[urgeok]

thats what we're here for ..


i definately do not believe in ghosts, goblins, witches(magic), vampires, leprechauns, faeries, ents, or anything else like that.

I'm not a kid - (i'm 45) and i have a philosophy why these things exist in the minds and hearts of others but thats another lengthy discussion. So we can't go there with any success ...

it doesnt ruin the movie going experience for me .. i still enjoy the fantasy battles between good and evil, etc ..

I am able to see a film the way some of us view other visual art ..
i can dig the view even if i dont understand the personal vision of the person who created it. Some art is photorealistic bateman, others are dreamscapes by Dali, others are far more surreal and abstract than that. Some will appeal to me - some wont - based on my personal sense of taste.

there is certainly no universal right or wrong with this issue ...
its a pure and simple case of 'whatever floats your boat'


What Dreams May Come .. i saw this .. didnt think it was great but i did enjoy some of the visuals ... nothing as striking as the creatures in Silent Hill though ..

A bit of an unfair comparrison though .. on one hand - how much does one expect from a video game adaptation ... on the other .. you're dealing with the expectations that you'd get from a Richard Matheson story. you're under a microscope ..mess with that even slightly and suffer the wrath of fanboys.

one last thing to address .. re not caring about the characters in Silent Hill :

the most terrifying part of the whole movie for me (and what made me buy into it) was the daughter standing on the edge of the cliff.
this hit me on a personal level because - being a father of a 5 year old - you fear for their safety always and sometimes i have the morbid habit of picturing us in horrifying scenarios - where he's in danger and i cant help him .. and the cliff edge thing is one of them. (i'm afraid of heights)

So from there we have a conflict - a mother afraid to lose her child because of this condition (seperation, and/or the loss of sanity)

My kid is a busy kid .. ADD has been suggested many a time. In the past similar cases were dealt with with drugs .. something i would refuse to do (you never want to see your childs personality change - even if he can be a (well meaning) imp.

so on top of that you have a dad who lost both wife and daughter ...

I cant connect with devils and ghosts but i certainly can identify with loss and separation ...


(honestly - there's no such things as ghosts - Kairo suggested as a plot device ... if you think about all the people who've died .. why arent we overrun .. why is it the people i wouldnt trust with a plastic spoon the only ones who see the friggin things ?? ghosts, ufos ... keebler elves ...its all the same to me)