Silence Of The Lambs

I have watched Silence of the lambs a long time ago. This movie is a classic criminal and scary movie. I feel a little bit creepy at some scenes, such as Dr. Lecter mentioning he ate tester’s liver and he speaking with Clarice for the second time. I feel disgusting when it shows the scene of Buffalo Bill dancing in female skin and the corpse of his victim. I don’t have parts in the movie I couldn’t watch, but there are some part that is not so comfortable to watch. The most memorable aspect is the psychology aspect. The acting of both Dr. Lecter and Starling is brilliant, especially in the scene of them confronting. Starling looks so nervous and struggling, compared to Lecter’s calmness and enjoyment. The emotion reaction should be totally the opposite depends on their role: as FBI and prisoner.

Lecter and the whole case. It also implies who is in charge during the whole investigation process. I don’t see Clarice as a female hero. She indeed have something that normal female hero in movies are portrayed, such as braveness, carefulness and even toughness. However, the one who is controlling and manipulated the whole case is Lecter, not her. She was so fragile in front of Lecter. This may be the result of the role setting, but in this role setting, she is not a good example of female hero. One indication of the title of the movie is Clarice’s childhood nightmare. The other one I think is the victims of both Lecter and Buffalo Bill. When the victims are killed, they are silent. When the last victim Catherine is saved, she does not need to cry and scream again. She is silent after she is safe. The portrayal of Lecter is scary and very vivid, but the real psychiatrist is not like him. This portrayal fits into the stereotype of psychiatrists that they can know people’s mind, which is basically a