HANNIBAL: Go on, Clarice.CLARICE: I was thinking... a prequel. An origin story.HANNIBAL: You say these words and you know what I sense? A little, pathetic, onanistic fantasy built on cheap anticipation. But please, enthrall me with your narrative skills.CLARICE: Viewers need to see why you became what you are.HANNIBAL: Read Lucretius, Clarice. Nequeunt oculis rerum primordia cerni... the first beginnings of things cannot be distinguished by the eye. The more you explain the back-story of a character, the more trivial and ham-handed it becomes.CLARICE: We could say war criminals cannibalized your little sister in front of you.HANNIBAL: Rather obvious, don't you think? The transmogrification of an ominous villain into yet another case of childhood trauma.CLARICE: But here comes the interesting part: your hot Japanese aunt trains you in martial arts, so armed with a katana you start your revenge and- HANNIBAL: ...goodbye, Clarice.
'Sentiment: Neutral đ'
I don't put this in the same category
as the 3 previous films with Hopkins
(counting Manhunter out completely,,
even though it is a very good film). This movie is another animal altogether. Not
only bc this has a young actor playing a young Lecter,, but bc this is the origin story,, how he became the monster. This movie shows so many new sides to the character. A helpless child,, a traumatized teen,, a deranged young man trying to put his memories together to exact his revenge,,, and also, love. His love for the sister he lost, and also his widowed aunt.If you are a fan of the Hopkins trilogy,, then you must see this,,,
'Sentiment: Positive đ'
Not sure why so many haters but then again people have a way of overthinking things especially movies. This was absolutely perfect movie that shows in detail how hannibal became a monster. I've always said monsters are created not born. This shows how this certain monster was made. The actor who played hannibal was perfect I heard macaulay culkin was considered for the role thank the universe he wasnt. I loved the whole cast even the monster makers were great. Extremely glad we purchased the bluray as it's a must watch with the other great hannibal films. To those who haven't seen this brilliant film watch it , it's a MUST SEE!!