Silent Hill
For anyone who has ever played the game, then they'll know the general feel of it. You're wandering around a deserted town, there's fog everywhere (even in buildings, generally) and every now and then your radio flairs up and something evil crawls out of the shadows. There's very little music because that would harm the atmosphere. For those who haven't played the game, here's a little plot summary:
1. You lose your daughter and set out to find her.
2. Some weird fucking shit happens.
3. Nobody ever explains what the hell just happened or why.
To this day, I don't know what that game was about, all I know is that it was bloody scary and half of that was not knowing what the hell was going on. That way you feel very much like the character in the game.
So, they made a film of it. It was really good for the first half. Up until they got to the church, it was just like the game. Which in a way, was a flaw because me and my brother just ended up sitting there saying 'oh, that happened in the game... and that!' which in all honesty, isn't that scary. The problem came when the characters started explaining. It all became just a little too real then. The weirdness had a purpose and that was just no fun. You concentrated too much on the plot and that is when it lost it's atmosphere. I don't usually like films that don't really have a plot, but I think it this case extreme ambiguity would have worked in the films favour, with people walking out of the cinema saying 'what the hell was that about...?' as their mate replies 'I don't know, it was bloody scary though... maybe it was about...' before having a three hour debate about the possibilities of the plot. A giant man with a massive cleaver and a pyramid for a head (see picture) how much explaining does that need? C'mon, if Creep doesn't need a plot, why does this?
If I had the licence to the game name, I would have made the film a lot different. And then, if anyone didn't understand, or slated it, you just say 'well you haven't played the game then!' and then if they want to have any credibility they have to play the game! Two birds, one stone, I thank you. *bows*
Bobbikk
1. You lose your daughter and set out to find her.
2. Some weird fucking shit happens.
3. Nobody ever explains what the hell just happened or why.
To this day, I don't know what that game was about, all I know is that it was bloody scary and half of that was not knowing what the hell was going on. That way you feel very much like the character in the game. So, they made a film of it. It was really good for the first half. Up until they got to the church, it was just like the game. Which in a way, was a flaw because me and my brother just ended up sitting there saying 'oh, that happened in the game... and that!' which in all honesty, isn't that scary. The problem came when the characters started explaining. It all became just a little too real then. The weirdness had a purpose and that was just no fun. You concentrated too much on the plot and that is when it lost it's atmosphere. I don't usually like films that don't really have a plot, but I think it this case extreme ambiguity would have worked in the films favour, with people walking out of the cinema saying 'what the hell was that about...?' as their mate replies 'I don't know, it was bloody scary though... maybe it was about...' before having a three hour debate about the possibilities of the plot. A giant man with a massive cleaver and a pyramid for a head (see picture) how much explaining does that need? C'mon, if Creep doesn't need a plot, why does this?
If I had the licence to the game name, I would have made the film a lot different. And then, if anyone didn't understand, or slated it, you just say 'well you haven't played the game then!' and then if they want to have any credibility they have to play the game! Two birds, one stone, I thank you. *bows*
Bobbikk
posted by Bobbikk @ Sunday, September 17, 2006
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