03-30-2024, 06:51 AM
There are some problems with your theory:
BOB cannot travel effortlessly between worlds. He can only travel to the Black Lodge at a specific place called Glastonbury Grove, in the middle of the circle of trees.
BOB does not have a doppelganger; however, various characters connected to him do seem to have them when in the Black Lodge.
Also, whereas Walter's killings are very much premeditated & follow a very specific pattern (the 21 Sacraments), as a true serial killer would, BOB is much more of a thrill-killer, seeking only to cause pain to his victims. Some would say that the fact that many of BOB's victims are young women is just because Lynch has some subconscious demons that tend to come up over & over again in his works-- violence against women, often sexual in nature, is also a common theme in Blue Velvet, Lost Highway, and Wild at Heart.
Personally, despite being a huge fan of both series, I greatly prefer Walter over BOB. BOB is just an evil spirit, without any real motivation. Walter, on the other hand, was a very troubled & fascinating human being, whose childhood of abuse & neglect led to his very disturbing actions as an adult. Walter's spirit is so focused that it continues the mission of the 21 Sacraments from beyond the grave.
To me, Walter Sullivan is the actual main character of Silent Hill 4, which is the thing I liked the most about the game. The entire story tends to be about exploring the motivations of Walter's actions. In this regard, The Room actually reminds me quite a bit of the show Millennium, which I highly recommend. The main character, Frank Black, profiles killers & criminals, but actually has a psychic ability that allows him to truly look into the mind of the killer. Despite often being a rather real-world based series, it occasionally has some very supernatural elements, many of which concern the Apocalypse & demons.
BOB cannot travel effortlessly between worlds. He can only travel to the Black Lodge at a specific place called Glastonbury Grove, in the middle of the circle of trees.
BOB does not have a doppelganger; however, various characters connected to him do seem to have them when in the Black Lodge.
Also, whereas Walter's killings are very much premeditated & follow a very specific pattern (the 21 Sacraments), as a true serial killer would, BOB is much more of a thrill-killer, seeking only to cause pain to his victims. Some would say that the fact that many of BOB's victims are young women is just because Lynch has some subconscious demons that tend to come up over & over again in his works-- violence against women, often sexual in nature, is also a common theme in Blue Velvet, Lost Highway, and Wild at Heart.
Personally, despite being a huge fan of both series, I greatly prefer Walter over BOB. BOB is just an evil spirit, without any real motivation. Walter, on the other hand, was a very troubled & fascinating human being, whose childhood of abuse & neglect led to his very disturbing actions as an adult. Walter's spirit is so focused that it continues the mission of the 21 Sacraments from beyond the grave.
To me, Walter Sullivan is the actual main character of Silent Hill 4, which is the thing I liked the most about the game. The entire story tends to be about exploring the motivations of Walter's actions. In this regard, The Room actually reminds me quite a bit of the show Millennium, which I highly recommend. The main character, Frank Black, profiles killers & criminals, but actually has a psychic ability that allows him to truly look into the mind of the killer. Despite often being a rather real-world based series, it occasionally has some very supernatural elements, many of which concern the Apocalypse & demons.
