It is related to the classic ‘The Silence of the Lambs’ by Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster
The silence of the lambs panicked viewers in 1991 and turned Anthony Hopkins in an unforgettable Hannibal Lecter. Directed by Jonathan Demme and nominated for seven Oscars, the film won five gold statuettes at the 64th Academy Awards, including the award for Best Picture. This story managed to traumatize several generations and, eleven years later, the filmmaker Brett Ratner decided to resurrect Lecter in The Red Dragona thriller whose plot takes place before the events of the first installment.
The film tells the story of Will Graham (Edward Norton), who lives quietly in Florida with his wife and son. three years after capturing Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Hopkins). Although the physical wounds caused by the dangerous criminal have healed, he still deals with psychological consequences of his confrontation. This traumatic experience led him to leave the FBI.
One day, his old boss visits him to ask for help in The search for the serial killer known as “The Tooth Fairy”, who has already massacred two families on full moon nights. The FBI has just hours before his next attack. Although he does not want to, Will is forced to return to service. To understand the murderer, seek the collaboration of Dr. Lecterheld at the Baltimore Psychiatric Detention Center.
One of the most disgusting scenes in 128 years of cinema history: two decades later we still can’t get it out of our minds
This film is the adaptation of the book of the same name by Thomas Harris and is the second time that viewers have enjoyed this story on the big screen. The first was Manhunter in 1986, a feature film that featured Brian Cox in the role of Hannibal Lecter, the same actor who plays Logan Roy in the series Succession. Although it now has a 94%, an almost perfect score, the film was a real failure the year it was released..
Almost two decades later, Ratner adapts the novel again with a vision closer to Hollywood and with an effective thriller that manages to maintain the tension between the plot and the viewer. Another of his great attractions is the interpretation of the British Ralph Fiennes, known for his role as Voldemort in the saga of Harry Potter and who, many years before, gave life to a terrifying antagonist in The Red Dragon.
