This film is a business card, I have heard of it when I was young. It has been introduced countless times on TV, newspapers, and magazines. I vaguely remember the cannibalism in the movie, so I have never dared to watch it, and I was afraid. But that was when I was a kid. As I get older, I watch more and more movies, and I'm not surprised about abnormal and alternative movies. Therefore, this movie is the most suitable for viewing now.
After watching "Red Dragon", it was mentioned at the end of the film that a female FBI agent was coming to ask Hannibal. Within a few minutes of the beginning of the film, the female agent played by Jodie Foster came to ask her. The film immediately follows the end of the "Red Dragon" story. It can be seen that no matter how bad the "Red Dragon" film is, at least the continuity is well done.
The story of this film is about a mentally ill killer. This time he was replaced by a perverted tailor with a transvestite. The routine of the whole story is still the traditional way. According to a little clue, step by step to get closer to the truth, the murderer can't escape the law. A mental illness falls in a pool of blood and is sanctioned by justice. The protagonist is successful. In terms of storytelling alone, it is a very ordinary criminal psychology film. Since this film is a business card and has won an Oscar, it must be outstanding. Then let's see how good the other aspects of the film are.
The first is the overall style of the film and the condensed atmosphere, which is very unique. Gloomy, black, unassuming, the whole film is dark. The same goes for music. Looking at the atmosphere of the film, I think of "The Seven Deadly Sins", which is somewhat similar. The second is the film's meticulous portrayal of details. The plot development and details of the movie play an important role. Such as psychiatric bugs, Hannibal's pens and so on. In addition, it is the way of framing the film and the use of the lens. The film makes extensive use of close-ups and close-ups of characters. Most of the time, the character's face fills the entire screen, and the director wants to reflect the character's inner reaction through the detailed changes in the character's expression.
The most important thing is the performance of the actors. Two actors, perfect interpretation.
I've heard about Jodie Foster's acting skills before, but I have never had a chance to watch a movie starring her. I saw it today and it really deserves its reputation. In 1991, she was very young, young and beautiful, youthful and invincible. In addition, looking at her at the time, she would never be a homosexual. Her performance in this film is done entirely by facial expressions, which can also be said to be facial muscles. It is not necessary to use words to describe it, one sentence is great. It's amazing to be able to do this at a young age. The male protagonist Anthony Hopkins is equally good. Compared with him in "Red Dragon", Anthony Hopkins in this film is also very young. I feel that his performance in this film is better than "Red Dragon". It looks more evil and more city. The period when he escaped from the prison was wonderful, although it is not surprising that he can get up now. Because I guessed that the guard was him, there was no way, because I watched too many movies. It's a pity that he has not many roles in this film. When will there be a movie with him as the protagonist? Could it be the next one?
There are not many other actors, so they are qualified performances. The mentally ill killer didn't impress me in particular. There is a Chinese saying, "It is hard to paint a tiger and paint a skin, but it is hard to paint a bone, knowing the face and not knowing the heart". Anyone can act in a mental illness. But if a mental illness is translated into the bones, not everyone can do it. Therefore, after watching the two "Hannibal" series, the mentally ill killers were not too brilliant. Of course, except for Anthony Hopkins.
This film, I still don’t understand. Speaking of the heroine’s dream, what does this lamb’s dream represent? Why is Hannibal interested in this? What does the title "The Silent Lamb" mean? Hannibal wanted to tell the heroine that she was a lamb, and she had been silent all the time. Only after she broke out could he be freed and stop having nightmares. For example, kill the mentally ill killer, so that her mind can be liberated. In fact, there is also a perverted behavior in the heroine's psychology? Combined with "Red Dragon", the final theme of the "Hannibal" series is to tell us-everyone has a mental illness? If that's the case, it's abnormal enough.
Putting aside the above-mentioned nonsense, from the point of view of the film, a criminal psychology film that would look good in the 1990s, but now it is a bit outdated. After all, it has been 20 years. But the acting skills of the actors can be seen.
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2011-01-13
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