| The Silence of the Lambs (1991) |
Dir: Jonathan Demme
Cast: Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Ted Levine, Scott Glenn, Anthony Heald
Out of all the film’s on this list none have as much gold to flaunt as this thriller, by which I mean “Oscar Gold.” Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Director, Best Picture… Damn, this is one helluva of a heavy hitter! I guess it’s the first horror film to ever win best picture but then I start to think “Is there a difference between the thriller and horror genre?” It’s one of those movies that kind of defies one definite genre. Horror, Thriller, Mystery, Crime Drama, whatever it may be I think we can all agree that this is one disturbing foray into some very dark places.
Based off of Thomas Harris’ bestselling novel, Silence of the Lambs is a story of murder, cannibalism, wearing people’s skin and all that good stuff. It’s definitely more subtle thriller than a violent “in your face” affair and uses it’s fascinating characters to suck you into the mayhem. Jodie Foster is fully absorbing as the heroine FBI agent Clarice Starling while Anthony Hopkins is even more engrossing in his most famous and possibly best role to date. What is there to say about Hannibal Lecter? He’s an excellently crafted portrait of a villainous mastermind and yet he’s behind bars. What a concept that is and even with a mere 16 minutes of screen time he steals the show. Really he’s just a supporting character and yet he’s the most memorable part of the movie, a marvelous performance.
Though you can’t count out Buffalo Bill’s (Ted Levine) portions of the film. The infamous dance to Q Lazzarus’ “Goodbye Horses” has to be one of the most striking sequences of the whole film. Not to mention that pit he’s got down there and his whole “lotion talk”. That reminds me of all the great quotes in this movie. Almost too much to talk about so I’m going to cut this short, I’m hungry.
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