The Silence of the Lambs - I Think I Like Hannibal? - First Time Watching - Movie Reaction

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  @deadcatthinks6725 · 1 year ago

  A masterclass on how to become an award wining iconic character in approximately only 20 lines of script and 16 minutes of screen time.

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• DA

  @davidpoole5595 · 1 year ago

  In the ambulance you hear the EMT giving vitals and he says the heartbeat is 84......never got above 85.....

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  @d.-_-.b · 1 year ago

  The mask Hannibal wears talking to the Senator is raw fiberglass. They were going to paint it until the director saw it raw and said it was perfect as it was.

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  @Jeffdaref-y5x · 1 year ago

  Part of Lecter's "appeal" is his wit and humor, which gives him a veneer of humanness. Hopkins's rather campy characterization sometimes flirts with parody but he pulls it off because he's such an accomplished actor and the screenplay is so well written. In addition, his keen intellect is manifest (the insightful remarks about Marcus Aurelius and covetousness are particularly fascinating) and makes him even more interesting.

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  @kylewestlake982 · 1 year ago

  Facts: Anthony Hopkins was dating Martha Stewart at the time he did this, and she got so terrified of him after seeing the movie, she broke up with him. Also, the method in which Buffalo Bill abducts Catherine Martin is exactly how Ted Bundy baited a few of his victims. I grew up the hill from Lake Sammamish Park where he kidnapped 2.

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  @davidmeir9348 · 1 year ago (edited)

  Anthony Hopkins got an Oscar for best actor for only 16 minutes of screentime.<br><br>His performance was so good that when he won the Oscar he got a standing ovation from his fellow actors.<br>He was given the Oscar by the previous year Best Actress winner, Kathy Bates, who played Annie Wilkes in the excellent film Misery, where like Hopkins, she played a psycho so convincingly.<br>Misery is such a good fiilm, you guys definitely need to watch it.<br><br>The Silence of the Lambs is a novel by Thomas Harris.<br>It is a sequel to Red Dragon that has the first appearance of Lecter.<br><br>Both novels are fantastic and 100% worth reading.<br><br>There is a cinematic adaptation of Red Dragon where Hopkins reprise his role as Lecter but the best adaptation of the book is the second half of season 3 of the series Hannibal where Mads Mikelsen playes Lecter.<br><br>Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins are so good in this film, and kudos too to Ted Levine who does a wonderful Buffalo Bill.<br><br>I&apos;d love to write longer but I&apos;m having an old friend for dinner 🤪

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  @Flix-n-Feels · 1 year ago

  That was WILD! Hannibal is so intense but I think we kinda like him... a genuinely AMAZING Film! <br>Please help us grow the channel by leaving a like, comment and subscribing! <br>✧Early Access, Vote in the Polls, Full Length Reactions &amp; More: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/FlixnFeels">https://www.patreon.com/FlixnFeels </a><br>✧YouTube Memberships are Live! Hit that Join button below the video! Priority replies to Comments, Loyalty Badges and much more! <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@Flix-n-Feels/join">www.youtube.com/@Flix-n-Feels/join </a><br>✧Join our growing community on Discord: <a href="https://discord.gg/7t5nEFAg9V">https://discord.gg/7t5nEFAg9V </a><br>✧Follow us over on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/flixnfeels">https://www.instagram.com/flixnfeels</a>

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  @GeekingOutWithPete · 1 year ago

  Did you notice that Hannibal Lecter never blinks? When Sir Anthony Hopkins was studying for the character Hannibal Lecter, he noticed similar characteristics in reptiles. Reptiles only blink when they want to, and do it consciously. So in the movie, Hopkins only blinks in special moments and very consciously.

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  @pastoi3694 · 1 year ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFcDfOCMsjo&amp;t=2928">48:48</a> A small piece of psychoanalytic help; What drives Catherine to refuse to let go of the dog, even though it was owned by her captor, or to hold it tightly when an officer tries to take it? <br>She was abducted, helpless, terrified, &nbsp;knowing that she was not the first inside this deep well, facing an obviously deranged individual and most likely an awful end... The first moment she regains a small form of control/hope was shielding herself behind Precious (the dog)... Why would she ever want to let go of it again?

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  @EVERYDAYGames00 · 1 year ago

  Anthony Hopkins is a brilliant actor❤

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• BR

  @BrianDunphy1980 · 7 months ago (edited)

  Even though I have warched thia movie more than a dozen times, the final climatic scene between Starling and Bill, ,as she navigates the house, eventually in the dark, is still the most suspenseful scene in cinematic history. I am on the edge of my seat every time, even though I know what will happen. From the warped music, Catherine&apos;s screams, the dog&apos; barking, and eventually darkness- a masterclass in pacing, direction, editing, acting, sound and writing.

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  @thenickname10 · 1 year ago

  What I love about Hannibal Lecter as a character is that he&apos;s all about Quid Pro Quo. He is a murderer who kills people without remorse, but he is also surrounded by people who either hate or exploit him. Clarice Starling was something different for him, a genuinely moral person who puts the safety of others first, and is willing to take risks in order to do so.<br><br>Throughout the whole movie, he tests her resolve to see how she handles the mounting pressure. I think towards the end, he satisfies himself that Clarice truly deserves to have her efforts rewarded. Even before he escapes, he leaves behind the extra clue in the map that ends up being what ties everything together for Clarice. Perhaps he decided to add that at the last second since he noticed she was crumbling towards the end, and he genuinely wanted to see her succeed after so much effort and commitment.

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