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Silent Hill
gical video game is a
This atmospheric and psycholo
dror genre, played from a thir
staple in the survival hor
environments in
uring 3D
person perspective and feat
n, Silent Hill. The 2006 film
the fictitious American tow
al, religious, design, and
adaptation blended emotion
first four games in the series.
story elements from the
ll (Pitch Black) as Rose,
Silent Hill stars Radha Mitche
adopted daughter
who begins a search after her
e town. While the horror’s
goes missing in the eeri
utifully realised, steeping
nightmarish visuals were bea
suspenseful atmosphere, its
the film in a dark and
plot lines made the hellish
long run time and muddled
ted.
experience too fragmen
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
puzzles and unchar tered
n treasure hunting, ancient
Tomb Raider ’s third-perso
instant hit. Giving Indiana
ale-fronted video game an
to a muchexploration made the fem
the game’s appeal and led
y lead, broadened
Jones-style adventures a sex
starring Angelina Jolie.
anticipated film adaptation
d
Jolie playing the much-love
Simon West and carried by
Daniel
While helmed by Con Air’s
ing. It had its moments –
oner was underwhelm
the video game
adventuress, the slick acti
plot baffled audiences and
an Illuminati link – but the
Craig and
p dead sex y Jolie.
vehicle for the dro
adaptation turned into a star
Hitman
,