Rose and sharon died in the the car accident that sent them to silent hill. Silent hill the movie is an adaptation of a video game series also known as silent hill by the tokyobased konami corporation. Silent hill the socalled horror picture that was shown a few years earlier. 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 get isnt based on anything you can easily quantify. The film follows rose as she brings her adopted daughter sharon to the abandoned town of silent hill. This is also why the helmet is a pyramid in the game. Rose takes sharon to silent hill, a coal mining town that appears to be haunting the girl. The game was developed by team silent and published by konami. The silent hill movies three layers of reality explained. The people who live in silent hill are dead, i guess.
This is about the much older videogame, silent hill 2. So, i just finished silent hill 2, and wow, what a story. The silent hill series of movies and games presents the idea of an otherworld beneath our own, where physical spaces remain mostly the same, except theyre covered in rust, blood, and populated. 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. Heres why silent hill 2s angela orosco is one of the franchises most tragic characters. Since he is never officially named in the game, only referred to by the characters as pyramidhead, the filmmakers were free to come up with their own reference for him. Elements of silent hill 2, such as some of the monsters, have also been included in the film. It launched in north america on september 24, 2001.
Heres who just voted to let the fbi seize your online search history without a warrant. We see the door is opened when rose came in but we dont see rose in the real world. Restless dreams, was rereleased with new features on the playstation 2 as. Netflixs 10episode horror series the haunting of hill house is not a paranormal story so much as a meditation on the ways grief and trauma maim the living.
Atmosphere is one thing silent hill gets right for most of the picture. Not even horror games nowadays such as manhunt or the suffering can compare to that brilliant game on psone. By the 1950s, close to two thousand people called centralia home. Hi, i just watched silent hill the movie and loved it, but i didnt get the ending at all, i mean, why was rose and sharons home shrouded in mist, are they dead, are they still stuck in silent hill, im so confused. I think playing the game could help with understanding this film. This shows the connection between the light silent hill world having influence on the real world. 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. The game was a big success, while 2001s silent hill 2 would not only become regarded as. What is an explanation for the ending of the movie silent hill. Goodfellas is a rare movie that has a final scene thats as memorable as its first, which involves the brutal killing of a man in a car trunk.
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. It is a reference to the red pointed hoods the executioners of silent hill wore in colonial times. By far the best psychological horror game of all time. Silent hill 2 is the second installment in the silent hill survival horror series and the first game of the series to be released for sony playstation 2. Silent hill town based on the real life story of centralia. Silent hill heaven view topic movie ending theories. The film is an adaptation of konamis 1999 video game silent hill. Book of lost memories silent hill 2 ending analysis. I went to wikipedia to get a better sense of what id seen. He tries to enter silent hill during the day, so when he does get there he arrives in silent hill s normal dimension. Silent hill follows the nightmarish story of rose radha mitchell, whose daughter sharon jodelle ferland is a longtime sleepwalker pulled by a mysterious force. After attempting to gain the film rights to silent hill for five years, gans sent a video interview to them explaining his plans for adapting silent hill and how. It is based on the survival horror video game silent hill 3 by konami.
Here are the different levels of silent hill explained. In fact, concerning the silent hill games, there are several of them, but they all deal with different stories. At nearly 10 hours, there is a lot of emotion and interest vested in the show pulling off a. Click here for an explanation of the silent hill movie and here for silent hill revelation 3d.
The town that inspired the silent hill movie has a real and tragic story. The first time through the game, four of these endings can be achieved, the fifth being a secret joke ending. Why silent hill 2 is still the most disturbing game ever. There are five endings in silent hill that can be achieved, and their requirements are quite simple. Silent hill is really purgatory and it sits on the outskirts of hell. Silent hill 2 ending analysis of the four conclusions, there is no one correct interpretation. This movie was kind of like a nightmare brought to film and explained somewhat. It acts as a sequel to the first movie, while also dramatically changing many things about the story, and more. What is an explanation for the ending of the movie silent. The film follows rose, who takes her adopted daughter, sharon, to the. 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.
Silent hill 2s angela is the franchises most tragic. The four special items all have to do with silent hills longstanding religious tradition. It now stands as one of the most iconic mob films of all time because of its exquisite storytelling and stark visual imagery. Please explain the ending of silent hill the movie, i have watched it 3 times, and i think the ending means that the woman and girl died, but im not sure please help. Including breaking down the films story and ending, as well as references and connections to the games. Silent hill is a survival horror video game franchise created by team silent and published by konami and konami digital entertainment. Silent hill is a 2006 psychological horror film directed by christophe gans and written by roger avary, gans, and nicolas boukhrief. This story ball story is entirely based on the same game. 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 survivors are not really survivors because they are already dead. In order to get the best ending, the player must generally be patient, curious, and explorative. Gans, who saw this film as the first installment of a series, is interested in returning to the franchise with an adaptation of silent hill 2, his favorite of the four current games.
The ending of the movie shows that even though they apparently left silent hill the town, they never left silent hill the alternate dimension. In the original version of sh2, there are 5 different endings. The haunting of hill house endings message, explained. Exploring the movie adaption of silent hill, based on the popular horror video game series. The bright hazy version of silent hill is daunting in its starkness, while the hellish dark version of the town offers.
Silent hill 3 release date, cast, trailer premiere. On the way, they encounter motorcycle cop cybil laurie holden, who follows rose and sharon to silent hill. Lots of scenes of the main character going around calling out someones name in silent hill. 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. As well as the main video game series, numerous types of accompanying merchandise have been released. Contrary to popular belief, silent hill is not just about alessa gillespie, although she is the main focus the first game and movie. They live in abandoned buildings and in the mines and in a smoke and flame factory, which you will recall from my little movie glossary is a factorylike location of uncertain purpose which generates a lot of smoke and. The real world, the light silent hill world and the dark silent hill world. Silent hill is a town somewhere in the united states that through centuries of blood shed, occult magic and tragedy has taken on a life of. Silent hill is visually impressive, but as with many video game adaptations, its plagued by inane dialogue, a muddled plot, and an overlong runtime. Welcome back to the scariest town in west virginia in silent hill.
Anyway, i got the in water ending, and i was wondering if there is a canon ending to this game like there is in the first one, or it doesnt really matter. Some of them glow like old embers on a fire, which is not a sign of life. What does the ending to the movie silent hill mean. Like the game series the silent hill movie features three layers of reality. The haunting of hill house ending explained what really. Alessa could transform the town of silent hill into a world of. For those of you who are curious about the movie but have never played the games, this might be helpful. A more definitive version of the game, silent hill 2. I have recently watched silent hill again, but i couldnt really. Not only can i not describe the plot of this movie, but i have a feeling the last. In the case of this ending only, not maria but mary waits on the rooftop of the hotel.
Goodfellas is based on the real life of new york gangster henry hill, which was recorded by crime journalist nick pelaggi in. Although i did not understand the story, i would have appreciated a great deal less explanation. The first half of the movie was actually slightly better than i expected. 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 original silent hill offered a more psychological survival experience when compared to rival franchise resident evil.
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. Rose and sharon are trapped in the the city, and the explanation boils down to because reasons. For instance, the 1st game silent hill deals with a guy named harry mason who searches his adoptive daughter cheryl after a car accident, while the game silent hill 2 talks about james sunderland who decides to go to silent hill town. The town that inspired the silent hill movie has a real. The season finale of the haunting of hill house sees the crain family reuniting in the haunted housealong with all of the ghosts that have haunted. So does silent house, which is closely based on a 2010 argentinian thriller. Silent hill 2 endings silent hill collection wiki guide.
The second part was accepted by the audience negatively, and critics attacked with accusations and harsh words to creators. It stars radha mitchell, sean bean, laurie holden, deborah kara unger, kim coates, tanya allen, alice krige, and jodelle ferland. The screenplay was written by roger avary, christope gans, and nicolas boukhrief. He tries to enter silent hill during the day, so when he does get there he. 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. The movie wasnt my idea of a good time, but it certainly delivered the creeps. Note that there are 4 silent hill games now, and the second installment is a bit. The haunting of hill houses ending faces an even bigger challenge than most horror movies. The game found players stranded in the titular town, which is inhabited by various creatures. The resolution of the storyline is also significantly different. Silent hill and the monsters within it is the manifestation of that dark side and forces each person to face it rather than run away and keep it suppressed. Then in may of 1962, the mine beneath the town caught. Explain to me the ending of silent hill, the movie. Revelation is a 2012 psychological horror film, directed and written by m.
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