Silent Hill 2 and the Interpretation of Nightmares

Описание: This video is a personal essay exploring my interpretation(s) of Silent Hill 2, and several films which inspired the original team to make it. I cover both the original and the remake, and how those interpretations compare. Neither interpretation is "correct". Both are valid, as is yours.

There are significant spoilers for the following:

Silent Hill
Silent Hill 2
The Shining
Jacob’s Ladder
Lost Highway

Other media mentioned or shown:

Francis Bacon - Study for a Portrait (Isabel Rawsthorn / Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion
Hans Bellmer - The Machine Gun in a State of Grace) - The Doll (Maquette for the Doll’s Games)
Chris Cunningham - Aphex Twin (Come to Daddy, Rubber Johnny)
Crime and Punishment
Alice in Wonderland
Pulse
The Babadook
P.T
Annihilation
The Brood
Infinity Pool
Hereditary
The Bardo Thodol (The Tibetan Book of the Dead)
The Court Jester
Love Exposure
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Elden Ring
What Remains of Edith Finch
Midsommar
Beau is Afraid
Eraserhead
Blue Velvet
Twin Peaks
The Elephant Man
Wild at Heart
Inland Empire
Mulholland Drive
Alan Wake
Life is Strange
Deadly Premonition
The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening
Resident Evil
Room 237
Boxes
Eyes Wide Shut
Against Interpretation - Susan Sontag

Additional footage and sources:

‪@fungo‬   • Making of Silent Hill 2 - HQ  
A Midsummer Night’s Dream -    • A Midsummer Night's Dream - Harewood - Ben...  ,    • A Midsummer Night's Dream | Puck & Titania...  ,    • Sir David Suchet and Dame Judi Dench perfo...  ,    • A Midsummer Nights Dream 1935 - Colorized ...  ,    • Trailer | A Midsummer Night's Dream (2013)...  ,    • A Midsummer Night's Dream Act 3 Scene 1 | ...  ,    • TV Documentary: A Midsummer Night's Dream,...  
David Lynch on Lost Highway -    • David Lynch on Lost Highway  
"Eraserhead is my most Spiritual Film" - David Lynch:    • "Eraserhead is my most Spiritual Film" - D...  
Ari Aster opens up about his bizarre "nightmare comedy" Beau Is Afraid    • Ari Aster opens up about his bizarre "nigh...  
‪@BlooberTeamSA‬ SILENT HILL 2 | MEET JAMES SUNDERLAND - Bloober Team Dev Diaries | KONAMI:    • SILENT HILL 2 | MEET JAMES SUNDERLAND - Bl...  
Silent Hill 2 Remake All Glimpses of the Past (with References to the Original Game) -    • Silent Hill 2 Remake All Glimpses of the P...  
Susan Sontag and Norman Mailer -    • Susan Sontag and Norman Mailer  
‪@kanepixels‬    • The Backrooms (Found Footage)  
The Making of The Shining:    • Making of The Shining [1980]  
We Spent the Day with Shelley Duvall:    • We spent the day with Shelley Duvall - The...  
1980: SHELLEY DUVALL on working with KUBRICK and ALTMAN | Film 80 | BBC Archive:    • 1980: SHELLEY DUVALL on working with KUBRI...  
Moral Injury: https://rogersbh.org/about-us/newsroo...
Canon, Fanon, Shipping and More: https://www.vox.com/2016/6/7/11858680...
Dumbledore was gay, JK tells amazed fans: https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2007/o...
Searching for Shelley Duvall: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/fea...
And of course.. Masahiro Ito's Twitter. https://x.com/adsk4

Music:

Ordinary Vanity - Akira Yamaoka
Labyrinth - Lennon Hutton
All - Akira Yamaoka
Tears Of.. - Akira Yamaoka
Eternal Rest - Akira Yamaoka
Noone Loves You - Akira Yamaoka
Pianissimo Epilogue - Akira Yamaoka
Elderly Cipher - Rand Aldo
Voids - Static Glow Sounds
White Noiz - Akira Yamaoka
Forest - Akira Yamaoka
Signs - Lennon Hutton
Silent Heaven - Akira Yamaoka
To Dark - Mochas
Moder - 369
Once Upon a Road - Bladverk Band
Crickets - Ethan Sloan
Paris in the Rain - Martin Landstrom
Thrust Bearing - Hawea
The Calling Card - Martin Landstrom
Dark Space - Ava Air
Shudder Waltz - Franz Gordon
Shadows Unseen - DEX 1200
Room for Whatever is Left - Hanna Lindgren
The Day of Night - Akira Yamaoka (500% Slower)
Granny - Lennon Hutton
The Opening - Lennon Hutton
Magdalena’s Elusive Lament - Akira Yamaoka
Silent Hill 2 - Ambient Music OST (Track 1, 2, 2) Akira Yamaoka

A good deal of this music was provided by @epidemicsound
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Time Stamps:
0:00 Intro
2:30 In Restless Dreams
21:25 Who is the Dreamer?
41:36 What I See in My Nightmares
57:14 Skip the Videotape

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Special thanks to ‪@SocraTetris‬ and ‪@yennikarual‬ for the help on this one. And to all the comments motivating me to keep making internet videos.

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