The Silence of the Lambs (1991) | *FIRST TIME WATCHING* | Movie Reaction

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[@aaronburdon221]

The liver Fava beans and chianti is an inside joke for psychologists. When you're on anti-psychotics you're not allowed to eat liver beans or drink alcohol as they make them not work and basically what he's telling her is that he's off his meds.

[@lawrenceallen8096]

Did you catch it? Not only did he pick his handcuffs with the pen part he lifted off the warden, HE PICKED BOTH HANDCUFFS in a matter of seconds!!! In-credible.

[@lawrenceallen8096]

#2 is good. But "Red Dragon" sequel is ah-mazing! Especially the opening. Enjoy the series!

[@chaoticoldbore]

I love the transition you make from "this is the monster?" to "this guy is totally psychotic" over the course of about 30 seconds.. you can see why Hannibal has stayed in the public conciousness for so long. Anthony played the character masterfully.

[@m.ericwatson968]

Hannibal is brilliant, you can't help but admire his scheming acumen, he is actually totally in the open the entire time, he just uses others duplicity against them

[@ThePrufessa]

@@m.ericwatson968 uses others duplicaty or his own duplicity?

[@jmarsh22]

Dude, sometimes I don't get you at all. Finding out all about Lecter before we met him was BRILLIANT, I don't think of it as a spoiler at all. It was all a tremendous build up to that scene where Starling and Lecter first meet. It added to the atmosphere and put us in Starling's shoes. Now it might've backfired if a lesser actor played Lector and didn't live up to the buildup. But Anthony Hopkins was up to the task, he was incredible.

[@txf4]

Also they didn't show the nurse with her tongue eaten out because the human imagination is worse than anything they could show

[@candicemonique5927]

Exactly. 👍🏾

[@candicemonique5927]

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@jmarsh22]

@@candicemonique5927 These filmmakers took the time to build real suspense. You can find cheap, lazy jump scares in any horror movie.

[@suzanh2813]

100% also the way he wrote the books the point of them were not to meant to horror or slasher scare you….. no because those don’t stick with you….. but I would bet that everyone who has seen this movie or read the books can honestly say that something latched on to the back of their mind …… even if it is just the basic principle that Hannibal only eats the rude….

[@finncullen]

A jumpscare relieves tension. The tension is built up by the descriptions and allusions. That's what separates a work of art from a cheap assembly-line "horror movie" - the latter will go for the easy, quick effect. As for the spoiling of the escape by showing in advance that Lecter had a lockpick, that's a wonderful technique to build tension once more - you know something is coming so you feel the anxiety for longer. Hitchcock described the technique by saying if you see a bad-guy hide a bomb beneath a table, and then two characters you like sit at the table and talk the scene becomes almost unbearably tense and suspenseful. If the table just blew up without warning you'd give the audience a moment of shock- but the effect would be greatly lessened overall

[@michaelpapp5518]

The idea behind Hannibal Lecter’s courtesy towards Clarice is a true affection for her. He genuinely appreciates her as an individual more so than the rest of us. Not that she is equal to him. But even farmers have a favorite animal they won’t send to slaughter.

[@Ruskad]

Definitely more of a thriller or suspense. I found it entertaining how you called so many things a spoiler but the storytelling worked because of the extra knowledge. Knowing what Bill looked like early didn't change the story and it gave us the setup at the end where we know Clarice found him unknowingly! Classic movie, amazing characters... another fun reaction video!

[@Mr.Ekshin]

This guy applies dimestore psychology to everything he sees, and then pats himself on the back for figuring out the perfectly obvious plot points the director blatantly revealed. He reminds me of my kid sister as a first year psych student. Her ham fisted attempts to psychoanalyze the world around her were funny, but tedious.

[@zeakstigmata2]

Good horror movies do not rely on cheap jump scares to scare you, the thing this movie does is make you feel uneasy almost the entire time, especially with the choreography putting you in the eyes of Clarice when they zoom in on the men's faces when they attempt to hit on her or just to be in her face

[@SaguaroBlossom]

The music playing when Hannibal attacks the guards is "Sheep May Safely Graze" by Bach. And when he mutilated the guard's body, he turned it into a Death's Head Moth. (used bunting for the wings) And you know you didn't feel so bad at the end when you saw the "old friend" was icky Dr. Chilton. There's a "Wild Bill" in The Green Mile.

[@actionalex3611]

Imho I think the confusion comes from "The wild west", where there was "Buffalo Bill" and "Wild Bill Hickock", both known gunfighters from the old west. Both movies have their names originating from those characters.

[@cuyhater]

I thought Lecter was listening to the Goldberg Variations during the dinner scene.

[@bravedown50]

Wild Bill was the character played by Sam Rockwell in The Green Mile

[@mokane86]

The horror of this movie is so much better with giving you an expectation and drawing out the tension than it would have been with a bunch of modern "scary movie" jump scare moments!

[@jmarsh22]

Right? It seems like he’s saying, “Yeah, it worked, but I’d still rather they do things like every other horror movie on earth rather than be different.” I don’t get it.

[@ScientificallyStupid]

YES- I believe Hitchcock called that suspense- "telling the audience there's a bomb under the table and forcing them to watch people have a dinner at that table"- I'm paraphrasing but I feel like that sums it up perfectly. Putting what could happen in your mind and keeping you bracing yourself for it to come to pass.

[@dlweiss]

I love your interpretation of the movie essentially "spoiling" every potential jump-scare, acting as an "anti-horror" movie. I agree I think, since the movie is definitely more interested in cultivating a sense of psychological dread, tension, and queasy uncertainty, and jump-scares would dissipate a lot of that energy.

[@actionalex3611]

However, all of his analyzing makes him miss a lot of small but iimportant details. " ...takes away the suspense by showing us he has some kind of lockpicking device". Missing out on the scene with Chiltons pen in the cell before moving him. I´ve seen it before with the "overanalyzing" from his reactions. I still enjoy this but want to make him aware of it.

[@barbara832001]

It's foreshadowing, not spoiling the movie.

[@HistoritorJimaldus]

Set up and pay off to generate tension and suspense

[@Y_.R]

@@actionalex3611 It’s very difficult to experience the tension and suspense with all of the stopping and starting of the film. I know it’s a difficult balancing act for a reactor. But, perhaps not stopping it so much would help him understand and enjoy the film more.

[@herbertragan5849]

Alfred Hitchcock once gave an interview telling the difference between horror and suspense. In a horror film you will watch two men talking for ten minutes and then a bomb explodes. In suspense you will see two men talking, then a cut to a bomb set to go off in ten minutes, and then back to the two men talking. Yes we were spoiled seeing the bomb, but our anticipation is heightened waiting to see if the bomb is going to go off. This was more of a suspense film rather than a horror.

[@stevefoulston]

Hannibal Lecter was born in 1933, within an ancient castle in Vilnius, Lithuania, into the wealthy aristocratic family that lived there; his father, simply known as Count Lecter, was a descendant of the warlord "Hannibal the Grim" (1365-1428). Lecter grew up well-educated under the eyes of his father, who out of silent curiosity spoiled him with learning English, German and Lithuanian every day in the castle’s study. At age 6, he discovered an old edition of Euclid’s Elements with hand-drawn illustrations, which he used to determine the height of the castle towers over the summer. That fall, he was introduced to a baby sister, Mischa, with whom he formed a strong, affectionate bond. When she grew old enough to wander, Lecter gave her a feeling of discovery. In the winter of 1941, the castle was overrun by Nazi military forces who were taking part in Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union. Lecter, who was 8 years old at the time, fled with his family to a lodge in the forest, where they spent three years feeding on animals. However, one winter's day in 1944 a Soviet tank stopped by the lodge demanding for water, only to be bombed by a Nazi Stuka. Lecter's parents, tutor, and family retainers were all killed by the resulting blast, and he and Mischa were held captive when a group of former Lithuanian Hilfswillige led by Nazi collaborator Vladis Grutas stormed and looted the lodge. With all sources of food exhausted, Mischa was killed and cannibalized by the group, but Lecter escaped. However, he was severely traumatized by his sister's death and rendered temporarily mute for a short while. Mischa's death would haunt him for the rest of his life; he would later explain that it destroyed his faith in God, and thereafter he believed that there was no real justice in the world. Peace out.

[@d.-_-.b]

The sense of being spoiled is what they lulled you into, made the effect of twice catching you completely off guard with Hannibal's escape and Clarice being at the right house so much more intense.

[@stanmann356]

I always had the feeling that Clarice responded more positivity and was actually flirting back a little bit with the entomologist. It's almost like she felt less threatened by a non-alpha male and was more into nerds. Even though they made him kind of creepy looking I felt like she thought it was cute he worked up the courage to ask her out.

[@nicksykes4575]

I haven't seen the full movie in a long time, but I'm pretty certain the entomologist was Clarices' guest at her graduation.

[@unicyclist97]

She was responding positively to his honesty.

[@stefanforrer2573]

@@unicyclist97 yup, just wanted to say the same thing.... her positive response is because the guy didn't play any games and was just honest in his approach... compared to chillton at least 😜

[@amuroray3210]

they eventually hook up, in the book version if i'm not mistaken

[@LtSarai]

@@amuroray3210 Indeed. The last chapter closes on them sleeping among a pile of big dogs.

[@88wildcat]

Jonathan Demme wasn't trying to surprise you or scare you. He was trying to make you feel tense and nervous even though you had an idea for what was coming. You knew what was coming but you didn't know when, where, or how it was going to come. One technical detail about the movie. The scene where Buffalo Bill is stalking Clarice in the basement was shot in normal light and the night vision effects were added in post production. That means Jodie Foster was having to act like she was stumbling around in complete darkness when she could actually see everything around her perfectly clearly. Knowing that makes her performance even more impressive.

[@simianinc]

‘“This scene could have been so much better.” ‘I want to see gore and jump scares”. I think the makers of this multi-Oscar-winning iconic movie disagree with you

[@logicallogos]

The thing I love about this movie is the focus is always the interaction between people and the interaction with one's self. The violence just adds to that.

[@m.ericwatson968]

astute

[@christhornycroft3686]

What you said about jump scares is exactly why this is the best psychological horror movie I’ve ever seen. There are no jump scares. This isn’t one of those standard horror movies where a bunch of college students go into the woods and someone starts taking them out gruesomely one by one. This is the thinking man’s horror movie. This won an Oscar. That almost never happens in the horror genre. This movie wants to get into your head and stay with you. Of the sequels, Red Dragon is the one to watch. It’s a prequel, so Clarice isn’t in it, and we see how Hannibal is caught. Edward Norton plays off Anthony Hopkins really well too.

[@Y_.R]

It actually won 7 Oscars, including the big 5 - best movie, best actor, best actress, best director, best screenplay. Awesome flick!

[@anthonycurby4606]

Ok, but Hannibal feels more solid to me personally, a great sequel. Don't just discount it like that please

[@Kelly30stm]

I love the movies, the books and the tv show. Hannibal is one of the best characters ever written. So glad you reacted!

[@warmaiden]

Hannibal is so intriguing - you point out his standing on courtesy with the Miggs event - the bizarre combination of refinement and high class behavior, and the utter brutality of his violence. And his...sanity, odd as that sounds.

[@johnnyactionspacepnk]

Anthony Hopkins' portrayal was so good it set a record. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor with only 16 minutes of screen time. Shortest screen time for any winner for Best Actor.

[@lorig-ski]

Considering this movie won 5 Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director, I guess maybe not many people felt the same way you did about "spoiling scenes". Example: showing Buffalo Bill with his night vision goggles, stalking his prey like a wild animal in the shadows, made us instantly scared for Catherine! What was about to happen to her? Just cutting to a guy with a cast putting a sofa in his van would have been a completely different and not nearly as effective scene. If jump scares and gore is what makes a better "horror" movie for you, instead of criticizing the most amazing psychological drama/thriller ever crafted, might I suggest Friday the 13th or Nightmare On Elm Street. Might be a better fit.

[@lordwalker71]

The story was inspired by the time the FBI asked Ted Bundy to create a profile of the green river killer, when they finally arrested him the realized that Bundys profile was pretty accurate. The scene where Bill kidnaps Catherine is also inspired by Bundy who would pretend to have a broken arm and act like he was struggling to get something in his car and when the woman he wanted helped him he would hit her over the head and push her in his car. Buffalo bill was inspired by a few serial killers including Ed Gein who besides killing a few people would also steal recently buried bodies and make things out of their bodies like a pair of gloves and a lampshade made from human skin and furniture made from bones and skulls. I found out recently that the actors who played Buffalo bill and Catherine actually dated while filming the movie. The didn’t spoil anything by showing things like the lock picking device.

[@dripcaraybbx]

The frustration with the deliberate storytelling is a testament to how far modern cinema has fallen

[@marchammer1364]

This movie is psychological horror at its best. It’s building tension strongly. Loved it when it came out❤

[@shartheheretic]

The department of the FBI that deals with serial killers actually has guidelines that include doing things like attempt to humanize the victim in the killer's eyes, etc. Criminal Minds does a pretty good job of showing what that department does. There are lots of books written by the FBI agents who started the department, and there are two characters on Criminal Minds who are fashioned after them.

[@Y_.R]

Yes. It wasn’t a “spoiler” that Buffalo Bill thinks of her as an object. It’ s based on extensive knowledge of what these killers are like. It’s what they do. That’s why she was able to do the analysis of what Buffalo Bill would be like.

[@mr.vernmeister7578]

I've seen about 3000 movies over the years and I love seeing people react to classic films for the first time.

[@GaryLBlakeley]

This movie is not a horror movie. It is a thriller/suspense movie. They give you clues to add to the tension. They show you the night vision glasses so you know he has them. Makes the the scene in the basement more tense I think. Plus it would be weird if all of a sudden he had them. The clues or spoilers were all an important part of the masterful story telling.

[@AccaliaShakariaN7]

Anthony Hopkins struggled for years to become a famous actor, he played in Elephant Man years before but his fame didn't last long. He was an alcoholic and had a strained relationship with his daughter after his marriage failed. But Silence of the Lambs is what saved him, I think he even won an award for his performance. The Hannibal movies are all out of order, so it'll be confusing, but this is the order they should be watched; Hannibal Raising, Red Dragon, Silence of the Lambs, and Hannibal. I heard the TV show is good and it has a different actor playing Hannibal but it matches the character so much better, it works with the younger Hannibal.

[@NM-qn7ll]

I like that it tells you exactly who you are meeting and what they are. Sometimes in life you meet someone that you are prepared for and know for a fact is terrible, and you still can't comprehend just how cruel and deranged a seemingly 'normally' bad person can be. He is a phenomenal actor. They flip the surprise in a normal movie. You're not surprised by who the monster is, you're surprised by how little you actually knew of what they're capable of.

[@m.ericwatson968]

"Ready when you are, Sgt. Pembry"

[@OnTheRocks71]

Probably the first youtube reaction to pause the video for a notchback foxbody Mustang and speculate about it being an SSP. Respect.

[@mrtim5363]

The line "I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti." Is an inside Dr.'s joke: Dr. Lector the famous physiologist would be well aware the treatment for patients like him that are locked would include MAOIs. (Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors) & There are 3 things you are not allowed to eat while taking MAOIs.... Liver, Beans & Wine.

[@CitizenScorn]

"Whatver this is, is weird, bro.." 😅 love it

[@craftsecond]

Anthony Hopkins is so charismatic, he really does make this movie, even with limited screen time. The ability to make you realize that Hannibal is a monster AND YET make you like him is a huge part of what makes this movie tick. Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Movie, Best Directing, Best Writing...and while I take the Oscars with a grain of salt, I think they nailed it this time. On the subject of spoiling surprises: it's the movie going for a very very slow boil. It'll get there, but it's not about quick releases of terror but slow building horror.

[@mokane86]

"Wild Bill" Hickok was also a famous old west gunslinger and lawman and army vet.

[@SomeRandomMario]

I love his tangent about people with PhD. Some really are too smug and get angry when you don't refer to them as Dr. [last name]

[@xejelah]

Dude, this isn't a slasher movie, it's a psychological thriller. The former is about body count, visuals, and jump scares. The latter is about playing with your head, making you think, and making you FEEL. Slasher films = watching others in terror and anxious while trying to figure out their next move. Psychological thrillers = you feel the anxiety and tension while trying to figure out what happens next. Some of us like a more active role than just observer.

[@bwilliams463]

Hannibal Lecter is one of the greatest characterizations ever recorded on film, right up there with Marlon Brando's Don Corleone. It was 20 years after watching 'Silence' in the theatre before I could think of Sir Anthony Hopkins as anybody BUT Hannibal.

[@Ahasveros7674]

The movie is primarily about the relationship between Hannibal and Clarice. The case provides the story in wich we get to see this develop.

[@paytongibson9488]

One of the joys being a chef is I know how and can see how my supplier's treat the animals, and creating amazing dishes from great ingredients

[@phunkjnky]

It cannot be overemphasized that the man won an Oscar and created one of the most famous characters in 15 minutes of screen Tims.

[@Kladyos]

Hopkins had the books and Brian Cox' performance in Manhunter to build off of. He didn't create the character.

[@phunkjnky]

@@Kladyos I misspoke when I said he"created" the character. I am aware and have read the novels, I'm aware they came first. Anthony Hopkins created the Lecter would be perceived forever.

[@lawrenceallen8096]

Did you catch it? Not only did he pick his handcuffs with the pen part he lifted off the warden, HE PICKED BOTH HANDCUFFS in a matter of seconds!!! In-credible.

[@juliasanchez9055]

Can't stop myself from rewatching this reaction over and over

[@jaybird8192]

Anthony Hopkins (One of the greatest actors of our times!) Won the best actor Oscar for this movie, despite having only about 15 minutes of film time in the movie! You can see the man's elegance come through the screen, despite him playing a psychopath!

[@flibber123]

In some ways I think Clarice's experiences surrounded by men, many of whom are creepy, makes her the kind of person who can deal with someone like Hannibal Lecter. I mean, Hannibal, a cannibalistic serial killer, is not as creepy as Chilton for example. Hannibal has manners and shows courtesy.

[@Kladyos]

"Wild Bill's is a chicken wing place" Perhaps, but that is likely named after Wild Bill Hickock the famous gunslinger. Buffalo Bill's name in this movie is derived from the renowned Buffalo Bill Cody.

[@johnnyjoyner5360]

I found your rant about the Phds. My wife does the opposite. She has a Phd in pediatric psychology. She works in hospitals and consistently doesn't introduce herself as a doctor because most of the kids she deals with are wary and apprehensive of doctors. The only time she does pull the doctor card when she is getting grief from some bureaucrat.

[@anthonywatt3758]

7 Academy Awards. Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Film, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Writing, and Best Sound.

[@jessicajones657]

I think they purposely didn't make this a jump scare film because it is meant to be more psychological. It has similar refinement of Dr. Lector. And yes, because this is such a good early 90s film it has tons of references in US culture.

[@pg4594]

This is one of only a few films to win the Oscar for Best Picture, Director, Writer, Actor and and Actress.

[@bjsmith6187]

Silence of the Lambs: Buffalo Bill Wild Bill: Wild Bill Hickok Chicken Wings: Buffalo Wild Wings

[@Thom1212]

Also: Buffalo Bill: Buffalo Bill Cody. (alive around the same time as Wild Bill Hickok)

[@rotru4977]

Wild Bill: The Green Mile

[@candicemonique5927]

This is in my top five favorite movies and I’m sure it’s number one.

[@mamakat114]

Your Masters in fine art was not worthless. I believe this is why you have such insight on the arts that you bring us on your channels and on the world. Just MamaKat speaking here.

[@gk5891]

I've always classified it as a Psychological Thriller. I've never really considered it horror.

[@MikeInMD1961]

Only three films in Academy Awards history have won the Top 5 awards (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Screenplay). "It Happened One Night" in 1934. "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" in 1976. And "Silence Of The Lambs" in 1992. There's a reason this film is so highly regarded. I'm just sorry you couldn't appreciate this modern classic more than you did.

[@m.ericwatson968]

One of my favorite lines from this movie: "You're alright Katherine, now where is he?" ..."How the fuck should I know?! Just get me out of here!"

[@susanconstable2113]

Love this movie! Great acting. Anthony Hopkins is spectacular. Jodie foster was actually intimidated by him during filming because he was in character so much on the set.

[@MajaZaguan]

This is a top tier psychological movie, not some mid horror flick with jump scares, come on now... The director showed everything that he was supposed to show, and he got an Oscar for it.

[@gurulimbo]

Great movie. You should definitely watch “Manhunter”. (“Red Dragon” was the remake of “Manhunter” and it’s the first movie with Hannibal Lector. Not Anthony Hopkins, but his characters original introduction.)

[@Ichthyodactyl]

And while Hopkins will always be Hannibal in my mind, Brian Cox did a pretty good job of playing the character as well.

[@amyjordan195]

You weren't just hungry. Wild Bill Hickok was a guy in western history, as was Buffalo Bill Cody.

[@natsinthebelfry]

"they want sympathy for the woman's plight" lol, this is called a tuesday for us

[@ellenhofrath]

There are several books about Hannibal where you learn more about his whereabouts, education (Russian nobles before WW2), and the reasoning why he's does what he does. He only kills for a reason. Hus victims deserve what they get in hus view. Harris, the author worked with Robert Ressler, one of the founders of BSU. He was involved in catching some of the most known serial killers. The trick in the beginning with the Volvo and the couch, was a Modus operand from Bundy. Then they quote the Green River Killer, Ed Gain and others. All Ressler files.

[@decusq]

Something I always like to note about this film is that even though Hannibal is a monster, he's a monster that hates discourtesy, or more so discourtesy to the atmosphere HE CREATES, he wanted to leave an impression on Starling after they met but when Miggs ruined that Hannibal couldn't stand the idea he'd be related to that memory of the visit. Another thing i wanted to note is that the director took great lengths in establishing Transgender people and how Buffalo Bill is not one. I find that a great touch of professionalism in doing proper research otherwise this film would have been held up as a scare tactic for people to hate transgender people.

[@DevInvest]

“Runaway Train” is the best movie you’ve likely never heard of. John Voight and Eric Roberts in a two actor drama set on a train. It’s fantastic

[@88wildcat]

Runaway Train is a really good movie but the best movie no one has ever heard of is The Stunt Man with Peter O'Toole and Barbara Hershey. Even the director said "the movie wasn't released, it escaped."

[@anthonyzarate9807]

First, I find it funny how you said "they ruined the jump scares", and oddly enough, you jumped when Miggs threw his "load" in Agent Starling's face. I personally consider that as a jump and pretty scary😉 Second, I agree 100% that Hannibal is a very likeable character, and someone the audience should amd mostly does root for, oddly enough. TBH, he only kills & eats the rude, nasty, disgusting, and nasty people mostly. He does kill out if necessity though, like the 2 guards, the people in ambulance, and a tourist (I think). That is what makes him a "monster". However, he would not kill them if he didn't have to. I think all thoughts kills (except for the one guard) are off camera on purpose, just so we don't have a picture of just how deadly and psychotic he can actually be. P.S. I'm not sure about the census takers personality, but I would assume she was "very rude". Although he did not kill her, he left her with a lot of scars to remember him and maybe how she treats and talks to others. Remember, this is fiction, so in real life, we would all be disgusted by and root against Hannibal.

[@cherylblossom8687]

The setup of this movie is incredible when you think of the fact that Anthony Hopkins had less than 10 minutes of screen time all together yet created a character that was iconic for years to come

[@thesparkedbrain]

Wild Bill Hickok was a gambler/lawman in the Old West. Known for Dead Man's Hand, aces and eights.

[@howrued1500]

He likes you too!!! With some fava beans & a nice Chianti👅👅👅 😂😂🤣🤣 It won the Oscar for Best Picture at the 64th Academy Awards… so there’s that.

[@williamjones6031]

1. The lisping sound Hopkins makes after he says, 'I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti." is the first scene he and Foster did together and he wanted to freak her out, so her reaction is real. 2. Ted Levine/Buffalo Bill was so disturbing that he received death threats after this was released. 3. The FBI actually let them use their Quantico facility to film. 4. Hanibal was treating her. 5. "I'm coming to get you Murdock". The late Charles Napier/Lt. Boyle(RIP) played Murdock in Rambo First Blood II. A great first time/share. 6. Everybody is hitting on Clarice but IRL hitting on Foster is a waste of time and effort. She doesn't fly that way. 🙄 7. Others will pass this to you as well but: This movie won ALL 5 of the big Oscars.😎 Levine should have gotten best supporting.

[@thefatman2780]

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[@seanhutt4621]

So here's some interesting trivia that most people don't know the scene when Hannibal comments that he ate his liver with fava beans and a lovely Chianti The medication that he was supposed to be on specifically is not supposed to be taken with high tannin wines like red and foods that are high in vitamin A and both liver and fava beans are So in reality he's telling the doctor that he is fully off of his meds. Just thought it was kind of interesting and adds another level of depth to that scene They made a lovely TV series called Hannibal that goes over some of his life as a prequel before the movie when it was fantastically done might be worth checking out with how much you seem to enjoy this movie Great reaction man keep up the good work

[@Lillian_Ashcroft]

They knew because various studies have shown that serial killers will often let their victims go if the person humanizes themselves enough to the killer. The worst thing you can do is beg for your life because in the killer's mind this actually dehumanizes you. Even some of our worst serial killers have admitted to letting people go that they intended to kill because the person somehow managed to humanize themselves enough in the killer's mind and in almost all cases the victim did not beg. The trick is to humanize yourself without begging in a way the killer does not expect so you can slip past their psychological and emotionally defenses. Obviously, this does work in all cases and there are certainly some killers who do not care how human their victim is and will kill them.

[@dogtrainerjen]

Sir Anthony Hopkins did an amazing job in this movie! And your frustrations with how they spoiled things are entirely your own. This movie is a masterpiece. It’s my favorite of the three.

[@stonerainproductions]

Red Dragon is a prequel to this, I'd recommend it. Hannibal was also good as a sequel and Hannibal Rising shows Dr Lecture as a teen/early 20's in an origin film.

[@gggooding]

Mistaking "Wild Bill" for "Buffalo Bill" is understandable. Both were cowboy legends, real people you can read about on Wiki. Wild Bill Hickok died in Deadwood, shot in the back (actual town + the show too) holding aces and 8's...hence it's the "Dead Man's Hand." William Cody (Buffalo Bill) passed away less dramatically. Both were *extremely* famous for different reasons and both are worth reading about.

[@Starbuck-dr7yl]

Its not a horror movie, its a psychological thriller. they also don’t always show things because your mind can be worse than the real thing. But, this is not a horror movie for shock and awe. This is a suspense thriller.

[@GothamsHer0]

I would definitely recommend Hannibal and Red Dragon after this. Hannibal Rising is decent as well. Red Dragon is a prequel that is also a reboot of the movie Manhunter from the 80s. The books are all amazing as well!

[@andidreyes5323]

Jodie Foster (Clarice Starling) was terrified of Anthony Hopkins' portrayal of Hannibal Lector. This is why she never did another Hannibal movie. She had nighrmares of him for years and needed therapy to deal with everything she saw in this movie.

[@theprogressivecynic2407]

Buffalo Bill is an amalgam of several real life serial killers. His ruses came from Ted Bundy (eg. the cast) and his woman suit idea came directly from Ed Gein (don't image search him, as he made all sorts of things out of human parts, and you'll see some bad pictures). You should check out the TV show. It is a sorta-prequel, where Hannibal is free, on the outside, and working with the FBI as a consultant. The main characters are Hannibal, and Will Graham, the FBI profiler who was his partner, but also the person who caught him (the chronological order of the movies is Red Dragon, Silence of the Lambs, and Hannibal, and the show amalgamates the three and adds a lot). It's actually as good as the movies, and the casting is great--Mads Mikkelsen plays Hannibal and Lawrence Fishburne plays Crawford. Also, it has some of the most insane and borderline psychedelic murder scenes you will ever see, such as a man who is disemboweled, borderline decapitated, and then flensed so that his vocal cords can be treated and played like they were cello strings.

[@Uncle-Charlie]

Figured you would enjoy watching this! Great job!

[@danielbostic4582]

If you pay closer attention to the sketch, he’s drawn Clarice as the Virgin Mary, holding a lamb (Jesus), with 3 crosses in the background signifying the crucifixion.

[@flukeskywokker]

The Hannibal T.V. show with Mads Mikkelson is wild

[@SmokestormX]

"Wild Bill" was one of the prisoners in The Green Mile that you watched previously, maybe that is where you summoned that name from.

[@davidhasselblad2898]

As a horror icon. Hannibal lecture has been underrated for years.

[@MsFlyingSnake]

They're of the Hitchcock school of suspense. If you know something will happen, the suspense of anticipation is a more rewarding payoff than a temporary jump scare.

[@1993MovieMan]

I get annoyed when people point out things in films are "fake."No shit, that`s why it`s called acting and fiction!

[@radioactive_moose]

You should watch Manhunter, people don't really think about it when they talk about the series because t's a different actor playing Hannibal and it came about before this film but It's an underrated cult classic.

[@radioactive_moose]

Red Dragon is basically a remake of this.

[@markmower6507]

Anthony Hopkins was Amazing in this movie. I will never forget when my family went to watch it in the theater when it first came out. I was 20 my sister was 25 and my parents. Now my dad took me to see the Shining when I was 8, and my sister had certainly seen horror movies. Oh and we hadn't decided on a movie yet but voted on wether to eat before the movie or after, I wanted to eat before the movie but was outvoted. So anyway we get to the theater and even though I recommended that we don't watch that movie because I heard that it was Too Intense, I was outvoted again. Needless to say no one was hungry afterwards, Hahahahahahahaha 😂!!!

[@seasickviking]

"Wild Bill" is also the name of a character in The Green Mile, which you recently did a review of.

[@alanjones5199]

When I talk to people about worth & intelligence I usually tell the story of two men. Bob is a supremely clever man, knows nearly everything you could, there is just one thing he doesnt really know. Tom is the opposite, knows nothing truly save one thing. That one thing is the thing that Bob doesnt know, it would also save Bobs life. If the two men were to weigh their knowledge, what would Bob trade for Toms knowledge, the one thing he doesnt know? I have heard some of the best ideas from the most unexpected people, they just are usually not listened to, they also themselves often don.t know the great ideas from the truly awful. Was just thinking about this when you were talking about people that think they are better, PHD's

[@BolofromAvlis]

I would also highly recomend watching the tv series "Hannibal", starring Mads Mikelson as Dr Lector, with Hugh Dancy as Will Graham.It ran for several season, and showrunner Bryan Fuller did an amazing job. I'm still kind f amazed at how much graphic violence they got away with at the time, considering it ws a network tv show ( NBC).

[@88wildcat]

The only thing that's bad about this movie is its knowledge of geography. Clarice tells Lector that Bill got his nickname from the Kansas City Homicide Department but on the map Lector gives Clarice all of the bodies and crime scenes occur east of the Mississippi River. There is no reason for Kansas City homicide to be involved in the case. Later on Crawford says they got the tip off to Gumb due to a crate of moths from Surinam he tried to get through LAX. However, the bug guy that Starling talks to says the death head moth is only found in southeast Asia. Surinam is in South America, not Asia.

[@shesemerald2011]

Top 10 Best Film in the last 35yrs easily.

[@adamcuster8181]

They wanted you to feel some sympathy or likeness towards Hannibal so in order to do that, that is why they don't show you directly what he has done so you can feel distance from his bad things. Until you actually see him do his bad things later. And that is also why they spoiled every other surprise scene and then not spoil the faceoff scene.

[@reclusivewidow9933]

"Wild Bill" is actually the name of a different character from "The Green Mile." I just found your channel so I'm not sure if you've reacted to it already, but I highly recommend it! It is based on a book by Stephen King, and Tom Hanks stars in the leading role. Great movie!

[@technopirate304]

26:50 My grandparents raised chickens and other farm animals. I’ve seen animals humanely deleted and then dressed out for dinner and freezing. It’s not pretty but after the first few times it doesn’t bother you. But to your point people should see we’re their t-bones and drumsticks come from.

[@Jiambo]

My personal assessment of Lecter is that he is so much more...refined...and intelligent than others. That makes me believe that he isn't insane in the typical sense. He is just above society. He sees human as the ultimate delicacy because he is the only one above humans in the food chain. Mankind preys on whatever animal they wish because we can, we are superior. Lecter being above the rest puts one more animal on the menu.

[@michaelpapp5518]

My Nana watched this movie in theaters when it came out. I asked her how it was and she told me they were things in it a woman shouldn’t see. Of course, my Nana referred to every female as a “girl” regardless of age. Nana didn’t mean anything by it. It was just a term to her.