Silent Hill?

Question

I watched Silent Hill last night. Am I just getting old, or is this the weirdest movie ever? 24 hours later, and I still don't get it!

Answer 1

You don't necessarily have to play the game to understand the movie, but it would definitely get you used to the complexity of the story. Contrary to popular belief, the mother and daughter are not dead. They're still trapped in Alessa's alternate dimension. Here's what happened...

There are three parts of Alessa:

- Alessa (the original body)

- Good Alessa (Sharon)

- Dark Alessa ("The Demon")

Sharon and Dark Alessa are basically physical manifestations of the two sides of Alessa - the good side and the evil side. As for how Alessa created these physical manifestations (and the alternate dimensions), it can only be assumed that she possessed some kind of supernatural power (possibly telekinetic and/or psionic powers, which would obviously lead everyone associated with the cult to call her a witch). Assuming this is true, the ending goes as follows:

1) Dark Alessa (aka - "The Demon") does not, in fact, take over or possess Sharon. Dark Alessa simply recombines with Good Alessa (Sharon), creating a new "reincarnated" Alessa.

2) Alessa's deal with her evil counterpart is not simply that she will help her exact her revenge, but that she will also be granted a new life with a better mother: Rose.

3) In this case, you can look at the ending in one of two ways:

a.) Alessa's plan works and she is granted a new mother in Rose. However, because Alessa was motivated by hate and revenge and let her evil side take over (as well as Rose's part in the revenge), Rose and Sharon (Alessa #2) are doomed to live in the purgatory-like realm that Dark Alessa created. Therefore, no one really wins.

or

b.) Alessa's plan works and she is granted a new mother in Rose. Now with Sharon's memories to work with after reuniting with her, Alessa can extend her sphere of influence and create a world just like the one Sharon and Rose lived in, where they can stay forever. In other words, Alessa doesn't want Rose to leave her alternate dimension; she wants to keep Rose all to herself.

Hope this helps. :)

Answer 2

It is based on the games, so you may need to play to find out the relationship of the movie.

Answer 3

Its the best video game adaptation of a film and works if you have never played the games too.
Someone else on her explained it very well in detail, its a fantastic and very underrated piece of horror cinema.

Answer 4

I LOVED this movie. I had to watch it two times. I was confused at first, I didn't know the mother and child were dead the whole time until I watched it the second time.

Answer 5

ya i didnt get it either and i thought it was stupid until my mom explained it to me. it's about a girl who gets talked to in her dreams and her mom took her to silent hill and the town was burning under ground and all the people died and her mom had to save a girl and after that her husband dreamt of her and his daughter coming home and when he woke up he realized it was a dream and they never came home so i guessed they died in silent hill.

Answer 6

yes it seems this film was made for fans of the games. i loved the film and understood it fully as i am a big fan of the games but my hubby didn't understand it at all

Answer 7

A gr8 movie I thought!

Answer 8

i know what you mean. its suppose to follow the game from my understanding. i still enjoyed it. my guess is that the mother and daugter eventually died along the way and are now in limbo.

Answer 9

Play the game, it will make perfect since.....IF you play the games, the movie will suck.

Answer 10

that baby did something to her so she could i don't remeber but sence that baby's speiot is still in here she is still stuck in silent hill. it is a dumb move