Continuity mistake: Saw VII takes place straight after Saw VI. In Saw VI we see Jill put Hoffman in the bear trap and leave. We then see that Hoffman spends around 45 seconds trying to get the trap off before putting in the bars on the window. In this film however, just after Jill closes the door we see the glass break. No delay. (00:08:20)
Continuity mistake: The amount of blood on Bobby's teeth constantly changes. During the tooth room. (01:02:00)
Continuity mistake: When Bobby gets the tooth room, there is 19:55 left on the clock. There is a cut to the TV showing Joyce lasting 3 seconds. The countdown now still shows 19:55. (00:57:20)
Continuity mistake: During the public saw trap, when Brad is clipped by the saw, you see blood on the edge of it. However, when the angle of the camera changes, the saw is clean. When the angle switches again, there is blood on the saw. (00:05:55)
Continuity mistake: It is visible that Dr Gordon's handwriting when he writes " I know who you are", is different from the handwriting in Hoffman's letter. (01:19:40)
Continuity mistake: At the start we see the purple jacketed skater stop and look at the display. The red jacketed skater stops to the left of the purple one. Camera changes to a view from inside the display and the red jacket is now to the right of the purple one. (00:02:20)
Continuity mistake: Bobby extracts 2 teeth to get into the final room. When he's inserting the hooks into his chest he screams, revealing one of the teeth he pulled is back in place. (01:01:15 - 01:10:00)
Continuity mistake: Jill stabs Hoffman in the neck. But when we see him looking for her there is no mark on his neck. (01:11:10)
Continuity mistake: The position of the pliers for Bobby to pull his teeth changes instantly. (00:58:00)
Continuity mistake: When Bobby is swinging from the cage near the start, the way he is holding onto the cage changes instantly. (00:31:40)
Continuity mistake: Det. Rogers spots the note for Gibson from Hoffman and the reverse bear trap. When he calls Gibson over, he has his arm up and resting on the door frame. When Gibson looks into the room, Rogers lifts his arm again. (00:28:30)
Continuity mistake: Bobby gets stabbed when trying to save the one person. However when he is trying to save his wife, the puncture marks are constantly disappearing and reappearing.
Continuity mistake: When on the chat show, the mug belonging to the host is constantly moving. Check the handle. (00:13:30)
Continuity mistake: Brad gets blood all up his face when he is hit by the saw. When Ryan and Brad decided to let Dina die, the blood has gone from Brads face. (00:06:40)
Continuity mistake: Gibbs smashes the glass at the junkyard with a shotgun. The smashed glass changes between shots. (01:26:20)
Continuity mistake: The second time Bobby tries to pull the hook out of Nina's mouth, he grabs the string so it is taught. Camera changes and the string is slack. Camera changes again, and the string is being pulled tight again. (00:40:25)
Continuity mistake: In the public trap we see Ryan's overalls are done up. However, in one shot they are undone, then done up again. (00:05:50)
Continuity mistake: In Saw, Adam crushes Zepp's head with the toilet block lid. However, when we see the bathroom in this film, Zepp's body shows no sign of this. (01:20:20)
Continuity mistake: When Gideon is saying to the Coroner about if that bloke has a cavity he wants to know about, the body bag is open. Camera cuts to Gideon walking over to the door and the bag is done up instantly. (00:28:40)
Continuity mistake: When Gideon is answering the phone and looking at the woman, he raises the phone to his ear, camera cuts and he raises it again. (00:27:00)
Answer: He, his wife and his daughter were abducted before he decided to work with Jigsaw. He didn't put them in danger. As for why he decided to work with Jigsaw following his ordeal, like other characters in the franchise, he either developed a level of Stockholm syndrome or he concluded that Jigsaw's methods were right, or a combination of both.
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