Hannibal Lecter 16 minutes impact
by Capucine · old hollywood: The Silence of the Lambs
THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS belongs to Clarice Starling, but Anthony Hopkins' Hannibal Lecter steals every scene. He only has about 16 minutes of screen time, yet his presence changes the energy of the film the moment he appears.
Transcript (en)
People will say we're in love. Anthrax Island. That was an especially nice touch, Clarice. Yours? Yes. Yeah. That was good. Pity about poor Catherine, though. Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock. Your anagrams are showing, Doctor. Lewis friend, iron sulfide, also known as fool's golf. Oh, Clarice, your problem is you need to get more fun out of life. You were telling me the truth back in Baltimore, sir. Please continue now. Well, I've read the case files, have you? Everything you need to find them is right there in those pages. And tell me how? First principles, Clarice, simplicity. Read Marcus Aurelius. Of each particular thing, ask, what is it in itself? What is its nature? What does he do, this man you seek? He kills women. No, that is incidental. What is the first and principle thing he does? What needs does he serve by killing? Anger. Um... social acceptance in sexual frustrations. No, he covets. That is his nature. And how do we begin to covet, Clarice? Do we seek out things to covet? Make an effort to answer now. No, we just... No, we begin by coveting what we see every day. Don't you feel eyes moving over your body, Clarice? And don't your eyes seek out the things you want.
