Silent Hill: Revelation 3D (2012)

Silent Hill: Revelation 3D

Heather Mason (Adelaide Clemens) and her adoptive father Christopher (Sean Bean), have spent the past few years moving from town to town and assuming different identities. Heather believes that they are on the run from the police because Christopher killed a man in self-defense and that her adoptive mother Rose (Radha Mitchell) died in a car crash.

In fact, he has been protecting her from a cult of Silent Hill, called the Order. Rose was able to free Heather (Sharon) from one of the alternate dimensions using one half of a talisman called the Seal of Metatron, but she herself remained trapped in Silent Hill.

Heather meets fellow student Vincent Cooper (Kit Harington), but is haunted by hallucinations of Silent Hill. She is approached by private investigator Douglas Cartland (Martin Donovan) regarding her identity. Heather warns her father, but he is abducted by the Order and taken to Silent Hill.

Unaware of this, Heather goes to a mall to wait for him, but enters the mall’s Otherworld. Douglas explains he was hired by the Order to find Heather, but decides to help her when he discovered who his clients were. A monster, the Missionary (Liise Keeling), kills Douglas. Heather returns to the real world and flees, unfortunately leaving her a suspect of Douglas’ murder.

Silent Hill: Revelation 3D

Vincent escorts her home, but they find a message instructing Heather to go to Silent Hill. On the way to rescue her father, Heather reads a letter from her father detailing the truth of her background and lost memories. Heather and Vincent travel to the town, but stop at a motel, where Vincent reveals that he is the son of the Order’s leader Claudia Wolf (Carrie-Anne Moss), and was sent by her to ensure Heather came of her own volition to Silent Hill.

He reveals that Heather is a part of Alessa Gillespie (Erin Pitt), a girl whose immolation 38 years ago by the Order lead to creation of the town’s shifting dimensions. The resulting argument triggers a shift to the Otherworld. The Missionary grabs Vincent, but not before he tells Heather to find his grandfather Leonard (Malcolm McDowell), who possesses the other half of the Seal of Metatron.

Heather ventures into one of the alternate dimensions to find Leonard. She encounters Alessa’s mother Dahlia (Deborah Kara Unger), who reveals that Claudia intends to complete the purpose intended for Alessa at her burning. Heather finds Leonard who, after informing her that the Seal of Metatron will reveal “the true nature of things,” fuses Heather’s half of the amulet with the one he possesses and becomes a monster.

Silent Hill: Revelation 3D

After being knocked out and carried off, Heather regains consciousness and grabs the amulet from within his body, killing Leonard. As she runs away, she unknowingly summons Pyramid Head (Roberto Campanella), the entity created to protect Alessa (and by extension Heather), and hides from him. Shortly after, she witnesses Vincent being taken away by the Order after being deemed insane by Claudia for betraying them.

Heather saves Vincent and they go to Lakeside Amusement Park where the Order’s sanctuary is hidden. Dark Alessa (Erin Pitt and Adelaide Clemens), the manifestation of Alessa’s wrath, confronts Heather who embraces her counterpart, absorbing her, and making Alessa complete once again. Heather confronts Claudia, who is holding Christopher and Vincent hostage.

Claudia explains that Alessa’s destiny was to be the incubator for a deity worshiped by the Order, who would punish all sinners upon its birth, completing Heather’s destiny as well. Remembering Leonard’s words, Heather gives Claudia the Seal of Metatron, revealing her to be the Missionary. Heather summons Pyramid Head, who kills the Missionary, allowing Heather to rescue Vincent and Christopher.

Silent Hill: Revelation 3D

Silent Hill: Revelation is a 2012 supernatural horror film, directed and written by Michael J. Bassett. A sequel to the 2006 film Silent Hill, it stars Adelaide Clemens, Kit Harington, Martin Donovan, Malcolm McDowell and Carrie-Anne Moss, along with Sean Bean, Deborah Kara Unger and Radha Mitchell returning from the previous film. It is based on the survival horror video game Silent Hill 3 by Konami. Revelation’s plot follows teenager Heather Mason (Clemens) who, discovering on the eve of her eighteenth birthday that her presumed identity is false, is drawn to an alternate dimension existing in the fictitious American town of Silent Hill.

Bassett had expressed his openness to fans’ suggestions of actresses for Heather’s role. On a total estimated $20 million budget, filming lasted from March to May 2011 in Canada, with the 3D RED Epic camera used for the process; audio mixing took place in France. Revelation was a moderate box office success, grossing over $56 million worldwide, but has received negative reviews by film critics and fans alike.

Principal photography began in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on March 7, 2011 and wrapped in May 2011, with the 3D RED Epic camera used for the process. Street and bridge scenes were shot in Galt from March 21 to March 26, and scenes set at Silent Hill’s Lakeside Amusement Park were filmed at the Cherry Beach park on April 7, 2011. The final theatrical mix for the film was completed on February 2, 2012. The film’s audio mixing took place in Paris, France, and was handled by a team of six people.

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Silent Hill: Revelation 3D (2012)

Directed by: M.J. Bassett
Starring: Adelaide Clemens, Kit Harington, Sean Bean, Carrie-Anne Moss, Radha Mitchell, Malcolm McDowell, Deborah Kara Unger, Roberto Campanella, Peter Outerbridge, Heather Marks, Rachel Sellan
Screenplay by: M.J. Bassett
Production Design by: Alicia Keywan
Cinematography by: Maxime Alexandre
Film Editing by: Michele Conroy
Costume Design by: Wendy Partridge
Art Direction by: Anthony A. Ianni
Music by: Jeff Danna, Akira Yamaoka
MPAA Rating: R for violence and disturbing images, some language and brief nudity.
Distributed by: Open Road Films
Release Date: November 28, 2012

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