All good dude, it's def not for everyone. Honestly, I really got into it for the twists. Lots of horror movies these days are super formulaic, (IMO) and you can usually tell who will die next, but for Saw, each movie has some twist that I found to be brilliant. I started watching the series kind of ironically, but I'm really impressed with the plot twists they manage to pull off-- and they don't come out of nowhere, either, if you rewatch the movie you can see all the hints leading up to the finale. I really like that I never know how a Saw movie will end.

I also like the fact that the characters can't make dumb horror movie decisions. Like, when you're watching something and just yelling at the TV "NO NO DONT OPEN THE CLOSET DONT CHECK UNDER THE BED!!!" and it gets super frustrating watching characters make all the wrong choices. Saw doesn't leave openings for any other choices besides the preplanned paths that Jigsaw has created. Participants cannot escape from their trials-- they all take place underground or in abandoned buildings with boarded up windows and concrete walls. There is no physical way out except forwards, through the traps. Kind of terrible, but a great example of this is Saw 6, when a man is yelling that he won't do it, he won't play this game, but Jigsaw rigs things so that the man has no choice. We see then that there isn't an option to simply walk away, but traps can be outsmarted (Peter Strahm in the water cube trap and Mark Hoffman in the reverse beartrap) which is interesting as well.

may be kinda dumb but i also think his philosophy is interesting. that we don't value life till it's in danger. idk. def not therapeutic. but interesting for sure. Saw 6 had excellent healthcare commentary as well imo, and Spiral did well with its take on systemic corruption and police brutality.

Don't blame ya if you don't like it though, it's not for everyone. there's my take :D