Silent Hill Analysis | Lisa Garland's Tragedy in SH1
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
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Exploring the character of Lisa Garland from Silent Hill.
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I always saw Lisa as someone who couldn't admit to herself that she was one of the monsters of Silent Hill, like she was constantly trying to convince herself she was alive still. And then, eventually her resolve cracks and she accepts the things she alwyas secretly knew; she's dead, trapped in limbo, a spirit clinging onto her already lost humanity, destined to become one of the horrors she fears. It makes her one of the most tragic, heart wrenching characters in the whole series.
I remember feeling rather heart broken for Lisa, she was a ghost who didn't realize she was dead.
Me too. I feld horrible for her.
Fun fact: Lisa Garland is the most reoccurring character in the Silent Hill series she has appeared in 6 games ( SH1, SH3, SH Origins, Play Novel: Silent Hill, SH Shattered Memories, and SH: Book of Memories), a comic (Cage of Cradle), and the first Silent Hill film.
To me the first silent Hill movie was kinda okay but still kept somethings from the game still in there
I just wanted to let you guys know that Thessaly Lerner, the voice actress of Lisa Garland, is active on UA-cam. She mainly works as a children's songwriter and entertainer. But she also has some more adult and politically charged content. She plays the ukulele, sings, does crafts, puppetry, and all sorts of other things. She's very talented, and goes by "The Ukulady."
The character whom stood out the most to me was always Cybil. Her pale-blue in contrast to the rust-red that dominates the otherworld. Lisa to me, feels more like she’s blended and merged into the otherworld, almost like the SH2 door “painting”, long gone before we arrive to the town. Cybil on the other hand, is just an unfortunate soul dragged into the wrong place, and yet unknowingly heroic with helping and trusting Harry by giving him a handgun. Love the content, thank you so much
That Lady of the Door painting always creeped me out for some reason.
@@sozaj Those arms..
Just don't go shooting her by mistake.
You're just one of those people who have to be different lol. Pale colors stand out but bright red cardigan doesn't. This is about Lisa not the woman wearing pale colors
I never really thought of Lisa as being angry in her last meeting with Harry, just scared and deeply in need of someone to comfort her. She knew something was wrong both with her and with the entire situation, but she has no idea how to fix or escape it and her only contact with normalcy of any sort is this guy who is so focused on finding his daughter that he isn't really seeing anything else
You are tearing me apart Lisa.
Why are you so hysterical?
HARRY DIDN'T HIT HER!
@@Kyoukichi HE DID NAAAA
Oh hai, Harry.
LOL STOP
oh hai doggie
Poor Lisa! Harry could've ast least given her a hug!
the fact he shoves tf out of her kills me everytime😭
Yes, new Muse content! Your SHS series has been keeping me alive for days now
I've gone through this game several times and I still didn't understand the subtle parts of Lisa's character all that well. You've done a great job identifying all the cultural references in the character, I never would have picked up on any of this.
Lisa was dead, she had been killed by Kaufman earlier. Only after Alessas power weakened, did she realize she was dead and this is when she began turning. Notice the blood comes pouring from her head, this is because Kaufman shot her in the head and killed her.
That's just a theory, canonically Valtiel killed Lisa when she reach a breaking point and tried to attack Alessa out of dessperation.
The comic Cage of Cradle written by Owaku and Ito is a prequel that depict those events.
Wow! Loved the effort and research you put into Lisa Garland. Super intriguing and interesting how you broke down her character.
I always pondered her intentions and her back story. I thought it so interesting how PT used the name Lisa for that horrific entity.
I was a silent hill nurse for Halloween so this is perfect timing.
The original Lisa Garland video was the video that brought me to your channel, as i had just gotten into horror and more specifically when i was discovering the world of Silent Hill! Very happy to see you post a redux of this video
I think Lisa is possibly the first person in the franchise (not the timeline) to realize that she's already damned, she can't escape Silent Hill (felt she shouldn't leave), and has a role to play as a captured soul being puppeteered. We see MANY of the elements and qualities of her existence repeated by characters in subsequent games. This makes her tragic, unique from the start, and totally memorable even if she's unnecessary to the story. After Lisa, there's hardly shock in the rest of the games when a character becomes a monster.
I taught Lisa's Red sweater was symbolic of her department or rank in the hospital, as many where back from the 1930's up to the 1960's if I recall correctly due to the hat she's wearing, dress solid white uniform, and flat's. The monsters would be her own guilt to not say or report anything and instead just get peer pressured into drug's. As for angry that would be considered more of a natural response to any drug addict being rejected. Probably related to how Dr.Kaufman manipulated her. Since that was also very common in that time frame as well.
This is one of the best channels on UA-cam! Thanks for the awesome content.
This made my day :D
Just wanna say you got those Tags perfect. I've listened to Silent Hill music and that's all it took for youtube to recommend me this video.
Keep it up, great video.
Thanks Muse, I needed this.
You need to read Cage of Cradle. Lisa has more story to expand upon.
Not gonna lie, that thumbnail is terrifying. Good stuff! Lmao
I’ve been waiting years for this!! Thank you!!
Hey Muse! Any chance returning the old intro? This new one was incredibley jarring. The older one set the tone much better. Thanks.
If we go by Origins, maybe she died as a result of overdosing on White Dahlia, especially when she says she needs the drug
7:22 There's a Silent Hill comic that was released exclusively in Japan by the name of "Cage of Cradle" that covers how Lisa died. She overdosed on drugs and later on killed by a boss monster by the name of "Valtiel". Masahiro Ito later on confirmed the events that happened in that comic are canon.
I was maybe 13 when I played this game and I was under the impression Lisa was a ghost because, as you mentioned, she comes and goes, often when Harry isn't even conscious or in places you wouldn't expect her to appear. Then she died and I thought that made me wrong, as I was initially confused af by her suddenly bleeding from all holes but I chalked that up to an overdose on the drug she was addicted to and almost expected her to have a tragic end, as I also expected for the cop (although I think I saved her in my first playthrough, that or I got upset that she died and looked up a guide to see if I could save her) but the P.T. connection blew my mind. I never put the name together since it'd been so long... and doesn't Darryl kill her because she's pregnant with her boss's kid? And isn't it implied that Lisa's boss is using drugs to get lure her sexually? Another thing I remember thinking is "wow for a game with great animation they really messed up Lisa's smile..." it's like there's a twitch where it's smile/grimace/smile frame by frame. I never considered it'd be a stylistic choice to show that she's not as she appears. You pointed out a similar thing with the weirdo from SH3 that keeps trying to convince Heather he's on her side even though he screws her over when it suits him... the way his eyes don't line up and his face is oddly contorted when he'd otherwise be somewhat handsome... I again thought they messed up until you pointed out it could represent a feeling that there's something foul about him. Please keep making videos. I haven't found anyone else on UA-cam that analyzes these games as well as you do and I always had a feeling that a lot of its more interesting details were lost on me.
I loved the new editing! The new intro gave me a bit of a jump with that long last beep (happy halloween I guess 🤣) I'm always surprised when I watch one of your redux videos, because I'm always so certain you'd said it all before! Amazing work Muse and new Video editor!
I watched many times first video about her. I love this too!
I loved the video, Lisa is one of my favorite characters in the franchise and sometimes it feels like she's somewhat overlooked. I did notice some things you may have gotten wrong, however, so I wanted to add my two cents:
- You say Lisa didn't do anything of use but in reality she's the only way for us to continue the story after we reach the antique store. Remember that Cybil saw Cheryl levitating towards the lighthouse and since Bachman Road was destroyed you couldn't have reached her. Thankfully, Lisa is there to inform us about the sewer system connecting all of Silent Hill and guiding us to the entrance near the elementary school.
- You say after dragging Kauffmann down she was never seen again but that's technically incorrect. Throughout SH3 we sometimes see Valtiel carrying a black-haired woman around and torturing her. If I'm not mistaken, the dev confirmed this is Lisa's soul and that she's being punished for her sins in life.
Loving your channel. Keep up the great work!
lisa finally stops getting tormented and shes brought into the entitys realm. 😔
WHAT WERE HER SINS?!!
@@BeastJoker369 She was addicted to PCV, a drug made in Silent Hill and that Kauffman had full control on manufacturing and to procure doses for herself she went along with the cult's plans keeping Alessa alive in the secret basement of the hospital as well as offering sexual favors to Kauffman. She didn't try to contact the police or anything so she decided to remain inactive so she could continue sinking on her vices.
While Lisa's end was quite pitiful and the game does a good job letting us empathize with her, her acts were uniquely self-serving engaging on lots of shady acts and as such she must atone for said sins.
Good job Muse! Perfect for Halloween!🥰
Wooo another Lisa video 🥰 that girl is iconic
And just like DOrothy, the ruby slippers
I like this very much, it's completely different perspective from previous video about Lisa. But I want to point out one thing about symbolism of the color red. It's a color associated with beauty, love, and passion, it's important for the first impression. Nurses are not really bloody job wise, that would be surgeons, Nurses are associated with sterility, tydiness, and care, even if they do work with needles all the time. The theme of love and nurses is very popular in movies, and it does take its roots from real world, from the times of war when injured young men would be cared for by young women, there is more to say about that, but I think I have said enough.
I’ve always thought Lisa’s death was due to the parasite.
It is heavily implied that Lisa is infact a drug addict - most likely PTV - which is the local supplied drug in silent hill. PTV, which is the drug, contains White Claudia - a herb originating from the Toluca Lake region. This same herb is used in aglaophotis which is the red liquid used to expel the parasite from Alessa and Cyril in the Good+ ending.
My theory is that Lisa blacked out as a result of an overdose, so during the events of silent hill, Lisa still has the drug in her system. This drug repels the parasite that is already in her from fully growing and taking over (as we see throughout the game, she slowly starts to get weirder, twitching at a later point of Harry waking up)
By the time Harry enters nowhere, the drugs effect would’ve fully worn off. As a result, the parasite took her over and killed her.
The demon angel created by alessa killed the town, including Lisa, after it turned into hell
I have always thought shes the good part of Alessa. Because their names are similar. A promise is a good thing like her name implies. She also looks like Laura Palmer from Twin peaks which was a huge inspiration for this game
Lisa the baby, If I was harry I'd be all for it dead or not
The intro is a little piercing on the ears. I suggest a softer beeping sound, maybe similar to the heart monitor.
Just a suggestion
I do miss the original version of this video, even tho it was your first one you made. It still was awesome, and what made me love your content
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Aw thanks! It's still around, its just members only since it's so old lol
@@thegamingmuse Awesome well, I'm going to have to join in the membership 😀 😄
Dat intro tho...
Seems like Lisa's fate was like Harry saw. Lisa asked for more drug to Kauffman, he pushed her into the wall, and she started to bleed from her head into the front, then she fell. The other option is that Kauffman hit or shoot her in the head with his gun, the last option is the hammer that Harry found in the basement, maybe Kauffman hit her in that way.
I always thought Lisa was the leader of the nurses, the main nurses at hospital wearing a cardigan, or a coat with a different color, always was intriguing about the red heels, should be white shoes or black.
Glad she doesn't look like that nurse on SH3, that's a very weird pose, for a character that helped Alessa. If she was mean with Alessa, I kind of understand that pose like a purgatory, but Lisa was actually nice wth Alessa, and was almost like a nurse babysitter, because Lisa was very young too.
You're very accurate, also Lisa was under special supervision by that bastard Kaufmann, so Kaufmann intentionally asked her to wear different clothes instead of the traditional ones
Great video😎👍
Keep up the good work
This new intro is EVERYTHING =++=
Nice one, Muse 👍
What an insanely annoying start sound, please no :(
i liked the beeping, not the huge EEEEEEEE sound
Lisa reminds me so much of Laura Palmer from Twin Peaks. They look alike and they both have a happy innocenct exterior but deeper both and locked into a serious drug habit and sex with horrible men. I feel like there's got to be a inspiration here, twin peaks and silent hill have so much in common.
Think,this SymbolismVideos are great to Interpret the Coherences of the Dark World and the Town actually live.
Love the content 🥰
I'm still not over Konami canning Silent Hills. The game that could've been. 😭😭😭
You go, Lisa!
YOU ARE TEARING ME APART LISA!!!
man it's really nice to see an analysis of these games from someone who actually understands them and not entry level jungian psychology bullshit. subbed.
She's like maria.. I watched an older analysis you gave on Lisa, I think it was from like 6 years ago, and I thought, "oh that's not really how I was thinking about Lisa" lol. But this redux video is more in line with how I was thinking. Where Lisa is a manifestation of the town much in the way Maria was. Except of course the town's manifestations were from James in part 2, whereas the manifestations of the town are from Alessa in this one. Good stuff! I love silent Hill lol
Let's not forget also, that the color red has a meaning in passion.
Lisa is very beautiful and rather provocatively dressed all things considered, like the dream nurse so many men ( _and 10% of the ladies_ ) dream to have privately tending to them.
Very good point...she is very warm and affectionate too
Am I wrong or was she once known as "the red nurse"? I am either old or wrong. I will accept both.
Yeah in the movie!
4 ads on a 10 min video... Screw UA-cam!
ublock origin lol
What happened to the old intro? The music was really fitting, this new one feels kinda blah.
Excellent work!
imo lisa still alive and survive, and all that happens to her it just harry dream.
Whatever helps you to sleep at night, bud.
Nah, she got pulled into the fog and is now stuck in dead by daylight
@@randomecorner There really are fates worse than death
It's to bad, we will never see Lisa Garland or Silent Hill again because, Konami is dead and only cares Pachinko machines 😭
Favorite character in the first game, for some reason my copy skips on her bleeding face right at the start so her whole theme just loops and I don't even really mind much its so good. Its also the best cutscene in the series and in that regard...sucks. Its a win/lose.
Nice vid. She stood out.
Always felt bad for Lisa
It's an interesting concept in theory. I wish this had been written in a way that made it more of a musing than being put out as fact. While the archetypes do exist and the original team may have been inspired by them, there is no evidence to support this being the case. I hope most people know that the original team looked heavily into western elements to draw inspiration and that none of them worked on PT. For those looking for information on the character, they should look to the game and the process the creators took to bring it to life.
I never notice these subtlys in the cut scene
... Think Lisa and Maria are the same person, or perhaps, the same manifestation with a different face.
I don't agree with using Silent Hill Origins as a reference when talking about SH1 lore. The makers of that game clearly didn't understand the story or characters of the original. The fact that they made the burning of Alessa a purposeful act in Origins is proof enough of that.
Her design is based off a nurse in Exorcist 3 (the only good exorcist sequel.)
Cool ❤️😁
very cool
Wait, is Lisa dead in SH1?
Like the real her then yes but she is just a monster stuck in silent hill forever. Her monster version is still alive
The original Lisa is long gone, the one in the game is just a memory of Alessa brought to life. Imagine the existencial terror, having all your memories, dreams, aspirations but knowing you're not real. I love this game
My favorite characters in the entire franchise. I made a fan film exploring her story for the 20th anniversary of the first game: ua-cam.com/video/CZNd2nFpd50/v-deo.html
Was Lisa going to kill Harry when she reached out to hug him?
No....she was still pure then
6:28 I can’t find a source for this story. Anyone else have one?
All the old sources for these videos have been lost to youtube over the years, but I'm certain this was something I read about in Lafcadio Hearn's Kwaidan stories.
@@thegamingmuse Thanks for replying. I thought maybe it was Botan Dōrō, but will check out Kwaidan. Love the videos, this one in particular.
Intro song?
after the BEEEEEEPP
New old content *squee*
that intro made my ears bleed, thanks
So many ads
That intro gave me a headache. Great video otherwise.
Can’t say that this is better than the original. The intro isn’t fitting and quite annoying. The music playing throughout the video doesn’t fit especially with the percussion.
Great vid! Loved your silent hill vids! Do you think you’ll do a video on what you’d like to see in the rumoured new silent hill game!