is of no coincidence. This amount can come from any one of you. But that does not matter. What does matter is time. For in 15 minutes, if the beaker is not filled, the bombs will explode and the doors will be sealed forever. So now I ask you: How much blood will you give in order to survive?

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Bridging the Gap: A Lesson in Choices

Tapes: Hello and welcome. You must all be eager to learn the next important lesson in your transformation. The game before you is designed to bridge the gap between you all. In order to open the five locks on the door out of this room, the five electrical circuits powering them must be closed. The only way to do this is to find a way to connect all five cords to the bath water. Close the circuits, and the door will open. But you must work quickly, for in three minutes, an electrical current will surge through this room, locking the door forever. Who will bridge the gap? The choice is yours.

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Choices and Consequences in a Deadly Game

Tapes: Hello. And welcome to the next lesson. These walls hold four chambers. These chambers offer safety. However, to access them, a key is needed, but only three of the keys will fit the locks. These keys are in the glass jars hanging from the ceiling. Move quickly, though. Because when the clock ticks down, the explosives in the corners of the room will detonate. With only three points of safety, which of you will be the odd man out? Make your choice.

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Consequences of Selfish Choices in Survival Game

Tapes: Hello and welcome. From birth, you've all been given the advantages of few others. Yet, through poor moral decisions, you've used these advantages to selfishly further only yourselves at the expense of others. Well today, this singular way of thinking will be put to the test. Today, five will become one with the common goal of survival. You are all connected. A cable runs through your collar devices. It can be pulled so tight that you will be decapitated on the mounted razors. The only way to remove the collar is with the keys from the glass boxes on the pedestals before you. However, if one of you moves to retrieve the key, the 60-second timer will begin for you all. In choosing how to react to the situation, your life-long instincts will tell you to do one thing, but I implore you to do the opposite. Let the games begin.

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A Final Message of Love and Trust

Tapes: [On a videotaped message to his ex-wife] If you're watching this, Jill, I'm long gone from this world. You are my heart. You always have been. You always will be. I'm not going to try to explain my actions of late. Suffice it to say that I find it difficult to forgive myself for what happened at the clinic. I permitted, indeed, encouraged your decisions regarding the people there. I saw danger and I should have acted sooner. I'm leaving you a box, today and its contents are of grave importance. Even though you and I don't always see everything eye to eye, I deeply believe in you and I believe that you will know what to do with these materials.

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A Choice Between Sanctuary and Grave

Tapes: Hello, Agent Strahm. If you're hearing this, then you've finally found what you've been looking for. But is the discovery of my body enough? Or will your insatiable hunger to uncover the truth push you deeper into the abyss? Heed my warning: Do not proceed for this room can be your sanctuary or it can be your grave. The choice is yours.

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A Challenge Awaits: The Game Begins

Quotes: It's time to play a game.

Anticipating the Human Mind and Chance

Quotes: If you're good at anticipating the human mind, it leaves nothing to chance.

Embracing Uncertainty and Anticipating Outcomes

Quotes: I assume nothing. I anticipate the possibilities and I let the game play out.

A Crossroads of Choices and Consequences

Quotes: You're willing to take that risk? The risk of ruining your own life to protect a corrupt legal system that puts murderers back on the streets? How would your sister feel? You're at a crossroads, Detective. Make your choice.

Seeking a Healer for Redemption

Quotes: [Tapp] I know who is. I need you to lead him to someone for me -- a doctor. A healer who needs some healing.

Killing versus Rehabilitation in Saw V

Quotes: Tonight, you will see the difference between killing and rehabilitation.

A Chance for Rehabilitation Through Survival

Quotes: You see, it's a different method I'm talking about; if a subject survives my method, he or she is instantly rehabilitated. Now, you want a chance? You want a chance, hm? I'll give you a chance.

A More Efficient Approach to Killing

Quotes: Killing is distasteful! To me. There is a better, more efficient way.

Finding Purpose Through Justice and Redemption

Quotes: You sit in bars until closing. You drink so you can sleep. You stagger to your car so you can start it all over again the next day. Then, I discovered what you do for recreation. Mm. You can dispense justice and give people a chance to value their lives in the same moment.

Imitation and the Value of Originality

Quotes: They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. But I find it somewhat... distasteful, to be given credit for work that's not mine. Especially inferior work.