Well hey there DEH fans!! Thanks for stopping by and peeping us out. If you read Zane's Monday post, which you damn well better have, then you'd know this week it's all about movies from the 2000's...Yay! We've done 80's and 90's horror, so why not continue with the trend, right? Anyway, with that being said, I'll be telling you about the film Silent Hill. It was written by Roger Avary and directed by Christophe Gans. It was released in 2006 and is an adaptation of the Silent Hill series of survival horror games created by Konami. Now let me tell you a little about it!
The eerie deserted town of Silent Hill draws a young mother to find a cure for her adopted child's illness. Rose will not accept the doctor's diagnosis that her daughter Sharon should be permanently institutionalized for psychiatric care. Rose takes her daughter and flees to Silent Hill, the name of the town which Sharon often calls out while dreaming or sleep walking. She scours the abandoned town for answers, while ignoring the protests of her husband Chris. Soon it becomes clear that Silent Hill is unlike any place that Rose has ever been. It is smothered by fog and falling ashes, inhabited by a variety of strange creatures and beings, and sometimes overcome by living darkness that literally transforms everything it touches. As Rose searches for Sharon, who ran away when they got to Silent Hill, she begins to learn the story of the strange town and quickly realizes that she and Sharon may be pawns in a deadly game.
Spooky spooky! This movie was ok..a bit drawn out in certain scenes. I will admit that I kind of didn't get it the first time I watched it. And I didn't get much more the second time I watched it.The ending threw me off a little, I won't give it away for those of you who haven't seen it. It was a bit confusing really. Rotten tomatoes gave Silent Hill a 30 out of 100, sooo...that's not too good. There were a few unnecessary scenes too, and alot of pointless back stories. Don't get me wrong, the movie itself looked great, scary creatures, awesome special effects, but I don't know, it just fell kind of short.
I didn't really understand the story, and the ending was kind of ambiguous, kind of letting the person watching draw their own conclusion as to what may or may not have happened. The Screen writer Roger Avary used the town of Centralia, Pennsylvania as an inspiration for the fictional town of Silent Hill, which is pretty cool.
I know a thing or two about good 'ol PA. Overall I'd give Silent Hill a 2 out of 5. I actually wanna watch it again to see if I get it this time...or maybe not. Anyway, thanks for stopping by Dead End Horror, and don't forget to see what Zane's up to.
