What is the significance of the changing dimensions?
Fans of the game will immediately recognize the transition between the Foggy World of Silent Hill into the Otherworld as being controlled by Alessa. While in the game, Alessa created these transitions to preclude Harry Mason from stopping her from reuniting with Cheryl, Sharon’s counterpart in the games, in order to foil Dahlia’s plans, in the film they take on a darker meaning: they are said to be instances of Alessa trying to take her revenge on the Cult, as well as ‘testing’ Rose to see if she’ll eventually assist her with her plight. Director Christophe Gans has commented that within the context of the film, the Foggy World represents Purgatory, and the Otherworld (or ‘Darkness’ as it is refered to in the film) represents Hell. Gans also remarked that the opening scene of Rose and Sharon napping under a tree represents a version of Paradise not shown in the game. This was influenced by his strong and as yet unfulfilled desire to have children. Gans also remarked that having Rose an
