Best Depictions of Hell
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From a video gaming perspective, the original Painkiller (yes that one Yahtzee likes) has a unique take on Hell, where the whole level is human disaster and conflict, frozen in time.
You enter near a medieval catapult and a castle wall frozen in mid collapse, then move on to the Crusades, then both World Wars, there's a Titanic in the water upended,smashed into an iceberg, a flaming Hindenburg in mid air, and over all of it, a massive nuclear mushroom cloud.
It's especially creepy because there's no people there, and all the explosions and destruction are stuck in time.
As for Constantine, I heard it was an absolutely terrible version of the comic books, but if it's an enjoyable movie, then go for it, I might see it
I do wonder tho, when you're halfway thru making a movie, and you realise you've completely failed to portray anything of the original source material, why not just pay off the source, and rename the damn characters, and make an original movie?
It's not like Hellblazer had a following of millions who were all going to rush to the cinema.
You enter near a medieval catapult and a castle wall frozen in mid collapse, then move on to the Crusades, then both World Wars, there's a Titanic in the water upended,smashed into an iceberg, a flaming Hindenburg in mid air, and over all of it, a massive nuclear mushroom cloud.
It's especially creepy because there's no people there, and all the explosions and destruction are stuck in time.
As for Constantine, I heard it was an absolutely terrible version of the comic books, but if it's an enjoyable movie, then go for it, I might see it
I do wonder tho, when you're halfway thru making a movie, and you realise you've completely failed to portray anything of the original source material, why not just pay off the source, and rename the damn characters, and make an original movie?
It's not like Hellblazer had a following of millions who were all going to rush to the cinema.
Christians have a lot of beliefs I find a little odd, and I'm a christian. For example, I believe in only two commandments, love god, love each other. I also believe that we are not meant not to be sinners (sorry about that double-negative). If we were, why would we need Jesus? Bible doesn't say anything about swearing like a bastard, but people like to think it's okay to judge others for it anyway, which as I understand it doesn't exactly go over well with the almighty.
That said, I think Hell is a theatrical concoction. Like heaven being made of clouds, and hell being somewhere approx 3 billion miles below the earth's crust. My understanding, and atheists should really dig this one, is that hell doesn't technically exist for us humans. We get oblivion if we're the irredeemable type. Bible talks up annihilation, destroying souls forever, things like that. So technically I guess everyone's a winner as far as I know, since atheists get what they want, and god willing Christians get what they want.
I'm not taking sides, btw. To each their own, and I'm totally against hating on other faiths.
I guess that was the long version of saying that while I don't claim to know with any certainty, I think hell is technically oblivion (no, not the game), and so the closest depiction I can think of would be any kind of blank loading screen that never ends...
...which to me really does sound like hell :/
That said, I think Hell is a theatrical concoction. Like heaven being made of clouds, and hell being somewhere approx 3 billion miles below the earth's crust. My understanding, and atheists should really dig this one, is that hell doesn't technically exist for us humans. We get oblivion if we're the irredeemable type. Bible talks up annihilation, destroying souls forever, things like that. So technically I guess everyone's a winner as far as I know, since atheists get what they want, and god willing Christians get what they want.
I'm not taking sides, btw. To each their own, and I'm totally against hating on other faiths.
I guess that was the long version of saying that while I don't claim to know with any certainty, I think hell is technically oblivion (no, not the game
), and so the closest depiction I can think of would be any kind of blank loading screen that never ends......which to me really does sound like hell :/
A good depiction of hell is from the movie Constantine, if you need to know what it looks like someone posted a picture of it above.
Theres also hell from the Spawn universe. The comics not the horrible movie.
But i have to say my favourite of all time depiction of hell is from the game Painkiller (yes yahtzee was right). Basically picture every battle that has ever taken place in history on earth. now take those battles and seamlessly stitch them together, example, a battle in the middle ages blends into trench warfare. [at this point ill just say the sound direction of painkiller is brilliant, creating a terrifying atmosphere] now as you move around, depending on what you are near, you will hear different sounds. Although it is kinda small being a boss level and all, it makes for one jaw dropping stroll.
Theres also hell from the Spawn universe. The comics not the horrible movie.
But i have to say my favourite of all time depiction of hell is from the game Painkiller (yes yahtzee was right). Basically picture every battle that has ever taken place in history on earth. now take those battles and seamlessly stitch them together, example, a battle in the middle ages blends into trench warfare. [at this point ill just say the sound direction of painkiller is brilliant, creating a terrifying atmosphere] now as you move around, depending on what you are near, you will hear different sounds. Although it is kinda small being a boss level and all, it makes for one jaw dropping stroll.
I vote for Silent Hill 2!
I've never played Silent Hill: Homecoming, but I have to say, Silent Hill 2 did an excellent interpretation of Hell; it was more like James' personal hell. It wasn't necessarily about monsters and fire, it was just a dreary representation of loneliness and self hate. I'm sure that any criminal who goes to hell for murder would most likely end up in an enviroment like James at the end of SH2.
The whole last part of that game, from the Prison level to the Hotel Level, completely immersed the player in feelings of hopelessness, dread, and unease. Especially the part where you had to leave all your equipment behind to explore the hotel basement! And who could forget the "Rape Room" *Shudder* The symbolism was amazing there.
It's one of my favorite games, but it's also so depressing. Especially James' revolulation at the end about what he really did to his wife. It's one of those games that I praise, but I can't play for too long because it makes me so depressed!
More than any other horror game, I would never want to go to Silent Hill 2's environments in real life; it would just feel like true hell.
I've never played Silent Hill: Homecoming, but I have to say, Silent Hill 2 did an excellent interpretation of Hell; it was more like James' personal hell. It wasn't necessarily about monsters and fire, it was just a dreary representation of loneliness and self hate. I'm sure that any criminal who goes to hell for murder would most likely end up in an enviroment like James at the end of SH2.
The whole last part of that game, from the Prison level to the Hotel Level, completely immersed the player in feelings of hopelessness, dread, and unease. Especially the part where you had to leave all your equipment behind to explore the hotel basement! And who could forget the "Rape Room" *Shudder* The symbolism was amazing there.
It's one of my favorite games, but it's also so depressing. Especially James' revolulation at the end about what he really did to his wife. It's one of those games that I praise, but I can't play for too long because it makes me so depressed!
More than any other horror game, I would never want to go to Silent Hill 2's environments in real life; it would just feel like true hell.
Ah yes, Dante Alighieri's La Divina Commedia, or The Divine Comedy for those unfamiliar with Latin. An epic poem of 3 canticas of 33 cantos each that chronicled Dante's journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven. In his poem, Hell had 9 circles, 5 for self-indulgent sins, 2 for violent sins, and 2 for malicious sins. I read it, and some of it was disturbing. The punishment for thieves was spending eternity in a pit filled with snakes. When a snake bit a thief, they would turn to ash, then come back only to be bitten again. The wrathful spend their days tearing each other apart with their teeth. The heretics lie in burning tombs screaming in pain. Those who committed suicide are now gnarled, dead trees with twisting, crooked branches forced to suffer as the harpies tear them apart. Cerberus attacks the gluttonous with his claws as they suffer through a never ending rain. Those violent against nature suffer as hot burning ashes rain down upon their naked bodies.photog212 said:
There's an interesting story I heard a short time ago about hell that I thought was pretty cool:
There is a man whose favorite leisure activity was gambling. He didn't have a problem or anything, but as often as he could he would head to a casino and have fun playing the games. He had fun when he won, and he didn't feel bad if he lost.
One day, he pulls out of his driveway and gets creamed by a bus and killed instantly. He wakes up and finds himself in a casino that is cooler than any others he has ever been to. The decorations are beautiful, the drinks are delicious, and he starts out with enough chips to play any game he wants. Blackjack was always his favorite game, so he hits the blackjack tables, and he wins every single hand! He figures that he has gone to heaven, and does a little dance of joy! His chip pile enlarged, he decides to go try the poker tables. The other players are friendly and the drinks keep on coming, and like at the blackjack table he wins every time! He decides to be pious and says a little thank you prayer for being allowed to hang out in such a wonderful place.
However, as time goes by, he finds out that he really does win every time. Every single game, every single try. Even if he tries to lose, he still ends up winning. Every time he does blackjack, poker, slot machines, or keno, he wins the jackpot. Eventually he starts feeling very depressed--he always found it fun to win, but it doesn't really seem to mean a whole lot now. He goes to the bartender and tells him "I don't understand it! I'm here in heaven, but already I'm feeling miserable. What's going on?"
The bartender answers: "You're not in heaven. You're in hell."
He never loses for the entire rest of eternity.
There is a man whose favorite leisure activity was gambling. He didn't have a problem or anything, but as often as he could he would head to a casino and have fun playing the games. He had fun when he won, and he didn't feel bad if he lost.
One day, he pulls out of his driveway and gets creamed by a bus and killed instantly. He wakes up and finds himself in a casino that is cooler than any others he has ever been to. The decorations are beautiful, the drinks are delicious, and he starts out with enough chips to play any game he wants. Blackjack was always his favorite game, so he hits the blackjack tables, and he wins every single hand! He figures that he has gone to heaven, and does a little dance of joy! His chip pile enlarged, he decides to go try the poker tables. The other players are friendly and the drinks keep on coming, and like at the blackjack table he wins every time! He decides to be pious and says a little thank you prayer for being allowed to hang out in such a wonderful place.
However, as time goes by, he finds out that he really does win every time. Every single game, every single try. Even if he tries to lose, he still ends up winning. Every time he does blackjack, poker, slot machines, or keno, he wins the jackpot. Eventually he starts feeling very depressed--he always found it fun to win, but it doesn't really seem to mean a whole lot now. He goes to the bartender and tells him "I don't understand it! I'm here in heaven, but already I'm feeling miserable. What's going on?"
The bartender answers: "You're not in heaven. You're in hell."
He never loses for the entire rest of eternity.
I can't decide between DOOM III and The Darkness. DOOM III's is more traditional and scary, but the one in The Darkness is much more hopeless and grim.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STH2poj0PFk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STH2poj0PFk
*HUGHUGHUGHUGHUG*Funkysandwich said:
Sorry, but that was absolutely BRILLIANT!
That place could very well be Hell.
But my kinda Hell is an old one:
Hell is where the police are German,
the chefs are British,
the mechanics French,
the lovers Swiss,
and it's all organized by the Italians.
I'm Italian and I have to admit that we are VERY disorganised.