Solaris (And How it Influenced Silent Hill 2) | Monsters of the Week

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Published on June 9, 2016 8:00:01 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRJTbGc_1uk

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Silent Hill 2 (2001)

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Team Silent has officially named many works of literature, art and film that have influenced them when writing Silent Hill 2.
The 1972 movie Solaris by Andrei Tarkowski, which is based on the novel by Stanislaw Lem has never been formally acknowledged as an influence, though.
In this video, I'll show you why it's almost strikingly obvious how this fantastic piece of cinematic art has served as a backbone for Silent Hill 2's very personal, emotional plot and how it delves into funamental questions of existentialism.

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Watch Solaris (1972) on youtube:
Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GG9Anstjlro
Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOGHMmKpASk

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Movies/TV shows shown in this video:
Solaris (1972)
Solaris (2002)
Solaris (1968)
Star Trek - The Next Generation (1987-1994)
Alien (1979)
Starship Troopers (1997)
Blade Runner (1982)

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Credits:
Solaris (1961) - Stanislaw Lem
Special thanks to Chase McCaskill and Michael Snow

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Please make sure to check out Michael Snow's amazing series of video essays on Silent Hill's major influences.
This video about Solaris added some great points to my script and I highly recommend watching it and checking out his other videos in the series.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF3Me3VxAa3G6iMV5nNH0RQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXh8NMZ4ouU

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