Silence of Lambs
Sociology
11/7/12
Silence of the Lambs
Silence of the Lambs is a movie based on a novel written by Thomas Harris. It was release in 1991 and directed by Johnathan Demme. It is a suspense and horror film that portrays themes of murder, craziness, and traumatic experience. Many people watch this movie to see the psychotic killers and the intelligent police save the day. What people may not see are the social problems present in the movie.
This film stars Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling an agent in training at the FBI Academy. She is pulled out of her training to profile and interview a notorious criminal by the name of Hannibal Lector, played by Anthony Hopkins. Lector is known for being a psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial killer (Demme). He is incarcerated in a state hospital in Baltimore under the supervision of Dr. Chilton, played by Anthony Heald, whom Lector despises. Starling is brought in to get information for a profile from Lector about a current criminal whose name is Buffalo Bill. Buffalo Bill is killing women and cutting off their skin in a disgusting series. Lector is a very intelligent being. He gets frustrated with Starling trying to take him apart psychologically. However, he gives her another chance when another inmates acts distastefully towards her. In exchange for a deal to be transferred away from Chilton’s care, he will give information about Buffalo Bill. He accepts the deal and is transferred but he also gets Starling to reveal experiences of her traumatic childhood being an orphan and living on a lamb slaughterhouse. She was advised not to reveal her life stories to him (Demme). However, she leaves Lector and later he escapes from the cell after killing two guards. Starling analyzes Lector’s annotations about Buffalo Bill and finds that he was a tailor for women’s dresses and designs (Demme). Starling learns that Buffalo Bill is killing women and using their skin to make an actual womens’ outfit out of womens’ skin (Demme). Upon
11/7/12
Silence of the Lambs
Silence of the Lambs is a movie based on a novel written by Thomas Harris. It was release in 1991 and directed by Johnathan Demme. It is a suspense and horror film that portrays themes of murder, craziness, and traumatic experience. Many people watch this movie to see the psychotic killers and the intelligent police save the day. What people may not see are the social problems present in the movie.
This film stars Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling an agent in training at the FBI Academy. She is pulled out of her training to profile and interview a notorious criminal by the name of Hannibal Lector, played by Anthony Hopkins. Lector is known for being a psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial killer (Demme). He is incarcerated in a state hospital in Baltimore under the supervision of Dr. Chilton, played by Anthony Heald, whom Lector despises. Starling is brought in to get information for a profile from Lector about a current criminal whose name is Buffalo Bill. Buffalo Bill is killing women and cutting off their skin in a disgusting series. Lector is a very intelligent being. He gets frustrated with Starling trying to take him apart psychologically. However, he gives her another chance when another inmates acts distastefully towards her. In exchange for a deal to be transferred away from Chilton’s care, he will give information about Buffalo Bill. He accepts the deal and is transferred but he also gets Starling to reveal experiences of her traumatic childhood being an orphan and living on a lamb slaughterhouse. She was advised not to reveal her life stories to him (Demme). However, she leaves Lector and later he escapes from the cell after killing two guards. Starling analyzes Lector’s annotations about Buffalo Bill and finds that he was a tailor for women’s dresses and designs (Demme). Starling learns that Buffalo Bill is killing women and using their skin to make an actual womens’ outfit out of womens’ skin (Demme). Upon
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