SUBMITTED BY pimpjoe_esb

November 28, 2005 —

LJ scored some juicy info from Silent Hill, while talking to director Christophe Gans. Here's a clip:

Elements inspired from other movies? Were you aware of the idea that by imitating the videogame, you were finding yourself copying movies that inspired the game?

Since I'm a big movie fan, I quickly saw the reference to Adrian Lynn's Jacob's Ladder when I played the first game. Especially in these two scenes: the infirmary room in the beginning of the game and the hospital sequence where we can see, in fact, the basis of the game. But I find that Silent Hill succeeded in creating a completely original world. So I wasnt afraid in adapting it on screen and Im pretty sure you wont find anything of that superb Adrian Lynn movie. We all agree that Jacob's Ladder is at the root of the game with other experimental movies like David Lynchs movies. But Silent Hill is a creation so beautiful that it exists by itself without obvious references.

Click the link below for the rest of the interview.