24th April 2006, 2:15 PM
The script was hardly GOOD by any means, but it also wasn't as bad as some people have said. That aside, I enjoyed just about everything the movie had to offer, except for Allessa's exposition near the end which really could have been cut out since most people still didn't understand what it was all about anyway.
And it's likely that Christopher was in the movie for the sole purpose offering a bit of insight into the town's history and so that that he can appear as the main character in the sequel. Probably could have been done without, but I never felt bored by it.
It helped to establish the need to go to that one specific town, though. Remember in the game? "Hey, let's go on a vacation to Silent Hill...THE MOST TERRIFYINGLY EVIL PLACE IN THE ENTIRE WORLD!!! I hear it's a great place for family outings." Yeah...
And people STILL had no idea what was happening in the movie. Part of the problem is that most of us already knew exactly what was going on long before we saw the movie, so there was no need to explain ANYTHING. The only place where I felt like they were trying to explain way more than necessary was Alessa's exposition near the end, but I've already made clear my opinion of that particular scene.
And it's likely that Christopher was in the movie for the sole purpose offering a bit of insight into the town's history and so that that he can appear as the main character in the sequel. Probably could have been done without, but I never felt bored by it.
Quote:Not 5 minutes into it, they said the name of the movie in a loud voice, in a "oh yeah, we didn't forget the name of the game" way. (Little kid screams the name of the town wanting to go there.)
It helped to establish the need to go to that one specific town, though. Remember in the game? "Hey, let's go on a vacation to Silent Hill...THE MOST TERRIFYINGLY EVIL PLACE IN THE ENTIRE WORLD!!! I hear it's a great place for family outings." Yeah...
Quote:Oh, there's also the fact that while in the games, a lot of stuff is alluded to rather than spelled out, in this game they spell out EVERY detail, over the course of very long interludes in flashback mode. And of course, the obligatory repeating of itself just to make sure I know exactly what their opinion of my intelligence is.
And people STILL had no idea what was happening in the movie. Part of the problem is that most of us already knew exactly what was going on long before we saw the movie, so there was no need to explain ANYTHING. The only place where I felt like they were trying to explain way more than necessary was Alessa's exposition near the end, but I've already made clear my opinion of that particular scene.
Sometimes you get the scorpion.