At the beginning of the movie, the identity of the heroine and the ins and outs of the story are basically explained clearly. Ordinary audiences who are not familiar with the game's story line can almost see it. But after the motel where the heroine is located was eroded by the inner world for the first time, the rhythm of the movie began to become disorganized and out of breath, and the screenwriter began to want to reveal all the keywords in the game, what the Order of Valtiel, the Seal of Metratron, the Halo of the Sun, it's so simple, I'm afraid that the ordinary audience will understand it, and the audience who are familiar with the game's plot will understand it, but most of the ordinary audience think that this group of people is saying some coercive words. .. Then the movie started jumping from one scene to another, and the battles were unintelligible, and the boss battle was even more sloppy. There was nothing to do with the heroine. You must know that I saved up for the last boss of the game. How many shotgun bullets! ! Of course, part of the reason is that the movie is too short. It is only 90 minutes in total, and many key characters are like a cutscene. If the movie is extended for 40 minutes, this may not be the case.
Not to mention the unsuccessful interpretation of the original, Silent Hill 2 is first a horror film, and second is an adaptation of a game. So let’s put it aside, it’s scary in this field. Silent Hill 2 is a complete failure. There is no atmosphere, there is no scary sound of ghost crying and wolf howling, even the lowest level of “suddenly come out with a ghost to scare you”. There are no three indiscriminate methods, not to mention the overwhelming sense of depression in the original work. To be honest, if it weren't for my deep love for the game, I really can't guarantee that I will be awake when the game is over.
The visual effects are also average. Of course, the triangle head and the nurse are good, and they are the top ones in cosplay. The biggest disadvantage is that there is no difference between the scenes. The world is all red and tattered. The representative scenes in the game, such as subways, haunted houses, hospitals, churches, etc., are not shown. The scenery is also shoddy. Compared with the soundtrack, it is the most satisfying. It uses the remix version of the third-generation game ost, but it uses so many tossing and dung-like songs.
But it doesn't mean that Silent Hill 2 is a complete bad movie. The most unexpected thing in the movie is that it mentions that Silent Hill is a reflection of people's inner world, so the screenwriter and director should have played the game and studied the game. worldview. At the end, seeing the protagonist of the origin and seeing the map on the wall when I was in the hospital should be the two most exciting parts of the movie for me.
To sum up the two reasons for the failure, the first is that the director and screenwriter did not have a deep understanding of the original work, which was superficial, so the movie became a 90-minute Silent Hill element stack, but there was still something less. The director's target audience positioning is not clear enough. He not only wants to attract ordinary audiences, but also wants to please fans of the original work. As a result, the plot is a piece of shit for ordinary audiences, and it is still a piece of shit for the original work. The second is probably because of the budget. The budget of Silent Hill 2 is less than half of that of 1, and 3D special effects are still needed. The result is of course conceivable.
Finally, for those comrades who have watched Silent Hill 1 and think it looks good and want to watch 2, I strongly do not recommend you to waste an hour and a half of your life to watch this bad movie, those comrades who love the game deeply Hey, if someone spends 20 million dollars to organize a large-scale themed cosplay to entertain us, it's okay to take a look.
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