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Episode 49. Achievement Unlocked: Resident Evil (2002) and Silent Hill (2006)
Andrea and Alex combine their powers and enter all the cheat codes to analyze two of the most iconic survival horror games that were re-imagined as movies. With a look at how narratives transition across mediums and the rise in popularity of video game and nerd culture, their two-player co-op campaign attempts to unlock the mysteries of both films.
REQUIRED READING
Resident Evil. Dir. Paul W.S. Anderson, 2002.
Silent Hill. Dir. Christophe Gans, 2006.
EXTRA CREDIT
The Town That Was – A documentary on the history and lineage of the town of Centralia, Pennsylvania, upon which Silent Hill was based.
Tropes vs Women in Video Games. The first season of Anita Sarkeesian’s webseries.
Alice in Wonderland; The Psychoanalytic Approach – One of the many, many analyses of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland which identifies Alice’s search for identity.
Down and Dirty Pictures: Miramax, Sundance and the Rise of Independent Film by Peter Biskind.
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By Andrea Subissati and Alexandra West
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Andrea and Alex combine their powers and enter all the cheat codes to analyze two of the most iconic survival horror games that were re-imagined as movies. With a look at how narratives transition across mediums and the rise in popularity of video game and nerd culture, their two-player co-op campaign attempts to unlock the mysteries of both films.
REQUIRED READING
Resident Evil. Dir. Paul W.S. Anderson, 2002.
Silent Hill. Dir. Christophe Gans, 2006.
EXTRA CREDIT
The Town That Was – A documentary on the history and lineage of the town of Centralia, Pennsylvania, upon which Silent Hill was based.
Tropes vs Women in Video Games. The first season of Anita Sarkeesian’s webseries.
Alice in Wonderland; The Psychoanalytic Approach – One of the many, many analyses of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland which identifies Alice’s search for identity.
Down and Dirty Pictures: Miramax, Sundance and the Rise of Independent Film by Peter Biskind.
LISTEN
Right click or option-click here and choose “Save Target As…” to download the mp3.
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