QA Note Regarding Spoilers
AThe following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags have been used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.
QWhy so many continuity errors between the two films?
AMichael J. Bassett didn't like the first film, so he decided to do something that he felt was truer to the game, as well as making numerous changes that fit neither the first movie nor the game series. However, doing such thing resulted in many drastic retcons. Some of the bigger changes include:(1) In the first film, we see that it is a religious group called "the Brethren" which is an offshoot of Christianity. They burn anyone who is supposed to be a witch or go against their traditions. In the second film, the religious group is now called "the Order" from Silent Hill 3. Their belief system drastically changes to a goddess that will cleanse the world. They claim Heather is a vessel for the goddess, and that they burned Alessa knowing she would survive the fire and could be impregnated with the god. However, in the first film that was NOT the case. In fact, the first film's cult wanted to burn Alessa because she was "sin incarnate" due to being born out of wedlock.(2) At the end of the first movie, Sharon and Dark Alessa recombined to become a complete incarnation of Alessa, containing both sides of the soul and all of Alessa's memories and powers. In Revelation, Dark Alessa and Sharon are still in separate bodies, and no mention is made of Alessa's adult form at all, despite that she controlled everything that happened in the first film.(3) In the first film's climax sequence, all of the remaining cultists are killed by Alessa and Dark Alessa, allowing Alessa to reunite into one body and leave the town knowing her revenge was complete. Revelation shows that there are still many cultists living in the alternate reality, walking around Alessa's world and even leaving their insane in the local asylum. It is not possible that Alessa did not know about this sect of the cult, and this makes all of the events in the first movie completely meaningless.
QHow much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?
AFor detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for Silent Hill: Revelation can be found here.
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