As the article title suggests, recently I watched The Silence of the Lambs. This movie was, to put it lightly, brilliant in every aspect. It appealed to all of your senses. It had some comical parts and some parts where you had your eyes opened the entire time because you were scared to blink.
The best part of this movie, without question, was Hannibal Lector. Gosh, what a brilliant character he is. One of the deepest and most interesting characters I've ever encountered in a movie. The way he plays with Clarisse's mind is just remarkable. You almost forget that he's a cannibal, or you don't believe that he really is. He seems so... sane. You think "Oh, he would never eat anyone. He was framed." Then you see him eat that guy's throat and it's like... Oh... He does eat people...
Clarisse is also a very interesting heroine. Most of the time, the female protagonists are very wimpy and stupid, but she was sharp as a tack and though as nails. I loved having this in a main character. It was wonderful. I can't think of too many movies where the female protagonist is not afraid to shoot and kill a man. She didn't even hesitate, it was just BAM and he was dead. I respected that, because it was more realistic.
It really made me want to watch the sequel, Hannibal, because I loved the character so much that I wanted to know more about him. I don't know anything about the movie, but it's most likely going to be the next movie I watch.
Anyways, I give this movie 5 stars. I've watched it about 3 times now just in a week because I loved it so much. It's now in my favorite movies.
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