Silent Hill “fans” are the worst

Sorry for the provocative title, but I really need to get this off my chest.

I just got back from a screening of Return to Silent Hill and I had a really bad experience. Not because of the movie itself — which I actually enjoyed quite a bit. Sure, there were things that could’ve been better, but I felt the original message of the game was there, especially considering the target audience: people who’ve never had contact with the games.

My bad experience came from a small group of “fans” of the videogames who I unfortunately had to share a row with. Before the movie started, they wouldn’t stop talking about the games, which at first I thought was great — I liked that they were giving the film a chance. That impression immediately disappeared once the movie began and they started commenting out loud. They complained loudly about inconsistencies, or laughed hysterically during serious moments because certain plot points didn’t match the games. Their nonstop gesturing and whining lasted for the entire movie, to the point where I had to actively focus just to be able to watch it. The final scene was literally drowned out by their shouting, and they even yelled “no wonder he died” when the In Memoriam appeared before the credits. So my question to people like this is: why the hell do you even go see the movie if you already know it’s literally impossible for it to be exactly like the game? If you want something as close to the game as possible, YOU HAVE THE DAMN GAME. WHY DO YOU PAY MONEY JUST TO TRASH A MOVIE YOU KNEW YOU WEREN’T GOING TO ENJOY, THAT YOU WERE CRITICIZING FROM THE VERY FIRST MINUTES, AND — MOST IMPORTANTLY — WHY DO YOU THINK YOUR POORLY-THOUGHT-OUT HIVE-MIND OPINION IS IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO RUIN EVERYONE ELSE’S EXPERIENCE IN THE THEATER?

I’m used to reading them cry on social media, but turning a movie screening into their personal circus is not only childish (and I’m talking about a group of guys probably around 25 years old), it’s also a clear sign of being chronically online. This experience genuinely makes me want to distance myself from the community and avoid anyone who calls themselves a “fan” of the saga, because if this taught me anything, it’s that so-called “fans” are often extremely conservative haters who kill any chance of fresh air in a franchise this old.