![]() The first entry ends on a cliffhanger finale which was addressed in a mildly clever fashion in the sequel. The first film was basically a PG-13 version of Saw, with some elements of the seriously underrated genre classic Cube mixed in. ![]() The recap at the beginning had no business being long as it was, particularly when the box office for these films are usually people who are fans of the franchise.Īdmittedly, I'm a big escape room aficionado (nearing forty rooms played) so this movie might just be something that's in my wheelhouse, but I am really enjoying this series. Also the new Amanda/Zoey scene in cold room at the start made it jarringly obvious Deborah was on set and would be back for more then just a single throwaway scene about having a daughter because why would it be relevant otherwise. I called the therapist/ending twist & Amanda returning from a mile off when they had the therapist practically begging Zoey to board the plane and if she wouldn’t, what would it take. I do think we’ll see her again because of the if you didn’t see it, it didn’t happen motto. ![]() She was by far the most interesting of out the paper thin developed new cast. However I would have liked to see more cannon fodder champions thrown into the mix so they could have Rachel survive. The set pieces were amazing and I was entertained from start to finish short run time and all. I think the film is really enjoyable when you look past the fact it’s a cheap horror flick that’s all flash no substance and extremely silly. ![]() There’s a much deeper, much more sinister story behind the rooms, and if they do involve a little girl, she isn’t Amanda’s daughter. I also think the whole idea of the rooms being based around a “fun day out” was a very superficial explanation for them. I’m telling you a story you have no way of confirming, and then instantly reminding you that if you didn’t see it with your own eyes, you shouldn’t believe it.” Which reinforces my theory about Sonya being an anagram instead of a real person. Almost like she’s straight up telling Zoey, “I’m lying to you. I think it’s very interesting that Amanda claiming her daughter was kidnapped immediately precedes “if you didn’t see it, it didn’t happen”. Zoey has never met Sonya, nor has she ever seen any evidence of Sonya’s existence or kidnapping beyond Amanda’s word. But Zoey’s stubbornness and integrity got in the way, and the clue that what they actually wanted her to do all along was “say no”, and that by doing so she was playing right into their hands, was right there in front of her.ĮTA - I also think the “if you didn’t see it, it didn’t happen” has more significance than just whether or not people died. Number two - Sonya is an anagram for “Say No.” When Amanda kept telling Zoey to “just say yes” I think that was the key to ending the whole thing. A very likely candidate for Escape Room Amanda’s namesake and something I think is worth keeping in mind. In the second game, she was working from the inside. The only victim the Jigsaw killer ever brought back for round two was named Amanda, who turned out to be so severely traumatised from her first game she deluded herself into believing these games were for the greater good of humanity and went on to become a game designer. For that reason, I think Amanda’a name is very significant. It pays homage to Saw in more than just a few ways. Number one - I’m a diehard Saw fan, and as numerous people have pointed out, Escape Room is very much like a teen friendly Saw. I’ve read as many of these comments as I can and I haven’t seen anyone mention these things yet, but I haven’t read everyone’s comments.
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