With radha mitchell, laurie holden, sean bean, deborah kara unger. The story is about how the otherworld, a fogfilled nightmare realm that judges the guilty of their sins, has broken free of its boundaries in silent hill and is now infecting the entire planet. In fact, the mother and daughter of the movie replace the original father and daugther storyline in the video game but it is the same story. The synopsis has now been removed from carmodys site, but. That summary doesnt sound good, harry wrote about politics, not ghost stories, and it wasnt what brought him to silent hill, if it was a different character who was a journalist looking for material and its what brings him to silent hill to be punished it could work, it seems like the resident evil movies where it just uses the name and look of the character to make you go, hey, its harry. Origins does a good job of keeping the suspense high and fear factor at an uncomfortable level. But i know a few details about silent hill because of my brothers. Revelation is a 2012 psychological horror film, directed and written by m. If you loved the silent hill video game, there is no way you are going to want to miss the feature film. Ash and smoke erupt from the earth, people flee their homes, and a once vibrant township is now a ghost town. The silent hill franchise has expanded to include various print pieces, two feature films, and spinoff video games. The town is suitably eerie and the periods of darkness are ominous. The first four video games in the series, silent hill, 2, 3 and 4. If they made another silent hill film it should be a standalone film based on the 2nd game.
But what makes the silent hill movie unique, along with its story, is the environment. Many silent hill installments have different logo styles. Silent hill follows the nightmarish story of rose radha mitchell, whose daughter sharon jodelle ferland is a longtime sleepwalker pulled by a mysterious force. 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. Silent hill movie, storyline revealed home theater forum. 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. 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. Unofficially, there is another movie that is not related to the original plot of the series. The story is that the british built a colony prison in a hill which used to be a cemetery for native americans, called the place of silent spiritis. The video game series has received strong critical acclaim, having revolutionized the survival horror genre of video. The main elements to a silent hill world are minimalism, light, and the scoremusic. The movie is all about visual appeal, feel, and tone, because the story underwhelms.
Silent hill dvd, 2006, widescreen edition for sale. Silent hill is a survival horror video game franchise created by team silent and published by konami and konami digital entertainment. The world of silent hill is unlike any other, full of despair and sorrow. Revelations 2012, based on the third game, primarily. Silent hill 3 is far more up front than silent hill or silent hill 2 is about its plot, and thus is less deep overall.
There seems to be more emphasis on combat than in previous games in the series but the combat never comes thick and fast and the game always allows plenty of time for the suspense to build. Silent hill storyline details keep in mind that for some reason the final resolution to the story is mostly revealed in that link so if you want to stay spoiler free youll want to skip the link. While it is based on the first and second games, it follows a unique adaption to the original storyline. On the way, the pair drive through a portal in reality, leading to an eerie town called silent hill. Apr 30, 2020 the use of composer akira yamaokas iconic themes from the first few silent hill games is a huge part of what makes 2006s silent hill movie such a successful adaptation. And youtube gave me a chance to make some videos about silent hill even better. Whereas the creatures populating silent hill are supposed to be twisted manifestations of the issues and anxieties of the games protagonists, the movie neglects to include this concept whatsoever. Silent hill is a psychological horror franchise developed and published by konami that began in 1999. The films final script borrowed elements stemming from several games in the series, such as silent hill, silent hill 3 and silent hill homecoming.
Apr 20, 2006 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. What the hell was the storyline in silent hill yahoo answers. The silent hill hd collection for the playstation 3 and xbox 360 features ports of silent hill 2 and silent hill 3. The film also takes elements from silent hill 2 and silent hill 3, and includes the soundtracks from 1, 2, 3, and silent hill 4.
The order of valtial have been waiting for 100 years for a child to be born, who will be the vessel for their god, who in turn would create a new world. Silent hill town based on the real life story of centralia. The plot concerns rose tracking down sharon, going from place to place and following clues until she discovers the truth about her daughter and silent hill s dark past. For people who use the term film to describe a movie thats deemed worthy of having such a title, you should not be anywhere near this product. The game was developed by team silent and published by konami. Feb 14, 2005 silent hill producer don carmody recently posted a synopsis for the forthcoming gameto film adaptation on his personal website. Unable to accept the fact that her daughter is dying, rose radha mitchell decides to take the girl to a faith healer. But if beautiful cheesy horror is a genre you enjoy and you happen to have a 3d setup, silent hill. The games score is so beloved not to mention thick with atmosphere that creating a lackluster original score simply wouldnt do. The young sharon was able to come out from silent hill and later when she is older, she was forced into silent hill, as in silent hill. Silent hill still burns strong 12 years later nightmare. Its usually a case of the playable character has committed a past crime and that their nightmare in silent hill is a representation of that. A group of undead citizens of the ghost town of silent hill have gathered for some witchburning.
What the hell was the storyline in silent hill yahoo. The story is deeply psychological and quite strange. Producer don carmody has finally shed some light on the details here. Since silent hill nails so much of the detail and atmosphere that makes the games so highly regarded, its surprising that the movie omits one the defining aspects of its source material. 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 its own. With adelaide clemens, kit harington, sean bean, carrieanne moss. Revelation 3d 2012 a lthough i have not played the game on which this film is based nor would i care to, i have to say that as a film it works from an artistic standpoint, but falls slightly flat in storyline, oddly enough making it a little hard to follow. If youre a fan of horror movies or the silent hill video game series, then i think this is a worthy buy. More disturbing than this film, then, is the thought that legions of young people have long been absorbing silent hill s sick worldview as they try to master the various levels of four different games. Rose and chris adopted daughter, sharon, suffers from dangerous sleepwalking episodes, during which she often speaks about the ghost town, silent hill. Officially, these two movies mentioned in the other answers silent hill 2006, based on the first and the second games, and silent hill. Latest trailers spaceship earth trailer the trip to greece trailer the vast of night trailer.
Silent hill, maine, is a quiet american resort town known for its very peaceful ambiance, but the memories of a tragic house fire seven years ago, in which a girl named. Shattered memories is a radical reimagining alternateuniverse echo of 1 that merely reuses certain characters names, traits, a. Silent hill is set in the series eponymous fictional american town. The video game series has received strong critical acclaim, having revolutionized the survival horror genre of video games since its release. Most of the creatures in the film are straight from the game, and the films nonlinear storyline is of the same spirit as the game. There are seven silent hill games in the main series and a movie. The series is heavily influenced by the literary genre of psychological horror, with its player characters being mostly everymen.
The synopsis has now been removed from carmodys site, but a reader. Nov 02, 2012 without the atmospherically batrachian fun of 2006s silent hill, this turgid and wholly unrevelatory semisequel is august derleth to the previous films h. Revelation a cheaper, cheesier sequel thats worse than its predecessor on every level save being a halfhour shorter and takes no special advantage of the stereoscopic process. Unlike the first film, which borrowed elements from the first game, but remained independent, this effort closely follows the storyline of the third game. The two mythologies clash horribly and thus the film needs to jump through constant hoops. Silent hill producer don carmody recently posted a synopsis for the forthcoming gametofilm adaptation on his personal website. It was released for the sony playstation in north america on january 31, 1999. 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. Revelation is the sequel to christophe gans 2006 film silent hill, both of which are based on the complex and frightening video game series.
Throughout the series, it has been located on the east coast of the us but its effects have been known to spread to nearby towns or wherever its chosen victim is. Feb 14, 2005 silent hill the movie has been revealed. Oct 26, 2012 christopher gans 2006 vidgame adaptation silent hill was slammed for its incomprehensible storyline, but its frequently striking visuals made a 3d revisitation at least semipromising. Without the atmospherically batrachian fun of 2006s silent hill, this turgid and wholly unrevelatory semisequel is august derleth to the previous films h. When her adoptive father disappears, sharon da silva is drawn into a strange and terrifying alternate reality that holds answers to the horrific nightmares that have plagued her since childhood. Silent hill still burns strong 12 years later nightmare on. Silent hill dvd, 2006, widescreen edition for sale online. Then in may of 1962, the mine beneath the town caught.
As well as the main video game series, numerous types of accompanying merchandise have been released. It is based on the survival horror video game silent hill 3 by konami. The town was abandoned 30 years ago because of the fumes from mine fires which still smolder beneath the surface. On the way, they encounter motorcycle cop cybil laurie holden, who follows rose and sharon to silent hill. The town is surrounded by a potent darkness, and the human survivors fight a losing battle against it. 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.
Revelation is a decent timekiller, but its riddled with flaws. Revelations plot follows adult heather mason who, discovering on the eve of her eighteenth birthda. Arriving at silent hill, rose is involved in a car accident and awakens to find sharon missing. Sadly, no matter how visually impressive silent hill may be at times, the incredibly weak story and exposition makes it a horrible film for outsiders to the silent hill saga. As rose enters the town, we see how a gray ashy sky. Desperate to help her child, rose takes sharon to silent hill where she and a concerned police officer become trapped in an alternate reality of ash, monsters, and cultists. It was rereleased on the playstation store for playstation portable and playstation 3, but not for playstation vita however, it can be played. The success of the series has generated the franchise to expand and include various comics, two feature films, and several spinoff video games. Sharon finds dark alessa there, and dark alessa tries to absorb sharon, but sharon fights back with her power, and she was finally able to absorb dark alessa.
By the 1950s, close to two thousand people called centralia home. Something terrible happened here, a character says perceptively. Nov 18, 2015 underneath the streets a massive fire burns. Friends of mine who have played all of the games have told me that the film is inspired by the first 3 silent hill games. Upon arriving in town rose is knocked unconscious in a car crash, from which she awakens to find her daughter is missing in the fog engulfed town. Sairento hiru is a horror media franchise centered on a series of survival horror video games, created by keiichiro toyama, developed and published by konami, and published by its subsidiary konami digital entertainment. What i know is that silent hill is a place where you go. A woman, rose, goes in search for her adopted daughter within the confines of a strange, desolate town called silent hill. Revelation 3d 2012 a lthough i have not played the game on which this film is based nor would i care to, i have to say that as a film it works from an artistic standpoint, but falls slightly flat in storyline, oddly enough making it a little hard to follow the plot starts out with a run of the mill my child is missing storyline e. This is the 1st time i played a game of silent hill. See silent hill for more uses silent hill is a psychological horror franchise developed and published by konami that began in 1999. Unlike the first film, which borrowed elements from the first game, but remained independent.
The movie is not 100% exactly based off any one silent hill video game. Revelation follows heather mason as her father is kidnapped and used as bait to lure her into the nightmarish town of silent hill. The film follows rose da silva, a loving mother who takes her adopted daughter to silent hill, west virginia, the only clue to her daughters sleepwalking condition. Apr 14, 2007 the movie is not 100% exactly based off any one silent hill video game. Lets find out why silent hill is considered one of the best horror games in the world. Silent hill is the first installment in the silent hill series of psychological survival horror video games. Silent hill games tend to follow this theme of how the content of the nightmare experienced in silent hill relate to the character you are playing.
Rose takes sharon to silent hill, a coal mining town that appears to be haunting the girl. It has, however, caught a lot of criticism from both fans and the original developers for changing the look, sound, and feel of the games too much and having many stability related bugs. The plot concerns rose tracking down sharon, going from place to place and following clues until she discovers the truth about her daughter and silent hills dark past. Producer don carmody recently revealed the storyline to the upcoming big screen adaptation of the popular video games series, slient hill, on his official website.
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