Question: One thing I have never understood through the entire series is Dr Gordon's test. To pass his test, Dr Gordon has to kill Adam by 6 if not his family is killed and he is left to rot. At 6 Zep calls saying he failed his test. He then cuts his foot off, shoots and wounds Adam. The film end with him having crawled to get help and jigsaw shutting the door on Adam. In Saw 7 we see Jigsaw helped him and he became an accomplice. Why did jigsaw not kill him or leave him to die as he failed his test.
Ssiscool
3rd May 2023
Saw (2004)
2nd May 2023
Saw (2004)
Continuity mistake: When Singh is following Jigsaw, he shoots him in the back and proceeds to close in on Jigsaw. In one shot from behind him he is next to a wooden spool. Camera changes to in front of him and now he's further away. (00:51:20)
1st May 2023
Saw (2004)
Continuity mistake: When Dr Gordon is breaking the wall to get the box, there is 1 tile at the top that is complete on the outside shot and broken on the inside shot. (00:54:10)
1st May 2023
Saw (2004)
Continuity mistake: When Tapp and Singh work out where the warehouse is Tapp has his hand out on the table over a map. The camera cuts and now they're on the arm of his chair. (00:44:50)
1st May 2023
Saw (2004)
Continuity mistake: When Adam finishes throwing stuff at the camera and Dr Gordon explains about every angle being thought out, the shard of glass at Adams feet keeps changing position without being touched. (00:30:40)
1st May 2023
Saw (2004)
Continuity mistake: When Dr Gordon is called to his office to speak with the two detectives, his chair is facing away from him as he approaches it but it suddenly turns, so he can sit down and talk with the detectives. (00:20:20)
27th Apr 2023
Saw (2004)
Continuity mistake: During the quick montage of Adam and Lawrence cutting their chains, in one shot of Lawrence his feet are on white tiles and in others they are on broken sections that are black. (00:14:25)
25th Apr 2023
Saw (2004)
Continuity mistake: When Dr Gordon is reading the note that was in the box with the phone, the way he holds it differs between shots. It goes from 2 handed to single-handed. (00:55:50)
25th Apr 2023
Saw (2004)
Revealing mistake: When we see Tapp watching Dr Gordon's house, there are clips of newspaper headlines that flash up on the screen. However, the articles themselves have nothing to do with Jigsaw or even the headline above them. (00:41:00)
15th Nov 2015
Saw (2004)
Revealing mistake: When we see Paul walking round the room with glass on the floor, if you look carefully you can see he has shoes on in some shots. (00:19:15)
15th Nov 2015
Saw (2004)
Visible crew/equipment: Just as Adam shouts "Somebody help me" right at the very start, you can see a boom shadow move over the wall. (00:01:30)
10th Mar 2011
Saw (2004)
Continuity mistake: When Dr. Gordon picks up his tape, the way he holds it changes instantly. (00:06:50)
10th Mar 2011
Saw (2004)
Continuity mistake: Tapp is watching the Amanda tape. Jigsaw says "look" and then Tapp rewinds the tape for 2 seconds. He presses play and Jigsaw says, "Look around" He should have said the word "mate" at that point. (00:43:40)
10th Mar 2011
Saw (2004)
Continuity mistake: When we first see the heart on the toilet, the lid is on upside down. When we see Adam look at it, the lid is on the right way up. (00:12:35)
9th Mar 2011
Saw (2004)
Continuity mistake: Dr. Gordon rips open his envelope near the start. When he does he rips it with the "A" in "Lawrence" still visible. Camera cuts and the rip has moved down to take off half of the "W". (00:06:45)
9th Mar 2011
Saw (2004)
Audio problem: Adam throws a very small object at the mirror with his second throw. Yet the sound is of something a lot bigger hitting the glass. (00:29:35)
9th Mar 2011
Saw (2004)
Continuity mistake: When Dr. Gordon is trying to get the phone it is just mm away from the box. When the camera changes, it's a good few inches away from the box. (01:25:05)
9th Mar 2011
Saw (2004)
Continuity mistake: We see Adam on Dr. Gordon on the screen that Zep is watching. By Adam's foot there is nothing, yet when we see Adam, there is a piece of glass. (00:30:00)
9th Mar 2011
Saw (2004)
Continuity mistake: Dr. Gordon empties his envelope into his hands in an extreme closeup. In this shot you can see the tape is not sticking up. Camera changes and the tape is now sticking up. (00:06:50)
9th Mar 2011
Saw (2004)
Continuity mistake: When Ali is pointing the gun at Zep, she is either holding it in her left hand or two-handed at one point. This is not to be confused with when the gun swaps hands. (01:20:15)
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Answer: The movies don't directly address this. But in my personal opinion, even though he didn't do everything on time, Jigsaw recognized that Dr. Gordon ultimately was willing to make the sacrifices he had to in order to save his family. He also spent hours in the room listening to Gordon and Adam talking, and likely realised that Gordon was a good man despite his faults. So I personally believe that even though he didn't "pass his test" per se, Jigsaw had grown enough respect for Gordon that he saved him. (And indoctrinated him).
TedStixon
Is Hoffman dead or alive?
That's unknown at this point in time.
TedStixon