The Silence of the Lambs , released in 1991 , is a thriller which blends with the horror genre.
My eerie memories go back to the time when I used to feel scared of its posters , for a kid going to school , it was kinda weird looking at the graffiti of a butterfly :)
Since time immemorial I wanted to lay my eyes on it , one of the elite few to bag the Top 5 Oscar Categories.
It is the story of Clarice Starling , a juvenile FBI trainee who is pulled out of her training with the extremely sensitive task of interviewing "Hannibal Lecter".
Hannibal played by Anthony Hopkins is a psychiatrist & a threatening cannibalistic serial killer in custody. The mission is to extract as much information as possible from his mind to track the notorious "Buffalo Bill" who skins women.
Clarice played by Jodie Foster is a tough cookie yet vulnerable. The screenplay is exorbitantly engaging , the cross questioning and tet-e-tet between Clarice and Lecter had me a picture of concentration.
Lecter is too clever with Clarice in a quid pro quo situation and buys out a transfer to a special cell. In lieu , he provided clues to the tracks of Bill and the subsequent events left me catechize more.
"Hannibal Lecter" , no doubts in my mind is one of the greatest villains of all time.When you talk about impact of a role , just over 16 minutes screen time of Hopkins , his mannerisms and the stare had me in tatters , artistry to the core.
This was truly , magically , literally getting into the 'skin' of the character :)
Jodie Foster was sharp and seemed as seasoned as Hopkins. She played Clarice to the 'T' with certain susceptible , unprotected flair.
Commendable screenplay adaption by Ted Telly and direction by Jonathan Demme
It was worth the wait .. behold the Masterpiece of the 90's.
Rating : 5.0/5.0
