Research Paper On Hannibal Lecter

Clive Baker once said, “Horror fiction shows that the control that we believe we have is purely illusory and that every moment we teeter on chaos, and oblivion.” Horror type shows and books are one of my favorite genres. One of my favorite shows is Hannibal. The way they filmed and wrote Hannibal was truly breathtaking. Hannibal is about Dr. Hannibal Lector, who works as a psychiatrist. Hannibal is in fact, not the protagonist. He is a cannibal, who will take a body part or a few from his victims before displaying their bodies into a twisted form of art. Will Graham works as a criminal profiler, who has this way of thinking that allows him to imagine how the crime went down as he steps into the perpetrator's shoes. Will decides to enlist Hannibal’s help. Hannibal soon takes an interest to Will, and tries to break
Hugh Dancy played as Will Graham, while Mads Mikkelsen was casted as Hannibal Lecter. The two actors portrayed their characters with vivid understanding of what and how their character acts. The unforgettable cinematography was made possible with James Hawkinson and Karim Hussain. For example, there was a scene where the victim’s intestines are formed into cello strings. The cello strings were strung through the unfortunate victim’s throat and mouth. Along with that, a cello fingerboard protruding from the mouth. Will approached the crime scene, trending carefully. As he got closer, he halted to a stop and closed his eyes. He rewinded the scene in his mind to the beginning of the crime. At the start, he goes through the actions of the perpetrator until it ends with playing the human-made strings with a cello bow. There are multiple pieces and parts that all worked together to make the show intriguing. The show would not have been as it is without the help of those who all aided in creating and making the show