In Saw I, the main "players", Adam and Lawrence, are chained to pipes on opposite walls, with no apparent way to get free in a grimy, dirty bathroom.
Bathrooms are places where we get release and rid of things, like dirt and human waste. This a clue that in order to survive, the characters will have to let something go - a sacrifice is going to be necessary to live. While most bathrooms are clean, but this one is not. So, it signals a perversion/negation of that the meaning. So, we know the sacrifice is going to be a terrible one full of anguish and violence. It's going to be a painful process.
Also, bathrooms are symbols of purification, cleansing, truth, and honesty. When we release lies, we can cleanse and purify our minds, hearts, and souls. The truth is known. During the plot of Saw I, the lies told through out the movie are exposed. In the beginning Dr. Gordon lies that he was working at the hospital the night he was taken. As the story goes on, it's is revealed that he was actually at a hotel, cheating on his wife. He also confesses that while he was going to meet a women; he did not do anything with her and regretting what he was doing. Adam attempts lie as well. He lies about how he knew to turn off the lights and find the "x". When the truth is revealed it starts Dr. Gordon's breakdown.
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