escape rooms are not saw
Nothing infuriates me more with pop culture than when I'm trying to explain what escape rooms are to a friend and they say, "Wait, like the Saw movies?"
No, Henry. Not like the Saw movies.
Saw movies are a disgrace to escape rooms everywhere. There's like 5% in common between Saw and escape rooms. But now escape rooms have this negative stereotype of being like those movies. They are not.
Here are some key examples:
Question
Saw movies
Escape rooms
Can you die?
Yes
No
Do you have to hurt yourself to escape?
Yes
No
Is it legal?
No
Yes
Is it cool?
No
Yes
Is it fun?
No
Yes
Is it scary?
Yes
Not usually
Will you be let out after your time is up?
No
Yes
Do you have to cut off your own foot to escape?
Yes
No
And there you have it.
ESCAPE ROOMS ARE NOT LIKE SAW. STOP COMPARING THEM.