A Comparison Of Hannibal Vs. Silence Of The Lamb And Hannibal

NBC Hannibal vs. Silence of the Lamb

April 4th 2013, NBC made its big time premiere of the ongoing psychological thriller, television series Hannibal, a recreation of the big five academy award winning film, “Silence of the Lambs.” What sets apart the television series from the film is the more elaborate characters; making Hannibal a more enjoyable and attention-grabbing show to watch.

Dr. Hannibal Lector, one of the main characters of the story is a psychiatrist, but also happens to be a cannibalistic serial killer. Dr. Lector is introduced into the NBC series as a psychiatrist who occasionally helps the FBI with their murder cases. Whereas in Silence of the Lambs, Dr. Lector was being held in prison until he eventually broke loose. It is made clear to the audiences the Hannibal is definitely the killer, there is no mystery to that, which can make things interesting for this character in the Hannibal series of whether or not he’ll be caught.

What separates this character from both Medias is his unique personality in Hannibal. Dr. Lector is portrayed to be more of a gentleman in the way he carries himself around others. He is also shown to be much of a perfectionist, even when living his double life as a murderer. An example would be when he uses the dead bodies of his victims making them into somewhat of an art calling it “his design”. The way he eats his victims is no exception to “his design” either. The dishes that he creates would seem like they came out of a 5 star restaurant, which is an advantage for him, when throwing his small dinner parties, no one would ever suspect that they’re eating parts of Dr. Lector’s victims.

Making Hannibal this way as a character is what I believe to be the best decision. A lot of times i...

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...elationship of love and hate with one another adding interesting features to the story. Even though Will attempts to kill Hannibal and even confesses how he fantasizes about his death by his own bare hands, they somehow still manage to get along with each other. Dr. Lector even considers Will to be a friend of his. In Silence of the Lambs, Clarice seems to have an interest in Hannibal. Their conversations are a bit strange, but they strangely still create a touching bond. But in Hannibal, Will and Dr. Lector have an even more intricate and charming connection.

While Hannibal is more enhanced than Silence of the Lambs, it doesn’t mean that there aren’t any flaws to the series. While Hannibal is good at developing characters, it seems that sometimes the females lack the character development which unfortunately happens often a lot in films/television series.