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    Silent Hill Discussion

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    To further confuse things, the book of Lost Memories DOES title the section on PH as "red pyramid thing", but also refers to it as Pyramid Head several times (if I recall correctly...).

    The Order of SH4 is BASED on the religions of the older Silent Hill. I'm just making connections. I'll agree that the Pyramid Head in Silent Hill 2 is restricted to James' imagination, but I'm not going to rule out the possibility, that having existed at any time in silent hill's history makes the role of pyramid head/valtiel fair game for appearances to the town's visitors in any form. The Red Devil, of SH4 is to me a representation of the Pyramid Helmet-wearing executioners, and indicative of their role/character in the Order. Obviously they're not the same thing as the PH james sees, and as such, would not have the same 'silent antagonist' kind of stigma.

    Silent Hill Discussion

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    "red pyramid thing" eh?

    Well, unless you're going to get into a semantics debate, there are two pyramid heads in the second to last battle in Silent Hill 2. they are described as "red pyramid head" and "white pyramid head" but when I was playing they both looked the same to me, so meh.

    I said 'pyramid heads' not 'red pyramid things.'

    In my book, Anybody wearing the pyramid helmet/hood = a pyramid head. It's a fixture of the Order's religious heirarchy.

    Silent Hill Discussion

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    I coulde've swore that there are references to Pyramid Head in "The Room".

    Also, aren't there 2 Pyramid Heads in SH2. And that Jimmy Stone, wore a Triangle shaped hood, is infact Pyramid head(?).

    There are indeed.

    The "red devil" that is the 01/21 is supposed to have been a pyramid head, I think. The mention him being in the ceremonial robes and wearing the triangle 'hood'.

    Silent Hill Discussion

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    Pyramid is part of the town's mythology insofar as he existed in the past as an executioner, but seeing as he was conjured by JAMES's emotions, I would say he has no place in the world of Silent Hill 1, as none of the characters really have any guilt to feel. Harry/Rose are just parents looking for their children, not tortured souls who did something unpleasant. Furthermore, the lack of pyramid head in any other Silent Hill Game than 2 so far indicates to me that while he is part of the town's history, he is only there because James is aware of him, and applies it to his other-world, not because he exists inherently in the 'otherworlds' of silent hill.

    Silent Hill Discussion

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    While I'm interested in how well the film translates the game to the big screen, I could have lived without that information.

    By the way. Kevin Spacey is Kaiser Sose, jigsaw is the dead guy in the middle of the room, and Darth Vader is Luke Skywalker's father.

    Silent Hill Discussion

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    Granted I'm no expert in poetry, I have to agree that I feel that this piece was a little poor by most standards. This might be due to the repetition of words used in the poem, especially the rhyming ones, particularly "salt" and "guilt." This repetition hinders the way the poem flows when read or spoken, being that it sounds like it speeds and slows in the wrong places. It may be a matter of taste (no pun intended), but the word choice for the poem needs to be improved. Perhaps you should include more complex words that incorporate the ideas in the poem so that the flow is easier on the tongue, or if you prefer to have the flow of the poem difficult to read, you could have imagery of the words appear just as choppy as the flow.

    However, from my general impression of the poem, it felt as if you were striving to create a post-twentieth century interpretation of romanticized poetry. In other words, a creepy, disturbed version of love from a series of perverse actions. Being so, you really should work on making the flow and word choices reflect romantic (the period, not the emotion) styles, using flowery words and emotive sentence structure. So, work on revising the poem in that direction. Otherwise, as is, it only continues to fuel fire to the stereotype that SH fans are emos. Don't propetuate this stereotype.

    Well, I know it's a terrible poem. The fact that I was FORCED to write a sonnet (fixed form) is a little bit responsible. I'm not one for poetry that rhymes, let alone poetry with a fixed number of syllables or in a specific meter.

    If I'd intended to write a poem about silent hill (I prefer prose, though) It might have come out better.

    That said, no matter how you slice it, blood is blood. It pisses me off that mention of blood in poetry is immediately branded 'emo' rather than 'graphic realism.' It is a hokey poem, though.

    Silent Hill Discussion

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    So...yesterday I HAD to write a sonnet, and...it just ended up being about silent hill...which was slightly embarrassing in my poetry class, but a little less embarrassing here. So, without further ado, here's my crappy Silent Hill Sonnet (it's spenserian!):

    Each moment that I feel the skin peel off,
    I will savour the taste of iron and salt.
    Running blood in my mouth comes out in coughs, 
    dissolving on my tongue, as sick’ning  malt.

    In my eyes, I can feel tears filled with salt,
    commingling with the flow of blood outside.
    These tears, the blood, they’re mine. They are my fault.
    My guilt has led me to this place to hide.

    It’s from this guilt- the crimes I’ve kept inside-
    that this world comes, attacking me with dread.
    Denying my own past, I fought and tried
    to kill the mem’ries of those wronged and dead.

    For now, I am haunted by those I’ve killed,
    until fog swallows me in Silent Hill.

    Feel free to go 'man, that was shitty.'

    Silent Hill Discussion

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    ...I'm pretty sure we've all seen it...

    Uhm, did anyone read the interview with Chris Gans (with a few little interjections from Akira Yamaoka)in EGM?

    It's convinced me that this movie will be pretty good, since Gans is actually a fan of the series himself, is working closely with the makers of the games, somehow impressed Yamaoka, and knocked Uwe Boll at the same time. Sounds pretty promising.

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