I thought that was a really interesting diversion from the standard horror flick where men dominate the story as both heroes and villians. One unique angle worth mentioning is that this movie is almost entirely a female cast. The story itself is about a woman searching for a child in the creepy ghost town of Silent Hill, and it becomes a sort of dysfunctional Alice in Wonderland type tale with random gruesome episodes and good scares, but underneath it is a consistent plot which slowly reveals itself. These are excellent scenes, but still a bit disorienting if you're trying to relate everything to the narrative that's unfolding. The terrifying monster Pyramid Head just sort of appears without any context, and similarly the famous Nurses From Hell scene happens almost randomly. Where it gets crazy and possibly disorienting to newbies is when it incorporates some of the videogame elements which are never really explained. That is, it immediately puts us in a surreal state of mind, cut off from reality (in this case an abandoned ghost town) where anything can & usually does happen. Silent Hill the movie has a distinctly cold, brooding vibe similar to the classic supernatural mindbenders like The Others, The Sixth Sense, or even going way back to The Shining. If this describes you as well then read on because it might help you enjoy this flick more. Not only am I over a decade late to the Silent Hill party, but I had no idea that it is an adaptation of the famous 1999 PlayStation game Silent Hill.
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