Looking back at the first live-action “Resident Evil” and “Silent Hill” movies, it’s actually intriguing how similar they are in that they’re not that bad of a representation of their source material. They’re not good, but they understand what their respective series is like.
The first RE movie features a completely original cast and story. But even so, they understood what the game was like in both story and tone. It’s a military horror/thriller in which a team of armed personnel are sent into this quarantined zone and are attacked by zombies. The tone was right (scary, but a bit campy at times) and the movie didn’t really do anything that would break off from the games. Most importantly for me, THEY DIDN’T DO A ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE SCENARIO.
The first SH movie was essentially a loose retelling of the first game. There’s definitely a lot to pick apart when it comes to this movie. Pyramid Head is incorrectly used, the Alessa/Heather/Cheryl plot could’ve been handled better, and the movie feels removed from its J-horror roots. But, as a whole, it understands “Silent Hill”. It got the look of the game right, it got the tone (well, sort of, since the J-horror feel was gone), and it felt like a genuine attempt to bring the 1st game to life.
And then…the sequels to both movies fucked everything up. Funnily enough, they fucked up in similar ways. The RE movies screwed up the storyline and went against the whole point of the series (the games are about PREVENTING the zombie apocalypse). The SH sequel tried too hard to be SH3 while also being more lazy and cliche. It’s like both franchises said, “First movie was fine. Now let’s just do what every other horror movie is doing”.
Really, these movies should’ve just been standalone.
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i rewatched my favorite zombie film and watched Silent Hill for the first time a bit ago!
so take my traditional art!!!!!
RB PLZ<3/NF
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