Absolutely Beautiful!!!

Rating: 10/10 (24 August 2006)

I was extremely disappointed in all of the bad reviews that this superb movie received. I just can not comprehend the fact that some people gave this movie only one star! (You know who you are... shame on you.) Some reviewers say that it makes no sense if you haven't played the games, but I went into the theater without having any experience in the games and understood it completely! And after reviewing game info, I am impressed with how precise the directors were with this movie in keeping true to the source material. Everything about this movie was perfect. At first, I thought that the sirens would get annoying, but it was done in such a way, that it almost got more suspenseful each time it happened. The monsters and environments in this move left me completely awestruck. They were truly beautiful, and at the same time, deeply disturbing. The monsters were very well picked out for the movie. Each had a purpose for being there, which was also true in the games. Pyramid Head was the incarnation of Rose's guilt for bringing her daughter to the town. The Grey Children represented the physical appearance of a child (Sharon) and Rose's need to find her. The Armless character and the Nurses seemed to represent the 'sickness' that plagued Sharon. And above all that, this is the only movie that has made my heart rate actually go up. Two of my biggest "Oh, sh*t!" moments were in this movie. The first was when Rose comes across the nurses and they all snap around to face her. That feeling could only be surpassed by the next "Oh, sh*t!" moment. After Rose gets stabbed and stands up and turns around, as the organ music begins to play, and Alessa rises up out of the pit behind Rose. I almost thought I was going to wet myself the first time I saw that! No other movie has ever evoked such a feeling in me at the end as this one has. Most horror movies I see, I like because of the action and the escape from reality... well, Silent Hill certainly accomplished the escape from reality, but in a far more emotional and poetically deep fashion as anything I have seen before. This is the best movie I have ever seen. Without Question.