DAGNABBIT PEOPLE, THERE IS NO SAMAEL! This is not the game. The movie gives us no reason to believe that the Samael worshipping, god-birthing, angel-summoning practices of the game have any bearing on the movie. The cult(s) of the games and the cult of the movie are very, very different. Try to separate the game from the movie in your mind. It is an adaptation - a new story based upon ideas of the game series. Any correlation between Samael and anything in the movie is pure speculation.Judge Jacket wrote:Remember, SH is not just a place, but a state of mind (if you will). Samael is a demon, and doesnt let people off easily.
Whew - sorry about that. I do actually like some of your points, and if you change the word “Samael†to “demon†or something, I have no problem with it.
Now, onto the “they are dead†theory. There is a very sound theory as to why someone in Silent Hell would be “killed†again if they were already dead. If the fog Silent Hill is a “purgatory†of some sort, that would mean it is a waiting place for souls to be judged after they have died. According to some religious beliefs, that is what Purgatory is; a “waiting room†for souls where they can ascend or descend to heaven or hell respectively. In accordance with this idea, the act of “killing†the cultists would be judgment. In Alessa’s purgatory, she judges them and they become monsters, destined to spend the rest of their days suffering in torment as pawns in Alessa’s “hell.â€
[EDIT]Also, If the cultists don't know they are dead, when they are judged, it may resemble a gruesome death as if there body was living. Some of these ideas are played with in Dante's Inferno. If the souls are unaware of their death, they will act as though they are living, scavenging for food, and trying to satisfy the cravings and compulsions they had when alive.[/EDIT]
Now, to provide some ideas as to why I think they are instead alive… I know the problem with the bodies missing is the biggest argument for them being alive. But, to me, there is something even more convincing; why would dark Alessa “possess†Sharon at the end if Sharon was already dead? If she is alive, the “demonâ€, or whatever, can take it to places outside of Silent Hill’s domain. The darkness can spread because Sharon is still alive (Mwahahaha!).
What’s the point of possessing a dead girl that is trapped in Silent Hill? The only rebuttal I could possibly see to this would be that dark Alessa possessed Sharon’s “spirit†so that it would be loved by Rose and Rose could still be with her daughter (sort of) in Silent Hill (fog purgatory). But I don’t think dark Alessa’s goal is to be loved. I think dark Alessa’a goal is destruction and revenge.
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