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What a sad time we have lived ourselves up to - where in so called "free media" we can't say such words as gay, trans, black, white, swastika, german nazi camps, and so on because we all get instantly caught, censored, demonetized, labeled, harassed......... pity.
I actually am a fan of The X-Files. Not so much of this movie. I purchased the entire series on DVD. Once David quit, and Gillian showed up less frequently, I lost interest. The last season or two, it got really weird!
I do that with the movie American Psycho, another brilliant movie about a deranged sociopath. This is also one of those movies but it's been a while since I don't have access to the file anymore. I of course have the dvd but no way to play it anymore. I'll have to stream it I suppose, it's been like 2 years.
Showed my mom the first time a while back , she wouldn't give it a chance , she loved it that much she's asked for more classics she wouldn't normally watch (she's very Christian so sensitive to certain subjects) I showed her the godfather 1 and 2 (I told her not to watch 3 ) she absolutely loved them. . And for me showing someone a film for first time I feel like I'm kinda watching for first time myself
@@ashen-one--x Saw the first one, called, "Manhunter" (1986). It was good. Chilling, as expected. Saw it after I saw "Silence of the Lambs". When "Red Dragon" came out, I was excited to see it because I knew it was a remake. It was very well done, well acted (Philip Seymour Hoffman, I mean, c'mon, it doesn't get much better than that!). Such a good, twisted series of human total depravity with high levels of erudition at the same time. Good to see folks still appreciating these masterpieces of storytelling and cinema.
ironic that Hopkins most iconic role is pretty much the opposite of everyone else he has ever played. They are all philanthropist types whereas Dr lecter is a misanthrope.
love the fact that they cast very tall men to surround her. This also suggests how these men trivialize her and the height difference makes her appear, outwardly, as small and weak.
One of the greatest movies ever made, and there’ll never be another like it. Demme knew you didn’t need to be bombastic to make something memorable, and that subtlety can be must scarier than any visual you can put on the screen. The sound of the wind whistling while Clarice tells her story of the lamb is still in my head to this day.
I think it’s worth mentioning that although Lector is a man that stares at her, he is also the only one that respects her and becomes her mentor. Which is interesting because he’s crazy psychopath.
I do not know, if it is fully canonical, but in Rise of Hannibal it is shown he went loon avenging soldiers eating his little sister. So he has a soft spot.
One of those rare movies where everything is just perfect... watched this one countless times - including in the theatre (even though I might have been a bit too young at the time). It's so dark and immersive, just lovely. Also being into serial killers for a loger period it is really nice to see Thomas Harris' research and excellent writings come to life in a very authentic way. Authentic to the source material but also very much to reality.
Thank you for mentioning "Manhunter." That is one of my favorite films to this day, so very tense and creepy. William Petersen is phenomenal, and the rest of the cast (in particular Dennis Farina) rise to the challenge. Michael mann and Dante Spinotti are geniuses. All in all "Manhunter" riveted me in ways that the "Red Dragon" remake failed to do. In particular the look on Crawford's face when Graham turns out to be correct about the films is an amazing mix of emotions.
@@Kerr_Avon Really? I honestly felt the opposite, I found the music lighting and cinematography very much a sign of the 80s cringe. Maybe it's because I saw red dragon first, but I feel Red Dragon develops the tension much more maturely and lets it simmer rather than the over the top sequences and songs for Manhunter.
It's a very underappreciated film. Both adaptations are outstanding but Red Dragon will probably remain the more memorable of the two because of Hopkins turn in his signature character. That said, Brian Cox is no slouch as Lecter either. Petersen of course is also great, a truly underrated actor in an underrated film. The starkest difference between the films is the role of the killer. Fiennes has a far more fleshed out character, almost sympathetic at moments. Meanwhile, Manhunter's killer is just a creep.
I swear, this guy is reading my mind! Whenever I want to watch a movie, he releases an in-depth breakdown of it on the same day! I have to watch The Silence of the Lambs for my film class and now there's a breakdown for me to watch when I finish the movie.
The belvedere he mentions is just an Italian term that basically means the same thing as "scenic view point" but in this instance, there is Fort called the Belvedere in Florence that gives a view across the river of the Duomo.
One point I always noticed is that anytime Clarice is around a group of men, they are all at least a foot taller than her. They tower over her, and I think that adds to how she has struggled with being a woman in a male-dominated job (at that time).
I saw this movie in basic training for the US Army. I remember when the movie ended and the lights came up the audible groan as everyone was pulled from the movie universe into the reality they were currently living in. Kind of funny now but not so much then.
I read an interesting piece, back in the day, regarding the choice of song in "The Silence of The Lambs", during the infamous "tuck scene". The song is called "Goodbye, Horses", and you hear the line repeated in the film, "Goodbye, horses. I'm flying over you." In Eastern philosophy, horses represent our senses. The point of them using that (amazing) song was that Buffalo Bill was so beyond the point of broken, emotionally, that he had basically just left his senses behind or something like that. I read the piece a long time ago, but I specifically remember that they explained why that song was used. The other song that I really like from this film, besides "American Girl" by Tom Petty, because who doesn't love that song lol was "Alone" by Colin Newman. It's another song that they play during the scenes showing the well and everything in the Buffalo Bill House, which is also a bed and breakfast now, in Pennsylvania. You can stay at the house where they filmed those scenes.
Yes, Lecter's face mirrored in the glass doesn't line up with Starling's - instead he looms, hovering above her like a ghost. Makes it way creepier. :D
I've worked with Ted Levine before. They gave us a speech at the start of the day, "Don't talk about Silence of the Lambs", blah blah blah. And so there I was at the crafty table fixing myself a bagel, when I hear him speak (before I see him) and my first instinct was to put the lotion on my skin.
Sorry but you got some information Incorrect Lecters victims before he was arrested were not all women. He killed and served Benjamin Raspail the flutist of the symphony orchestra shown in Red Dragon.
Clarice was asking how did he know she was bleeding not how did he appear suddenly. The actors who played Catherine and Bill apparently dated while filming the movie. The dog was also in Pee Wees big adventure and the batmN movie with Danny devito and Michelle Pfeiffer.
I had never directly picked up on the many times throughout the movie we see things from Clarice's POV. I mean I noticed it, but never actually realized it's deliberate and intended (and successful) effect.
Ok it is in the sequel but Lecter is employed under the name Dr Fell. There is the poem “I do not love thee Dr Fell” which Clarissa clearly doesn’t, but also the word “Fell” is an old English word for “Terrible”. So all this time Lecter hid in plain sight as “Dr Terrible” man could Thomas Harris write 😊.
Recall seeing this movie when it came at with some friends in high school. While I wouldn't have guessed it would reach this level of cultural impact, you could tell it was a good movie (just the other someone at work dropped a Hannibal meme in a group chat). Grew up with JF's movies so she was already sort of a favorite. She really struck a balance with being strong but vulnerable. Watching it now, it has just the right dated look to still remain kind of unfamiliar and creepy.Great breakdown. Pointed out stuff that I'd not noticed, or heard about (like the long shot at the end)
I like the cuts to the Paul in his studio. Never knew what this dude looked like. I've seen just about all his videos. What a great job on every breakdown. Lots of insight I didn't notice everytime I watch a new one. Anyway love the addition of multiple camera views of the studio. 👍 Paul should write a screenplay. Lots of knowledge of great films!
You missed one! When Lecter is instructing Clarice from his new cage and talking about Marcus Aurelius he says the word ‘Simplicity’. That’s the brand name of a sewing pattern company that sold paper patterns for clothing in sewing shops.
I first saw SOTL when I was in my early teens and now in my 30's it's still had the biggest impact on me, of any film I've seen since. The whole cast are perfect & so well acted, but Anthony Hopkins in particular is phenomenal. I enjoy big block buster films, but sometimes just telling a good story, acted beautifully, is all you need. Cheers for the breakdown, loved it 👍😁😁
e.e. cummings name is capitalized in the poem name. His works were near exclusively printed in lowercase but he would sign them in capital. Just a little tidbit for folks who love trivia.
18:03 Nice touch in flashing a dapper photo of yourself when you said "intelligent" and a dishevelled photo of Ryan when you said the words "freakish people".
What an amazing video on one my favorite movies!! I also consider the OG wicker man, psycho, Scorsese’s cape fear, perfect blue and Se7en as the greatest psychological horror films of all time!! Oh and also whatever happened to baby Jane heh.
Silence of the Lambs is one of my all time favorite movies. Thanks for the incredible breakdown. I learned some great new insights. 😊 I’d love to see a breakdown on the sequel.
In 1993 at a professional wrestling show in Philadelphia, a (crazy style) wrestler named Sabu was brought out to the ring and infront of the crowd strapped to an appliance hand truck with same mask and metal frame attached to his face and mouth that Hannibal Lector was(though 2 years after the films release it was definitely to copy the scene from the film). This was done one time only.
The gunpowder burn is known as a "Coal Miner's Tattoo." Coal mining is still heavily linked with West Virginia as its primary industry. As part of Lector's mocking Clarice in the beginning, he asks Clarice if her Dad was a coal miner. So a bit of foreshadowing & acknowledgement of Clarice's background.
When I was a kid I always thought Silence of the Lambs is a sort of serious spin off of Twin Peaks. Now looking at the typography and scenery I understand my little self.
The reason Hannibal ordered lamb chops before breaking out was also to signify his desire to consume Clarice but, instead of eating the lamb, he uses it (ordering dinner as an excuse) to break out of prison. He is free so, on first viewing most people assume he’s going after Clarice but he doesn’t, reflecting back to not eating the lamb chops. By not eating the lamb this foreshadows his motives and represents he has abstained from his cannibalistic desires to kill Clarice. Cannibalism is also used as a metaphor for sex. It’s implied that he is in love with her though, psychopaths (clinical anti-social personalities irl) are incapable of love.
oh bros… Can yall break down whole series’? I know it’s a ton of work but yall seem to enjoy it! I just found this channel recently and it would interesting to hear yall break down the XFiles or the LoneGunmen. You dont know me and im not worthy probably but i bet yall would kill it! Anyway, great channel! I appreciate you! ☺️
I saw this movie in the theatre, what a classic! You gotta love the one liners. I learned the word “covet” thanks to this movie 😉 Thanks for a really interesting video 👍🏼
Paul, Because you said people are unsubscribing, I just subscribed. I’ve been watching nonsubscribed for quite some time now. I was wrong, and for that, I am sorry. Much love to MT. Word! Jay
Excellent run through of symbolics and imagery. I noticed a small mistake, having recently seen a documentary on Francis Bacon. He was a gifted artist but deeply disturbed, gay, drug-user, heavy drinker and paedofile. He was this never recieved a knighthood. Are you perhaps confusing him with his namesake, the explorer and statesman Sir Francis Bacon of 16th century England?
Really great. Hoping you do this for the Hannibal TV series as none of the popular Hannibal TV podcasts cover the shows the way you cover movies and TV shows. Most of the popular Hannibal podcasts have 1 person who has book knowledge (and apparently for one of the most popular, the co-host has never watched the movies which to be is beyond bizarre) and the other person is new to the show and sort of knowledgeable of Hannibal in pop culture. So they don't discuss differences from the books or talk about the movies because of spoilers for later episodes.
Awesome brother !!! Absolutely awesome!! Thank you! One of my all time favorite movies. Definitely in my top 5. Surprised you didn’t give us a Joe Dirt spoof for a laugh
I remember reading a deep dive article about this movie and the author mentions that their first exposure to this movie was their own mother coming home from seeing it in the cinema. Apparently the night-vision basement scene was incredibly intense for the audience in the actual theatre as they too were in complete darkness and so felt Jodie Foster's sense of dread and vulnerability. Not sure if that was an intentional choice from the filmmakers, but it makes me really really wanna see this movie on the big screen.
This is such an amazing movie. My wife had never seen it. We watched it recently. She absolutely loved it and said it was completely different than the bag she thought it would be. It really is a masterpiece.
I really love this one! I actually got to read all of these books as part of an English assignment in high school. 💜 Also rapidly becoming a huge fan of your channel. Keep it up!! And if I may be so bold as to suggest a movie for you. Whether to break down or in case you haven't seen it, it's actually really good. Sputnik, Russian movie released in 2020. Hope you enjoy it.
Thanks for another banger, Paul. Along with alien and terminator this is one of my favorite films starring a female protagonist PS if you make a shirt that says, “It’s Jim Pembrey! Talk to him, dammit!” then I will buy it
when i worked for paramount, they had me in the lewis annex. which was originally a little apartment sized extra rooms to jerry lewis offices way way back. but before we were there it was jodie foster's production company. we'd get her internal office mail sometimes. we didn't open it. just gave it back to the mail room guys.
4:40 the picture of clarisse holding the lamb I think is a depiction of “the good shepherd”. In the bible it is quoted in John 10:11, “I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd gives his life for his sheep”. Which could mean that’s how Lecter sees Clarisse, as she was willing to save the lambs from slaughter and how good of a person she is. That’s my take.
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Blu Bambu baby 😎
Awesome movie Pic
What a sad time we have lived ourselves up to - where in so called "free media" we can't say such words as gay, trans, black, white, swastika, german nazi camps, and so on because we all get instantly caught, censored, demonetized, labeled, harassed......... pity.
I actually am a fan of The X-Files. Not so much of this movie. I purchased the entire series on DVD. Once David quit, and Gillian showed up less frequently, I lost interest. The last season or two, it got really weird!
The swastika points clockwise. The nirvana symbol points counterclockwise.
i watch this film at least twice a year and still feel entertained with each viewing, it truly is a work of art and one of the best films ever made
Feels like with age, we see the movie differently. Movies never get old, we do.
I do that with the movie American Psycho, another brilliant movie about a deranged sociopath. This is also one of those movies but it's been a while since I don't have access to the file anymore. I of course have the dvd but no way to play it anymore. I'll have to stream it I suppose, it's been like 2 years.
Showed my mom the first time a while back , she wouldn't give it a chance , she loved it that much she's asked for more classics she wouldn't normally watch (she's very Christian so sensitive to certain subjects) I showed her the godfather 1 and 2 (I told her not to watch 3 ) she absolutely loved them. . And for me showing someone a film for first time I feel like I'm kinda watching for first time myself
ever watch red dragon? i like that one a lot, too.
@@ashen-one--x Saw the first one, called, "Manhunter" (1986). It was good. Chilling, as expected.
Saw it after I saw "Silence of the Lambs".
When "Red Dragon" came out, I was excited to see it because I knew it was a remake.
It was very well done, well acted (Philip Seymour Hoffman, I mean, c'mon, it doesn't get much better than that!).
Such a good, twisted series of human total depravity with high levels of erudition at the same time.
Good to see folks still appreciating these masterpieces of storytelling and cinema.
This film is an example of perfect casting.
ironic that Hopkins most iconic role is pretty much the opposite of everyone else he has ever played. They are all philanthropist types whereas Dr lecter is a misanthrope.
Kinda Crazy That Hopkins for Not the First choise tho.
love the fact that they cast very tall men to surround her. This also suggests how these men trivialize her and the height difference makes her appear, outwardly, as small and weak.
3:15 shows a good example of how they even used camera angles to make her even smaller
"Men are afraid women will laugh at them. Women are afraid men will kill them." - Margaret Atwood
One of the greatest movies ever made, and there’ll never be another like it. Demme knew you didn’t need to be bombastic to make something memorable, and that subtlety can be must scarier than any visual you can put on the screen. The sound of the wind whistling while Clarice tells her story of the lamb is still in my head to this day.
I think it’s worth mentioning that although Lector is a man that stares at her, he is also the only one that respects her and becomes her mentor. Which is interesting because he’s crazy psychopath.
Norm?
It takes one to know one
I do not know, if it is fully canonical, but in Rise of Hannibal it is shown he went loon avenging soldiers eating his little sister. So he has a soft spot.
Season 1 of True Detective breakdown?! Maybe? Someday?
Great idea
Yes yes and yes
Omg yes pleasw
Yes
Yes but wtaf happened in the last series !? Ruined the legacy completely
One of those rare movies where everything is just perfect... watched this one countless times - including in the theatre (even though I might have been a bit too young at the time). It's so dark and immersive, just lovely. Also being into serial killers for a loger period it is really nice to see Thomas Harris' research and excellent writings come to life in a very authentic way. Authentic to the source material but also very much to reality.
Fun fact, Precious was also "Ratty Poodle" in Batman Returns!
Super cool. Love any ultra-nerd movie facts. Thanks amigo
"Darla" began her career in the 1985 film Pee-wee's Big Adventure as Pink Poodle, and also appeared in 1989's The 'Burbs starring Tom Hanks.
Thank you for mentioning "Manhunter." That is one of my favorite films to this day, so very tense and creepy. William Petersen is phenomenal, and the rest of the cast (in particular Dennis Farina) rise to the challenge. Michael mann and Dante Spinotti are geniuses.
All in all "Manhunter" riveted me in ways that the "Red Dragon" remake failed to do.
In particular the look on Crawford's face when Graham turns out to be correct about the films is an amazing mix of emotions.
Agreed. Perfectly put !
It's a really strong "first watch" film, when he's working it all out it's incredible
And the music was fantastic, and the lighting and cinematography too.
@@Kerr_Avon Really? I honestly felt the opposite, I found the music lighting and cinematography very much a sign of the 80s cringe.
Maybe it's because I saw red dragon first, but I feel Red Dragon develops the tension much more maturely and lets it simmer rather than the over the top sequences and songs for Manhunter.
It's a very underappreciated film. Both adaptations are outstanding but Red Dragon will probably remain the more memorable of the two because of Hopkins turn in his signature character. That said, Brian Cox is no slouch as Lecter either. Petersen of course is also great, a truly underrated actor in an underrated film. The starkest difference between the films is the role of the killer. Fiennes has a far more fleshed out character, almost sympathetic at moments. Meanwhile, Manhunter's killer is just a creep.
He just didn't Bond with the script. Gold.
Goldfinger
@@Salacious-Crumbit’s good to have an eye for things that are worth gold. I guess you could call it a goldeneye?
@@akmu1990I almost hate myself for laughing at that. Cheesy gold!!!
@@akmu1990 lmao killing me😂 this play on names you’s have going on is hilarious. one might say its…. octopussy
….. did i funny ?
I swear, this guy is reading my mind! Whenever I want to watch a movie, he releases an in-depth breakdown of it on the same day! I have to watch The Silence of the Lambs for my film class and now there's a breakdown for me to watch when I finish the movie.
The belvedere he mentions is just an Italian term that basically means the same thing as "scenic view point" but in this instance, there is Fort called the Belvedere in Florence that gives a view across the river of the Duomo.
Where ya going Paul after the video? Roxbury night club? Hahahahahaha 😆 🤣 😂
Lmao
@@heavyspoilers called it mate, ya headed for a night out with Kevin Spoilers! Shaboww!
🎶 What is love… Don’t hurt me, don’t hurt me no more…🎶
😂😂😂😂
Sad I was going to write the lyrics of baby don’t hurt me but I’m too late 😂
One point I always noticed is that anytime Clarice is around a group of men, they are all at least a foot taller than her. They tower over her, and I think that adds to how she has struggled with being a woman in a male-dominated job (at that time).
she’s 5’3” btw
I saw this movie in basic training for the US Army. I remember when the movie ended and the lights came up the audible groan as everyone was pulled from the movie universe into the reality they were currently living in. Kind of funny now but not so much then.
Another great breakdown Paul, thanks for the work you guys put in.
Fun fact: One of the "bug guys", Dan Butler, also played Bulldog on Frasier.
Masterpiece. ❤ Anthony Hopkins is so cool. Love the book and series too.
I read an interesting piece, back in the day, regarding the choice of song in "The Silence of The Lambs", during the infamous "tuck scene". The song is called "Goodbye, Horses", and you hear the line repeated in the film, "Goodbye, horses. I'm flying over you." In Eastern philosophy, horses represent our senses. The point of them using that (amazing) song was that Buffalo Bill was so beyond the point of broken, emotionally, that he had basically just left his senses behind or something like that. I read the piece a long time ago, but I specifically remember that they explained why that song was used. The other song that I really like from this film, besides "American Girl" by Tom Petty, because who doesn't love that song lol was "Alone" by Colin Newman. It's another song that they play during the scenes showing the well and everything in the Buffalo Bill House, which is also a bed and breakfast now, in Pennsylvania. You can stay at the house where they filmed those scenes.
Yes, Lecter's face mirrored in the glass doesn't line up with Starling's - instead he looms, hovering above her like a ghost.
Makes it way creepier. :D
It places the lotion in the basket 🧺 and clicks the like button 👍
PUT THE LOTION IN THE F**KING BASKET!!!
Thank you for giving credit to Rob Ager. I have been watching him for years and his analysis are fascinating.and insightful.
So many perfectly shot scenes a true masterclass
I've worked with Ted Levine before. They gave us a speech at the start of the day, "Don't talk about Silence of the Lambs", blah blah blah. And so there I was at the crafty table fixing myself a bagel, when I hear him speak (before I see him) and my first instinct was to put the lotion on my skin.
It puts the cream cheese on the bagel?
Sorry but you got some information Incorrect Lecters victims before he was arrested were not all women. He killed and served Benjamin Raspail the flutist of the symphony orchestra shown in Red Dragon.
true true
That’s edited out now, thanks for the correction mate, much appreciated
@@heavyspoilersI’m interested in knowing on why you would think that
@@anodosarcade7355 For real, the nurse I believe is his only female victim.
Mason Verger is also a male victim of Lecter's
Just banger after banger. It’s like you telepathically know my favourite movies. Thank you 🙏🏻
Clarice was asking how did he know she was bleeding not how did he appear suddenly.
The actors who played Catherine and Bill apparently dated while filming the movie.
The dog was also in Pee Wees big adventure and the batmN movie with Danny devito and Michelle Pfeiffer.
Paul….Silence of the Lambs? Yeah I’m fucking down!!
Also OUTSTANDING as usual
Manhunter is a superb film, so often underrated. Yes Silence of The Lambs is one of the best films ever made.
I had never directly picked up on the many times throughout the movie we see things from Clarice's POV. I mean I noticed it, but never actually realized it's deliberate and intended (and successful) effect.
I had no idea I wanted this breakdown so much
Thank you
Ok it is in the sequel but Lecter is employed under the name Dr Fell. There is the poem “I do not love thee Dr Fell” which Clarissa clearly doesn’t, but also the word “Fell” is an old English word for “Terrible”. So all this time Lecter hid in plain sight as “Dr Terrible” man could Thomas Harris write 😊.
I remember watching an episode of Monk and almost losing my mind when I realized the Captain was Buffalo Bill. 😂
Recall seeing this movie when it came at with some friends in high school. While I wouldn't have guessed it would reach this level of cultural impact, you could tell it was a good movie (just the other someone at work dropped a Hannibal meme in a group chat). Grew up with JF's movies so she was already sort of a favorite. She really struck a balance with being strong but vulnerable. Watching it now, it has just the right dated look to still remain kind of unfamiliar and creepy.Great breakdown. Pointed out stuff that I'd not noticed, or heard about (like the long shot at the end)
I rewatched this on a plane three days ago, you legend for putting this up now!
I just rewatched it last weekend, for probably the tenth time. Then I stumble upon this video, perfect!
Brilliant analysis- Seen it countless times and didn’t know most of these insights
Finally one of my favourite movies of all time!
Thanks for the video.. Highly recommend the song Lotion by Greenskeepers if you have not heard of it.. A homage to Buffalo Bill ❤
Looking swish Paul. Thanks for the great vid. Silence of the Lambs is one of the all time greats.
"peeling back the skin", very subtle, LOL
I like the cuts to the Paul in his studio. Never knew what this dude looked like. I've seen just about all his videos. What a great job on every breakdown. Lots of insight I didn't notice everytime I watch a new one. Anyway love the addition of multiple camera views of the studio. 👍 Paul should write a screenplay. Lots of knowledge of great films!
You missed one! When Lecter is instructing Clarice from his new cage and talking about Marcus Aurelius he says the word ‘Simplicity’. That’s the brand name of a sewing pattern company that sold paper patterns for clothing in sewing shops.
I first saw SOTL when I was in my early teens and now in my 30's it's still had the biggest impact on me, of any film I've seen since. The whole cast are perfect & so well acted, but Anthony Hopkins in particular is phenomenal. I enjoy big block buster films, but sometimes just telling a good story, acted beautifully, is all you need. Cheers for the breakdown, loved it 👍😁😁
e.e. cummings name is capitalized in the poem name. His works were near exclusively printed in lowercase but he would sign them in capital. Just a little tidbit for folks who love trivia.
Oh this is a great unexpected surprise. Nice! This movie is great already. W the Easter eggs it's gonna be amazing
18:03 Nice touch in flashing a dapper photo of yourself when you said "intelligent" and a dishevelled photo of Ryan when you said the words "freakish people".
One of my favorite movies of all time. Loved this breakdown!
What an amazing video on one my favorite movies!! I also consider the OG wicker man, psycho, Scorsese’s cape fear, perfect blue and Se7en as the greatest psychological horror films of all time!! Oh and also whatever happened to baby Jane heh.
Silence of the Lambs is one of my all time favorite movies. Thanks for the incredible breakdown. I learned some great new insights. 😊
I’d love to see a breakdown on the sequel.
Amazing breakdown for an amazing movie! Props!
Thank you
In 1993 at a professional wrestling show in Philadelphia, a (crazy style) wrestler named Sabu was brought out to the ring and infront of the crowd strapped to an appliance hand truck with same mask and metal frame attached to his face and mouth that Hannibal Lector was(though 2 years after the films release it was definitely to copy the scene from the film). This was done one time only.
The Tazmaniac didn't know what hit him.
The gunpowder burn is known as a "Coal Miner's Tattoo." Coal mining is still heavily linked with West Virginia as its primary industry. As part of Lector's mocking Clarice in the beginning, he asks Clarice if her Dad was a coal miner. So a bit of foreshadowing & acknowledgement of Clarice's background.
When I was a kid I always thought Silence of the Lambs is a sort of serious spin off of Twin Peaks. Now looking at the typography and scenery I understand my little self.
Been waiting on this one ! Great vid
The reason Hannibal ordered lamb chops before breaking out was also to signify his desire to consume Clarice but, instead of eating the lamb, he uses it (ordering dinner as an excuse) to break out of prison. He is free so, on first viewing most people assume he’s going after Clarice but he doesn’t, reflecting back to not eating the lamb chops. By not eating the lamb this foreshadows his motives and represents he has abstained from his cannibalistic desires to kill Clarice. Cannibalism is also used as a metaphor for sex. It’s implied that he is in love with her though, psychopaths (clinical anti-social personalities irl) are incapable of love.
oh bros… Can yall break down whole series’? I know it’s a ton of work but yall seem to enjoy it! I just found this channel recently and it would interesting to hear yall break down the XFiles or the LoneGunmen. You dont know me and im not worthy probably but i bet yall would kill it! Anyway, great channel! I appreciate you! ☺️
I saw this movie in the theatre, what a classic! You gotta love the one liners. I learned the word “covet” thanks to this movie 😉 Thanks for a really interesting video 👍🏼
Hey! I love the videos! I wanted to ask if you have done Close Encounters of the Third Kind, because I would love to see something on it!
Immediately clicked when I saw the notification on this one. Can’t wait.
Your content is great. Your candence is so sing song with downward inflection that i could only listen for about 10 minutes.
Piss off
Love this video. Thank you from JERSEY
i definitely recommend reading the book. it's a fast read, and provides some fantastic insights
Paul,
Because you said people are unsubscribing, I just subscribed. I’ve been watching nonsubscribed for quite some time now. I was wrong, and for that, I am sorry.
Much love to MT.
Word!
Jay
What an excellent video! Thank you!
Loving the threads Paul and the videos, keep it up,
Awesome video, just love your stuff!
Dude... if you really want to see some insane range from Hopkins watch the slow burn but so worth it, Magic (1978). It's badass.
11:24 I'm with him there. The Toolbox Killers court transcripts are the worst thing I've ever read. It's truly ghoulish.
Love the omnibuses and comics behind you. Wasn’t expecting to see those on a non-comics channel!
This is on my top 3. Thank you! 😊
I recently bought a copy of the Silence of the Lambs book, so this video getting recommended to me is good timing
Yes! This is out quicker than I thought it would be.
Excellent run through of symbolics and imagery. I noticed a small mistake, having recently seen a documentary on Francis Bacon. He was a gifted artist but deeply disturbed, gay, drug-user, heavy drinker and paedofile. He was this never recieved a knighthood. Are you perhaps confusing him with his namesake, the explorer and statesman Sir Francis Bacon of 16th century England?
Really great. Hoping you do this for the Hannibal TV series as none of the popular Hannibal TV podcasts cover the shows the way you cover movies and TV shows.
Most of the popular Hannibal podcasts have 1 person who has book knowledge (and apparently for one of the most popular, the co-host has never watched the movies which to be is beyond bizarre) and the other person is new to the show and sort of knowledgeable of Hannibal in pop culture. So they don't discuss differences from the books or talk about the movies because of spoilers for later episodes.
Your friends are lucky to have you around, I would be stoked to watch movies with someone that can just rip it apart and explain everything to me
Im that type of person. Love analyzing films. People not so much, but it's a natural inclination. I really appreciate channels like these.
Ohhhhhhhhh boy I fucking love these lengthy movie breakdowns I'm havin' some of that oh yes!!!
Awesome brother !!! Absolutely awesome!! Thank you! One of my all time favorite movies. Definitely in my top 5. Surprised you didn’t give us a Joe Dirt spoof for a laugh
“Well shall we begin ?” Great impression Paul.
For fans of Mastadon, the drummer has a picture of Precious looking down the pit on his kit. It’s awesome :)
Great! I remember buying Empire magazine when this film came out, then the book, must watch the ‘Silence’ again, cheers, Paul.
Love the classic breakdowns
Thank you for the book fact ❤
Another cameo to point out is that Stacy, Frederica's friend, was played by Lauren Roselli, from the 80's band Book of Love.
So excited for this one, Paul!! Can't wait to watch! ❤
Ey thank you
I remember reading a deep dive article about this movie and the author mentions that their first exposure to this movie was their own mother coming home from seeing it in the cinema. Apparently the night-vision basement scene was incredibly intense for the audience in the actual theatre as they too were in complete darkness and so felt Jodie Foster's sense of dread and vulnerability. Not sure if that was an intentional choice from the filmmakers, but it makes me really really wanna see this movie on the big screen.
This is such an amazing movie. My wife had never seen it. We watched it recently. She absolutely loved it and said it was completely different than the bag she thought it would be. It really is a masterpiece.
@heavyspoilers Looking nice and sharp in that crisp, blue shirt mate! I love this movie and had to click on the video! 🤩
Hope you enjoy it
I really love this one! I actually got to read all of these books as part of an English assignment in high school. 💜
Also rapidly becoming a huge fan of your channel. Keep it up!!
And if I may be so bold as to suggest a movie for you. Whether to break down or in case you haven't seen it, it's actually really good.
Sputnik, Russian movie released in 2020. Hope you enjoy it.
Lookin sharp! Idk why your voice just comforting
Haha thank you
Literally watched this over the weekend 👌
Excellent breakdown!
Thanks for another banger, Paul. Along with alien and terminator this is one of my favorite films starring a female protagonist
PS if you make a shirt that says, “It’s Jim Pembrey! Talk to him, dammit!” then I will buy it
Dude, you are a psychological genius. Outstanding content. Thank you.
Thank you!!! Amazing job!!!!!
Just in time as I plan to rewatch this movie in 4K soon.
Thank you, Paul.
Really like these breakdowns big 🐕
You must do it... accept the challenge... a breakdown for Tenet 😮😮😮
when i worked for paramount, they had me in the lewis annex. which was originally a little apartment sized extra rooms to jerry lewis offices way way back. but before we were there it was jodie foster's production company. we'd get her internal office mail sometimes. we didn't open it. just gave it back to the mail room guys.
4:40 the picture of clarisse holding the lamb I think is a depiction of “the good shepherd”. In the bible it is quoted in John 10:11, “I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd gives his life for his sheep”. Which could mean that’s how Lecter sees Clarisse, as she was willing to save the lambs from slaughter and how good of a person she is. That’s my take.
That drawing of the Belvidere in Lecture's cell was an interesting foreshadow in relation to Belvidere OH 🤔