Silent Hill (2006)

Name: Silent Hill (2006)

Genre: Horror/Mystery

Cast: Radha Mitchell, Sean Bean, Jodelle Ferland, Alice Krige, Christophe Gans (Director)

Synopsis: Rose DaSilva (Radha Mitchell) and her husband Christopher Da Silva (Sean Bean) were looking for their daughter Sharon (Jodelle Ferland) in the middle of the night. Rose saw Sharon was in Night sleep walk and was about to jump in the cliff. Rose in time manages to reach to her daughter before she jumps, grabs her and the moment Rose caught Sharon, she was screaming “Silent hill, Silent hill”. Christopher came in the time tell both Rose and Sharon that they should go home. Two years later, both Sharon and Rose were playing near the tree. Rose tells Sharon about her sleep walk and told her about how she were screaming Silent Hill but Sharon tells that she doesn’t remember anything. Both Rose and Sharon leave for Silent hill so that Rose should get some answers. Meanwhile Christopher was trying to contact his wife but she was not picking up the phone. As Rose was crossed the bridge near the silent hill, She saw a girl in the middle of the road, a car crash happens and when Rose awakes she saw Sharon was not there. Rose was wandering in the streets of Silent Hill where snow of black ash was falling. She meets a woman named Dahlia Gillespie who speaks of Alessa her daughter being abused by the people of the town and when Dahlia sees the photo of Sharon on rose locket claims that Sharon is her Alessa. When Rose went back to his car, an inspector called Cybil arrests her. As she tried take her back she found that the road from which she is being cut, so they have gone back to Silent Hill. On the way back they both meet a monster looks like human sort of.Christopher on other hand goes for his wife and daughter search but he sees the town as abandoned but not with any black ash with assistance of Police officer Gucci.

On further investigation Christopher found a document which tells that Silent Hill was abandoned 30 years ago after a fire along with the Snap of Dahlia’s daughter with almost same resemblance as Sharon. He was to stop investigation by the Police officer otherwise he will send to prison, so Christopher returned home. Rose and Cybil were lead to go a church as all the surrounding were turning into dark, by a woman named Anna but on the verge of entry into the church Anna was killed. In the church Rose and Cybil meet a woman named Christabella (Alice Krige) who has the head of a Cult. Rose asked her about what’s going on here in which she told them that this is the doing of a demon which also knows the whereabouts of her daughter. As convinced Rose and Cybil were taken to the hospital. When they were in the hospital Christabella sees the photo of Sharon in Rose’s locket and sees the resemblance of Sharon and Alessa, condemns them as witches. Cybil fights with the Christabella men and helped Rose to escape. In the Hospital Basement she saw burned Alessa on bed and Incarnation of dark side of Alessa. She tells her that it was she that wants to lead her to here to meet them and told her about the story of Alessa and what happened in Silent Hill. Silent Hill has a long history of burning witches which was a belief of a cult. Alessa being not known who her father is, she was bullied by her school mates and was made fun of her.No adult tried to protect her too. Chirstabella convinced Dahlia that she should allow the cult to restore her innocence through the ritual but when she was taken to the ritual, Christabella didn’t allow Dahlia to follow Alessa. There she realized that they were going to sacrifice her daughter so Dahlia ran to the police station for help.                

When Alessa are going through the ritual in which she was burnt an accident happened and fire broke out. When Dahlia came with the police she was badly burnt but she was still alive. Alessa was taken to the hospital where Alessa being in rage and agony incarnated her dark side to take her revenge. Dark Alessa also tells rose that Sharon is the innocence and good side of Alessa which remained there at that time. Dark Alessa asks her help to take her revenge from them. She told Rose that she should help her to get the entry in the church with her as their blind conviction repels her to make entry in the church alone. Rose went to church. She saw that Cybil was burnt alive in there and now was the turn of Sharon. Rose confronted Christabella and told the cult about the truth. Christabella stabs Rose and due to which blood starts dripping. Rose serves are the way for Alessa to make entry. Alessa rise out of it and same as for Dark Alessa. Alessa caught Christabella, through barb wires which went through under her skirt and came out through her heart killing Chirstabella. As the only survivors remaining were Dahlia, Rose and Sharon. When Rose and Sharon were going back they found that the big gap in the road has gone and the leave silent hill. Christopher was sleeping on the couch in the home. He woke up and opens the door as it looks like Rose and Sharon has come back but no one was there. Sharon and Rose do came the same home but they came home in version of Silent hill which was different but Christopher was seeing it the real world thinking that Rose and Sharon are still trapped there in Silent Hill.

Review: It’s basically based on the video game called Silent hill. As Silent hill game is regarded as one of the best horror games so expectations from the movie was also high. The story of the movie is good as it’s the same as the game. Story could have been given a more creativity. Some of the scenes were unnecessary and was stretched. Acting of Radha Mitchell was good. Must admit some of the scenes were very scary indeed. Direction and the graphics of the movie are also good. People who have played silent hill game can understand the movie what it is all about very well but who hasn’t played may feel that some scenarios in the movie are added but not needed. As a whole the Movie is good to watch.

Stars given: 2.5 out of 5.