Leigh Whannell : (5) " Usually with me, the ideas I have for movies just sort of pop into my head. I’ve read a bunch of screenwriting books over the years and, to be honest, they’re mostly pretty crappy. " - Leigh Whannell " I grew up in Melbourne. " - Leigh Whannell " I really liked that documentary, ‘Room 237.’ " - Leigh Whannell " If you look back at a film like ‘Dawn of the Dead’ – You can either watch it as a straight-up genre film and have fun with zombies being shot, or you can look at it as a metaphor for consumerism. Or a metaphor for the Vietnam war. " - Leigh Whannell " Freddie Kruger, Jason, Michael Myers – they’re all our generation. I think the kids wanted some new guys that they could take ownership of and Jigsaw was that guy. " - Leigh Whannell