Silence of the Lambs, movie review

Jonathan Demme’s

SILENCE OF THE LAMBS

Film Review by

Joanna Marie Tan

Casts:

Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling

Scott Glenn as Jack Crawford

Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Hannibal Lecter

Ted Levine as Jame “Buffalo Bill” Gumb

           

Cannibalism already took place in this world for a long period of time. In the modern era, this is unaccepted for this is against human rights, but we cannot really expunge this doing because of cultural relativism. We cannot blame other people, especially primitive people if they do this act because what’s bad to us may be good for others and what’s good to us may be bad for them. Other causes for cannibalism are people suffering from famine or let’s take into consideration the victims of accidents who were still unsaved and do not have any choice but to eat the flesh of other victims who dies. There are a lot of cases wherein cannibalism could take place and cannibalism was widespread in the past among humans all over the world like South Pacific, Fiji, Congo, New Zealand, and many more. 

            Silence of the Lambs is an award winning movie directed by Jonathan Demme starred by best actress, Jodie Foster and best actor, Anthony Hopkins, and I must say, they deserved all the awards! Silence of the Lambs is one of the tautest, thrilling and surreal movies I have ever watched. The story of disturbing characterizations of mass murderers that kill or rather slaughter their victims put me into distress particularly the character of Lecter who was a psychiatrist turned psychopath cannibal. The movie is packed with mind boggling, mysterious events with twists on its end that would surely put you viewers stuck in your seats. Still, despite mystifying events, this movie is one of the best movies I have watched.

            This film definitely proves that filmmakers don’t need too much blood on their sets just to give viewers the thrill while watching. Anthony Hopkins gave an outstanding performance as well as Jodie Foster and no doubt they deserve to be in line on one of the most respected actors and actresses in Hollywood. This film should be and deserves to be in the history’s greatest suspense films in the history of cinema.