VIII : Strength
Power of the Town
Just what is the effect of the mysterious power of this town that was revered as a sacred place?
Originally Silent Hill was a holy
place to the area's former inhabitants. It would seem that
although the power of the town was not evil in nature, due to a
number of factors including the spread of an epidemic and
executions at the prison, the power that this place held was
greatly distorted. Furthermore, due to the large-scale shift to
the otherworld that occurred in the first game, the town has
become a great catalyst for the manifestation of peoples'
unconscious minds. It appears to have become a place that
beckons to those who hold darkness in their hearts.
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Silent
Hill was once revered as a sacred place. That power has been
completely twisted over the course of history.
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Embody
The
materialization of the darkness that sleeps in peoples'
hearts
In the town of
Silent Hill, a power exists that gives discernable form to
peoples' innermost thoughts. As for the otherworld that
appears in the series, the town is not merely showing the
characters their nightmares, but actually manifesting
elements of their unconscious minds. |
If the subject's mind is in a state of turmoil, the state of
the otherworld will be chaotic as well.
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Calling
Those
who have guilt are summoned
Due to the appearance of the
otherworld on a massive scale in the first game, the town
has come to be a place that calls those who hold a profound
darkness in their hearts. It seems that people with
afflicted minds are easily drawn to the otherworld. |
The town calls to those who bear the weight of some crime
and shows them what is in their hearts.
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Link
Transcending time, minds are connected
It would seem that in the
otherworld, time and physical limitations are transcended
and peoples' thoughts are communicated. In accordance with
this are the enigmatic phone conversation and Stanley's
letters in the third game, as well the director's letters,
among other things, in the second game. |
It seems that in the otherworld, the flow of time has no
continuity.
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The
darkness of Silent Hill transcends the boundaries of the town?
In the third game, the otherworld appears even in the shopping mall and
subway, outside of the town called Silent Hill. It is possible that this
is due to Claudia's abilities. However, if one imagines that the human
mind is where the otherworld dwells and holds power, then perhaps the
shift to the otherside could occur regardless of the location.
The occult magazine that
was dropped in the subway has an article regarding lingering
thoughts.
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