For starters, this is not a uwe boll production and that\s a very good thing. It stars radha mitchell, sean bean, laurie holden, deborah kara unger, kim coates, tanya allen, alice krige, and jodelle ferland. This movie was kind of like a nightmare brought to film and explained somewhat. The screenplay was written by roger avary, christope gans, and nicolas boukhrief. Silent hill is a town somewhere in the united states that through centuries. Revelation 3d, heather mason clemens and her father bean have been on the run, always one step ahead of dangerous forces that she doesnt fully understand.
I loved silent hill 2 but not the movie i mean the video game its story line makes a lot more sense than this piece of shit you call a movie. Unofficially, there is another movie that is not related to the original plot of the series. And rose was ju7st a pawn of allessa, or the demon to get revenge on those souls hiding from her. The first silent hill had a couple, but what makes silent hill 2 so damned sinister and still amazes me to this day is that the ending you. Contentsshow silent hill common enemies air screamer pterodactyllike creatures that fly close to the ground surface and travel around in packs. They saw pyramid head as an iconic slasher movie villain rather than a very specific jungian symbol.
To me, that makes silent hill the movie worse then other video game adaptations. Synonyms for silent at with free online thesaurus, antonyms, and definitions. Christopher gantz took the silent hill premise and weaved a matriarchal mythology around everyones favorite permafoggy ghost town. Jun 15, 2018 exploring the movie adaption of silent hill, based on the popular horror video game series. Secondly, the makers of the videogame silent hill worked very closely with the director of the movie, christophe gans, to insure that the movie would stay true to the game\s. Based on multiple playthroughs and research, weve compiled the following silent hill story explanation for you. With its topnotch narratives and haunting environments, this reputation is well deserved. Revelations 2012, based on the third game, primarily.
For those who have not played a silent hill game, the series may simply come across as a survival horror game with creepy monsters. The siren is back in silent hill, west virginia, playing its staple role in the movie to warn both the remaining inhabitants of the town, as well as rose da silva, of the coming darkness. After seeing clipstrailers for the film, scouring the web, and reading anything and everything i could on the film, i decided to wait. As a new playstation 4 owner, one of the first games i knew i had to download was p.
Nov 18, 2015 underneath the streets a massive fire burns. Its a bit difficult to get the story the first time you watch it. Silent hill is originally a popular survivalhorror game series by konami. Contrary to popular belief, silent hill is not just about alessa gillespie, although she is the main focus the first game and movie. The 2006 silent hill movie deviates considerably from this timeline and is considered an alternate universe in the. As the character often lurks in fog in the silent hill franchise, people sometimes reference pyramid head when posting or. Jun 30, 2018 welcome back to the scariest town in west virginia in silent hill. Enter at your own risk, subscribers here are known to be pulled into. Similar to asphyxia, scarlet manifests after alex presents. The eerie and deserted ghost town of silent hill draws a young mother desperate to find a cure for her only childs illness. Silent hill s voice acting is not by any means the best voice acting in the world, but its very much an important part of the overall experience. Silent hill heaven view topic movie ending theories.
Information and translations of silent movie in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. Anyway, getting a hold of silent hill 1 and the original versions of 2 and 3 might be a bit trickier. Downpour and it also appeared in the movie sequel silent hill. A popular term for any condition that may progress to very advanced stages before manifesting itself clinically examples lifestyle diseasee. The movie was filmed in the super 35 film format, except the scenes with the darkness, which. Maybe it wasnt seeable to her so she wouldnt know she was dead. Every silent hill game ranked from worst to best according. Sadly i think youre right and no sh game or movie will ever see the light of day again, such a shame. The silent hill movies three layers of reality explained. This is about the much older videogame, silent hill 2. Origins, silent hill, and silent hill 3 in order to really understand the movie. A sequel to the 2006 film silent hill, it stars adelaide clemens, kit harington, martin donovan, malcolm mcdowell and carrieanne moss, along with sean bean, deborah kara unger and radha mitchell returning from the previous film.
The film s peculiar rhythms%u2014action, exposition, action, exposition%u2014betray its videogame roots, but audiences unfamiliar with the silent hill. Apr 21, 2006 the silent hill movie is a great experience, is something disturbing, its not only about fear, its also about emotion. The first half of the movie was actually slightly better than i expected. It acts as a sequel to the first movie, while also dramatically changing many. Silent hill is a 2006 psychological horror film directed by christophe gans and written by roger avary, gans, and nicolas boukhrief. Hes considered an iconic mascot for the silent hill series, having appeared in several video game and film installments since 2001. The silent hill movie is a shallow, uninteresting, and incredibly annoying excuse for a pathetic, brainless gore flick that could have come out of that miserable genres most disgusting peak in the 1990s, if it hadnt been for the special effects. Mar 28, 2005 one of the things ive always loved about my favourite silent hill games has been the hidden themes and meanings. The movie didnt require the viewer to really know or understand any specific backstory the characters in the movie are all new but it does help to have a sense for how these stories work and how silent hill the town operates. On the way, they encounter motorcycle cop cybil laurie holden, who follows rose and sharon to silent hill. The seal of metatron also known as the talisman, virun vii crest and circle emblem is a symbolic magical amulet and one of the many items featured in the silent hill videogame series including silent hill, silent hill 2, silent hill 3 and silent hill. This timeline of events covers silent hill, silent hill 3 and silent hill. Can anyone tell me the meaning of the ending to silent hill the film. Click here for an explanation of the silent hill movie and here for silent hill revelation 3d.
Silent hill follows the nightmarish story of rose radha mitchell, whose daughter sharon jodelle ferland is a longtime sleepwalker pulled by a mysterious force. While sh is one of the better executed attempts at making a gamebased movie, the ending comes across as if the writers havent learn. The film is an adaptation of konamis 1999 video game silent hill. Exploring the movie adaption of silent hill, based on the popular horror video game series. The ending to silent hill revelation spoilers movies.
Disturbing stories behind the monsters in silent hill. Revelation is a 2012 supernatural horror film, directed and written by michael j. Silent hill the movie is an adaptation of a video game series also known as silent hill by the tokyobased konami corporation. For those of you who are curious about the movie but have never played the games, this might be helpful. Disturbing silent hill facts you had no idea about thegamer. I had a nice conversation with seven or eight people coming down on the escalator after we all saw silent hill. Why silent hill 2 is still the most disturbing game ever made. Well, the second time u watch it, its pretty simple to understand. It acts as a sequel to the first movie, while also dramatically changing many things about the story, and more. What is the meaning of the silent hill movie i didnt.
Alessa could transform the town of silent hill into a world of. I have recently watched silent hill again, but i couldnt really understand its ending. What is the significance of pink bunny in silent hill. While texting someone, they try to get sexual with you, but you avoid the topic by using a diversion such as the movie, silent hill. Dahlia gillespie is a character in silent hill, its play novel, the film of the same name, and its subsequent sequel. As far as the movie silent hill is concerned, its a different kind of a horror movie. A pinnacle in gaming symbolism silent hill 2 is a classic narrative in terms of video games. Her parents take her to this place that she only mentions in dreams yet in an attempt to get there they crash their car and loose their daughter.
As well as the main video game series, numerous types of accompanying merchandise have been released. Since its creation, pyramid head has become one of the most wellknown and iconic monsters in the franchise, turning into something of a mainstream and flagship figurehead for the series. Silent hill film siren the siren in the film the alarm sound generator as seen in the film. Can anyone tell me the meaning of the ending to silent hill. While sh is one of the better executed attempts at making a gamebased movie, the ending comes across as if the writers havent learned much after the second game. Officially, these two movies mentioned in the other answers silent hill 2006, based on the first and the second games, and silent hill. The director, christophe gans, uses graphics and special effects and computers and grainy, scratchy film stock and surrealistic images and makes silent hill look more like an experimental art film than a horror film except for the horror, of course. The only thing that a did not like about this movie was that the director attempted to use the first one as a start or a base in the story line a nice movie, full of fanservice like places and names from the game saga and specially from silent hill 3. Silent hill was the first game that had a very complicated and complex story with in depth characters that left gamers in a state of disbelief as the credits rolled. So this would mean foggy silent hill is a land of limbo kinda.
Jun 12, 2019 silent hill artist masahiro ito dishes more details on meaning behind monsters movies the invisible man is a huge hit for universal pictures, which means more monster movies. This is the 1st time i played a game of silent hill. Ash and smoke erupt from the earth, people flee their homes, and a once vibrant township is now a ghost town. Revelation is a 2012 psychological horror film, directed and written by m. Outside of a few cliche moments of horror, the movie doesnt really take off until 40 minutes in when they arrive in silent hill the movie as about 90 minutes total. So rose, cybil and sharon died as they enetered silent hill. Personally the 2006 film is a stunning masterclass in how to make a visually beautiful and atmospheric film that not only stuns the audience with dark and gory imagery but haunts us with its story and chilling symbolism. Oct 30, 2018 a favorite of the survival horror genre, the silent hill series contains some of the most terrorinducing games ever made. I recomend you to look for the ps silent hill plot guide, he gave some interesting points of view about silent hill, and its meaning. Fandom apps take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. It sounds like the opening of the popular konami video game series silent hill which was inspired by the town, but for the people of centralia, pennsylvania, this is a reality.
I have never found deep meaning like this in the games which have a storyling. Like the game series the silent hill movie features three layers of reality. Rose and sharon seem to be forever trapped within the foggy. A lot of scenes in the first silent hill movie show how much potential it has but no director is willing to put any effort into it and make a couple more. Including breaking down the films story and ending, as well as references and connections to the games. Here are the different levels of silent hill explained. Alessa wanted rose to act as her new mother and had no intention of returning to the real world, so she trapped rose in the place where she feels safe, where.
Neutral silent hill has proven to be the most expensive movie ticket to date, for me anyways. Rose takes sharon to silent hill, a coal mining town that appears to be haunting the girl. Why silent hill 2 is still the most disturbing game ever. What i can say is that its an incredibly goodlooking film. Silent hill town based on the real life story of centralia, pa. Why did you come to silent hill in the first place. I just watched the film again i know its quite old and i dont understand the ending when rose and sharon are still in fog even thought they are at home but in the real life its in colour and all is the same so i dont understand whats happened or why. But i know a few details about silent hill because of my brothers. Movies qt this category is for questions and answers related to silent hill, as asked by users of.
Silent hill is a survival horror video game franchise created by team silent and published by konami and konami digital entertainment. The following is a list of monsters in the video game series silent hill. Players assume the role of james, who receives a cryptic letter from his wife who has been dead for 3 years beckoning him to meet her in silent hill, a place. A team of editors takes feedback from our visitors to keep trivia as up to date and as accurate as possible. Silent hill is a much beloved franchise, both in game and now in movie format. Theres a series of fresh faces, actors that you may be familiar with but you havent seen then a thousand times before, theyre going to bring life to the characters. Silent hill story explanation alessa timeline my silent hill. It was favored by the horror gaming audience because silent hill had a refreshing style when compared to its earlier, traditional genre relatives, such resident evil. Robbies appearance as the large, blood splattered mascot of lakeside amusement park helps to develop an uneasy setting with the contrast of his bright colors to the grim world around. Hideo kojima explains that mysterious number in the p.
Welcome back to the scariest town in west virginia in silent hill. When heather returns home, she finds the symbol on the wall along with the message prompting her to come to silent hill. Silent hill 4s deeper meaning gamers hangout neowin. Will a 3rd silent hill movie happening in the future. They could also make a silent hill movie based on those 2 detectives looking for heather. First appearing in silent hill 3, robbie can be found in six following games and the sequel movie. Im surprised by the fact that this blog has been running for the last 3 years. So ive always wondered why was rose still stuck in the fog world at then end of the film and after six years why was she still trapped there. Sh2 includes an option for the original voicework, but 3 does not. Dahlia also appears in the games prequel, silent hill. Rose and sharon are trapped in the the city, and the explanation boils down to because reasons.
Homecoming, scarlet is a massive, dolllike creature with porcelain skin, a mouth full of needlesharp teeth, and mary janes covering her clubbed feet. Silent hill is a 2006 psychological horror film directed by christophe gans and written by roger. Aug 17, 2014 why silent hill 2 is still the most disturbing game ever made. List of silent hill monsters fictional characters wiki. I thought they would show up there later in the movie but it looks like they just set it up for a new movie or part of harrychris story. The halo of the sun is the mark of the order in the film and appears multiple times. Sadly, despite my hopes, silent hill makes the leap no better than any other attempt, although it tries darn hard. The name translates roughly to quiet hills, and the regions name has become a nickname for silent hill in its native country. Silent hill artist masahiro ito dishes more details on. Silent hills recognizable characteristics were decrepit architecture, ambience and symbolism. The movie was too bright and polished, im sorry but a little peeling paint on the walls does not make it silent hill. One of the things ive always loved about my favourite silent hill games has been the hidden themes and meanings. People do not end up stuck in silent hill because it is a place of sorcery and black magic.
But even after that it just feels like it drags on and on. It is more likely that pyramid head is a type of monster. Fans of the game will immediately recognize the transition. Silent hill quizzes there are 28 questions on this topic. Unable to accept the doctors diagnosis that her daughter should be. As shown in the sequel, they are still trapped in the silent hill dimension because of the cult, which required sharon now called heather. Silent killer definition of silent killer by medical dictionary. Pyramid head or red pyramid thing is a monster and in two cases, a duo of monsters that debuted in silent hill 2 as one of the primary antagonists. What is the significance of the fog in which rose and sharon are enshrouded at the end of the movie. Can anyone tell me the meaning of the ending to silent.
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