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loudmound · 5 days ago

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i think where people are losing the plot in terms of making james and jim characters that have suffered more than what is initially apparent in the narrative of sh2 is that it tends to absolutely consume how they see those respective characters and takes that shit to the absolute extremes. james and mary having a tumultuous relationship when she was sick turns into "mary was james' abuser when she was sick." conversely, for jim, it's entirely possible that she was institutionalized and sa'd while she was there, then that somehow turns into "none of what she experienced in silent hill was real and she's been locked in that mental hospital for 20 years, actually." it's deeply unserious.

#stormy shouts #james sunderland #mary shepherd sunderland #silent hill #silent hill 2 #silent hill 2 remake #sure i'll tag it why not #and the thing of it is too is that i like the theory that jim was institutionalized #i think my interp for the original james was institutionalized too #and experienced similarly adverse things #but like... that has never defined james or jim as characters #that's not what the story of sh2 or the sh2r is about for that matter #it's especially egregious with the “It Was All A Dream” theory for the sh2r #bcs it completely negates the point of both the remake's and original's narrative #traversing your way through a dreamlike world that's picking you apart piece by piece #to come to terms with the REALITY of what you've done #and choosing what to do with that knowledge afterwards #it strips jim of her agency #and feeds into ableist tropes about mental hospital patients #that both the original and the remake have managed to circumvent with ease #well. anyways.#i might write a post abt how i see that particular theory as it pertains to jim + her gender #i've been she/her-ing her this entire post bcs she's a closeted trans woman to me so

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