Jonathan investigates THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991) Movie Reaction FIRST TIME WATCHING
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- The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The Silence of the Lambs is a 1991 American psychological horror thriller film directed by Jonathan Demme and written by Ted Tally, adapted from Thomas Harris's 1988 novel of the same name. It stars Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling, a young FBI trainee who is hunting a serial killer named "Buffalo Bill" (Ted Levine), who skins his female victims. To catch him, she seeks the advice of the imprisoned Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins), a brilliant psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial killer. The film also features performances from Scott Glenn, Anthony Heald, and Kasi Lemmons.
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Lecter drew a scene from _The Belvedere._ Buffalo Bill lived in Belvedere, Ohio.
I don't remember how long it took him to clean out the closet, but my dad didn't touch the contents of his last wife's chest of drawers after she died until 5 years later when prepping to move.
It took me a couple of watches to catch that clue. It took me about 4 watches to realize the clue Dr Lecter dropped when he told the. Senator that he "loved her suit." Lol
It took me a couple of watches to catch that clue. It took me about 4 watches to realize the clue Dr Lecter dropped when he told the. Senator that he "loved her suit." Lol
It took me a couple of watches to catch that clue. It took me about 4 watches to realize the clue Dr Lecter dropped when he told the. Senator that he "loved her suit." Lol
It took me a couple of watches to catch that clue. It took me about 4 watches to realize the clue Dr Lecter dropped when he told the. Senator that he "loved her suit." Lol
It took me a couple of watches to catch that clue. It took me about 4 watches to realize the clue Dr Lecter dropped when he told the. Senator that he "loved her suit." Lol
As a 1991 psychological horror thriller film adapted from Thomas Harris's 1988 novel, many of the themes, decisions on storytelling, editing, and terror was groundbreaking for its time. The performances by Hopkins and Foster were ICONIC. Enjoyed the reaction 💯..your review is definitely a re-watch😊
The whole book series is excellent. My favorite was the first one.. Raising Hannibal
@@kathleenclark815 : infact it's called Hannibal Rising !!
🔥 i recommend you react to the Trilogy
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I can't believe you nailed it in one. The jail scene in the book has a line that says Lecter "took a sip of her pain and found it exquisite." That really is what he's doing. As a therapist, he delved into the pain and trauma of his patients, hence the line with regards to Raspail being a garden variety manic-depressive "tedious. Very tedious."
Thank you, Jonathan! 😱 I saw this one in a midnight screening... with a very vocal crowd. It remains top-tier for me. The sequels, prequels and associated tv series are good, too.
This is a horror film to me. I've seen this movie at least 10 times over the years. I still feel terrified whenever Hannibal is talking. My heart races, my body tenses up and I feel very unsettled. That's a horror film!
Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins gave an Oscar-worthy performance. I can't imagine another actor who could play Hannibal Lechter. This movie won seven Oscars, including Best Picture and Foster and Hopkins for Best Actress/Actor.
Jodie told an interesting story about filming the movie when she appearned on The Graham Norton Show. She and Anthony Hopkins never spoke a single word to one another, outside of their characters' lines, during filming. She was terrified of him. On the final day of the filming, he approached her and admitted that she intimidated him! Crazy.
As per your question. I would classify this film as a Psychological Thriller.
“You don’t want Hannibal in your head.”
That’s exactly what happens to those that watch this film though.
Lol, back then handicapped wasnt a slur, it was simply a descriptor-"this person is handicapped, they have some kind of disability." She wasnt being rude & he wouldnt have been offended :)
This is the first react ive seen of yours, great job so far!
Handicapped a slur? Snowflakes really find anything offending these days. Grow some balls people!
Those guys were just entomologists that were passionate about their work. Why is that creepy?
It's one of them films you can't be disappointed by.
Its a thriller. And you dont need to categorise it.
Exactly! This isn't horror. By his definition any movie with a body count is horror. Well there are some Gangster movies that would then be considered horror
That’s how i categorize it. Or maybe even “Dark Thriller”. But not horror. The same with Se7en.
Jonathan, is my new CZcams eye candy,clicked for him, subscribed for great reactions.😊❤
There's a horrifying yet beautiful film called "The Lovely Bones" that you might find interesting. It partly addresses the idea of leaving a dead loved one's room untouched.
I really, really enjoy your perspective on films. I hope that you'll continue to share them.
Great reaction Jonathan, like always. I really love this movie its one of the best movies of 1991. Led by two brilliant turns from Foster & Hopkins, this chilling psychological thriller is as much about power plays as it is about solving the case. And this movie is based on the novel by Thomas Harris, and there are some fun facts about it. Gene Hackman wanted to make the film, Hackman bought the rights to the 1988 Thomas Harris book, splitting the $500,000 cost with production company Orion, and had planned to direct, write and star as Lecter. Ted Tally, the man who would end up writing the screenplay, contacted Orion President Mike Medavoy who said, “Gene thinks he’s going to write this, but don’t worry, he’ll find out how hard that is, and we’ll get back to you.” Medavoy called back later and said, “Gene’s written 50 pages of the script, and he’s only 50 pages into the book. So, if you can meet with him and convince him that you’re the right guy for it, you’ll have the job.” During their first meeting, there’s a moment where Lecter mocks Starling’s southern accent. This was improvised on the spot by Anthony Hopkins, and not expected by Foster. She was hurt by the comment, and her on-screen reaction was real. However, she later thanked Hopkins for provoking a genuine reaction.
This film is geared around framing every shot from Clarice’s perspective to put us in her shoes. Generally, the characters speaking to Clarice are front and centre of the frame, breaking the fourth wall by looking directly into it. When Clarice is in the frame she’s looking just off camera, that is a nice touch to notice. Hopkins’ now iconic lip roll sound after his fava beans speech was inspired by Bela Lugosi’s iconic title performance in Dracula (1931). He said, “When I was a kid, I’d tell the girls around the street the story about Dracula and I’d go th-th-th, as a result, they’d run away screaming.” Hopkins took inspiration from some unusual sources Hopkins said that he had a friend in London who rarely blinked, which, “freaked people out” and noted similar characteristics in reptiles. Reptiles only blink when they want to, and they do it consciously. He applied these characteristics to Hannibal, in the film Hopkins only blinks at specific moments. And if you notice Hopkins isn’t in the film all that much, but won an Oscar anyway, but his performance is spot on. But It wasn’t all success for Hopkins on the back of this movie. He was in a relationship with retail businesswoman Martha Stewart at the time, but she dumped him shortly after the film’s release because all she saw when looking at him was a cold-blooded serial killer. In the scene where Clarice tells Lecter about the lambs and running away from home, if you listen closely after she says, “I thought if I could save just one…” you can hear a crewman dropping a wrench off-screen. Foster remained in character and continued until the end. Keep up the good work.
There are HUGE differences between this and something like Se7en.
One of the biggest is that we don’t see the murders in Se7en, except the last one barely. But we don’t just see murders in this. We see the wheels turning, the planning, the stalking.
In Se7en we never even see the killer in his lair, and boy do we see it in this.
You should totally check out the movie Manhunter. It was adapted from the same book series, that book came before The Silence of the Lambs. It has a different cast, but the film is excellent.
Like countless others who are avid fans & admirers of this masterpiece & the franchise, I would classify SOTL into the psychological horror/thriller genre...if there is one crime drama/psychological horror film that got deeply entrenched in my mind since childhood, it's this one for sure...it's only after watching this one, did I delve into the original source material (all 4 books) by Tom Harris & highly recommended as books give so much context & background that the scenes make so much more sense...SOTL is actually the adaptation of the 2nd book in the series...I'm sure you enjoy stuff on criminal psychological profiling which is what FBI's behavioural sciences unit did, hence the 1st movie, Michael Mann's "Manhunter" is a must watch...even though it does not have Hopkins, the portrayals by Brian Cox & Will Petersen are exquisite...loved your reaction after it popped in my feed
This is a Crime Psychological Thriller, the best of its kind. Zodiac would fall into this same genre. Gone Girl would also fall into same genre. There are plenty of films that attempt to break into the “Crime Psychological” space and many fail. An example of an attempt is the film “Don’t Worry Darling” it couldn’t connect with the audience on enough points, so when everything is shaken up- it almost seems comical. The way this film is shot builds the character of Clarice very slowly, but you enter with a clear vision of Hannibal. His nickname to the fact that he is behind glass, nobody else is- to the point that they described the photo of the nurse and didn’t show it. Hannibal is also on the screen in this film for just over 16 minutes, that is all. Then end with the fact that, he is not the villain- Buffalo Bill is. Even the ending keeps him, in your mind. Clarice, on the phone, a camera pulls back as she says “Doctor Lecter…. Doc…Doctor Lecter….?” This is not a horror film. Horror is designed to scare you. This film is designed for thought.
FUNNY THING- Jodi Foster (Clarice) spoke about this film recently. She made a point of how many shots in this film are done directly to the camera. Almost every conversation they had together, almost every. Was him talking to a camera, or her talking to a camera. There were 2 scenes that they actually interacted on. She never spoke to him, because he genuinely scared her. Anthony Hopkins a week later was being interviewed by the same group. He made the same statements about the film. Then he said “Funny thing, I never spoke to Jodi Foster- She scared the hell out of me.” It just shows that you never truly know what is going on in someone else’s mind.
You would probably really enjoy the tv show Hannibal. It is fantastic.
If you consider horror sub genres, this movie has body horror, psychological horror and just pure thriller tension in the last quarter, though there is no jump scare. Comparing to the criminal thriller genre, it misses caracteristic plot twist, so to me, this is more of a horror film without jump scares.
Psychological thriller, no horror.
I’m still early in your watch-through, but it feels like you are misunderstanding Lecter’s relationship with both Clarice and with Buffalo Bill. I believe Lecter is actually more ally than antagonist, and there is mutual respect between him and Clarice.
18:35 How dares he ask her out with his disability ,gross.
18:42 Yea , f those PhD nerds.
Lol this guy is funny🤣👌
Great reaction, bro. What a film, huh? The debate is all about Clarice in my mind. If you have to define her character in the context of the story, is she a law enforcement representative or an average person? The decision to make her a little bit of both is really quite brilliant bc it sort of determines the genre. As a highly competent almost-FBI agent, it's a crime procedural with horror elements, but if she's average then it sort of becomes a genre horror film because the audience is more or less in the same boat she is. As a friend of mine once said, just call it a masterpiece and leave it at that.
Psychological Thriller with a dash of horror cause of the gorey bits. I prefer thrillers to the over the top bloody horror movies.
If you enjoy reading you should read SOTL. This movie stayed pretty close to the book. Dr Lector sees Clarice as similar to himself. Maybe even an equal.
Why are you so determined to put something in a box? Appreciate it for what it is.
Looking forward to watching with you..lovelovelove ❤️✌🏻🍁
I believe I've discovered a more accurate term for many of these so-called 'reaction channels': 'Compulsively Explosive Verbal Diarrhea.' It's worth considering that speaking is an optional higher faculty, not a lower slavish obligation.
Watching the TV series "Hannibal", the (Gothic) horror elements come out more.
It's a psychological thriller
I grew up with Jodie Foster's movies, one of my favorite movies are Echoes of a summer 1976 with Richard Harris 🎉
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. In the book Crawford did have a "thing" for Clarice.
5. "I'm coming to get you Murdock". The late Charles Napier/Lt. Boyle 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. 🙄 She has been married to a woman since it became legal in Caliphony.
7. In the book Crawford did have "a thing" for Clarice.
8. Dr. Lecter was treating Clarice
9. Others will pass this to you as well but: This movie won ALL 5 of the big Oscars.😎
You can delete 4 or 7, they're the same trivia fact.
Although this played well as a film, a psychologist said Hopkins version of a psychopath is like a cartoon. He said Perkins in Psycho is much more realistic.
I always think of Silence of the Lambs as more of a thriller than a classic horror movie but, honestly, who cares? If it 1) has lots of scares in it and 2) is a good movie, then it belongs here
Do you consider giallo to be horror? If so, this would also be horror (even though not giallo).
You’re trying too hard, bro. Relax.