Too much Light Silent Hill, anyone?
Posted: 22 Apr 2006
I enjoyed the movie, so lets get that out of the way so it doesnt sound like I'm bashing it or anything... But I gotta say, i was a little offtaken by the route the movie chose.
I was going in hoping I hope this just isnt a bloodfest and the story is the most important thing, not the monsters... . And I got that, but I think there absolutely wasnt enough of the Dark World.
I was kinda hoping for a 70 percent story/30 percent horror... instead I got, like 85 percent story and 15 percent horror. Each time they were in the dark world, I was zoned in. It felt perfect. But then it was all of a sudden back to the foggy world. It felt like 20 minutes light world, 3 minutes dark, 30 minutes dark world, 2 minutes dark, 45 minutes light world, 5 minutes dark, and then, in a twist I definitely wasnt expecting, the climax of the film was in the light world.
I dunno... Just to be clear, i dont feel let down by the movie. I loved it. But I guess I just didnt get my fill of rust and morbid settings.
Anyone else agree?
I was going in hoping I hope this just isnt a bloodfest and the story is the most important thing, not the monsters... . And I got that, but I think there absolutely wasnt enough of the Dark World.
I was kinda hoping for a 70 percent story/30 percent horror... instead I got, like 85 percent story and 15 percent horror. Each time they were in the dark world, I was zoned in. It felt perfect. But then it was all of a sudden back to the foggy world. It felt like 20 minutes light world, 3 minutes dark, 30 minutes dark world, 2 minutes dark, 45 minutes light world, 5 minutes dark, and then, in a twist I definitely wasnt expecting, the climax of the film was in the light world.
I dunno... Just to be clear, i dont feel let down by the movie. I loved it. But I guess I just didnt get my fill of rust and morbid settings.
Anyone else agree?