My Life... With Movies: A Celluloid Mini-Memoir

[fritterfae]

I have literally grown up with movies as a critical part of my life. I’m not talking about going to the theater every once in a while, but literally at least 2-3 movies a day (sometimes more), every day, for the last 30 years. A lot of these movies have shaped my life in indefinable (and sometimes very definable) ways. But this isn’t really a

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[xoraclex]

I loved this post.

[fritterfae]

Thanks. I'm glad. :)

re: Silence of the Lambs

[waning_theurge]

it was a “graphic” movie

i only realized last night, after watching Hannibal Rising just how graphic Silence wasn't. for how brutal and bloody a character Lecter is, neither film is gratuitously gory. both, i think, illustrate very well how the monster in the shadows is way scarier than the monster you can see.
i would recommend Hannibal Rising as long as you're okay with a story in which neither the protagonist nor the antagonists are good guys.
(i still haven't seen Manhunter, Red Dragon, or Hannibal)

Re: Silence of the Lambs

[fritterfae]

Hannibal was terrible, but the first two are pretty good. Manhuter = Red Dragon, btw.

Re: Silence of the Lambs

[waning_theurge]

i'd heard Hannibal was awful. that's why i didn't see it (or Red Dragon; i assumed it was also awful). i was aware of Manhunter & Red Dragon being the same story, but i'm always interested in seeing how two storytellers spin the same yarn. in fact, i'm lined up to borrow some or all of the novels fairly soon.