Hannibal's IQ

Anne 2022-03-21 09:01:17

With "Silence of the Lambs" first, it is inevitable that audiences will compare the two films. After reading a lot of film reviews and discussions, most of these comparisons focus on Will being able to solve the case without much help from Hannibal, without showing Hannibal's IQ.
This view has always been tacitly accepted, until I suddenly had a new idea, maybe we can look at this problem from another angle.
Originally, Clarice was only a student of the FBI, and her first confrontation with Hannibal was obviously a disguise and nervousness with her words and expressions. In contrast, Will's first meeting with Chilton and the subsequent dialogue with Hannibal is more concise and unobtrusive, and Will is described in the original "Lamb" novel as follows: "The Crawford gang The most agile hound in the world, and a legendary figure in the academy." In
this way, it would be awkward to deliberately reflect Hannibal's contribution to the capture of the "Tooth Fairy", after all, the two films have different focuses: in "Lamb" Hannibal's main role is to prompt and exchange analysis for Clarice, while "Red Dragon" is his connection to the "Tooth Fairy" and trouble for Will. Passing these is enough to prove his IQ, isn't it?

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Red Dragon quotes

  • Will Graham: Jack, there's only one safe way to carry on a conversation that's one-way blind.

    Jack Crawford: Publication.

  • Will Graham: [accosted by Freddie Lounds] You write lying shit, Lounds, and the "Tattler" is an ass wipe!