Hannibal (2001) (Canadian; Lenticular; Sensormatic; Pan and Scan)

Hannibal is chilling!!!!

By Fernando S  Nov 23, 2006

Pros: atmospheric

Cons: the shock ending did turn people away

Anthony Hopkins gave a chilling performance as Hannibal, "the Cannibal", Lector. Everytime he talked intelligent and gave historical quotes gave me chills. He seem like normal college professor, but deep-down inside he is a sadisticinsane p...sychopath. But people watching this movie don't seem to understand that. The movie is a suspenseful and intense thriller because it focuses on the life of a psychopath. In the beginning of the movie, we see him as a regular human being talking sophicatedly and a guy we like to listen to. But as the film progresses, we see him in true form as a cannibal. He is psychopath who likes to kill and eat people. At first we feel he is a hero and we begin to like him, which is scary because he is truly a full-blown villain. At the end, we see him do an unexplicable act and are horrify at it. For this reason, I believe most people hated the movie. It isn't because of the graphic and gory scene, it is because we were enjoying him throughout the movie and was loving him, but then we are impacted, like a train wreck, and we realize that he is truly psychotic. We cannot believe we were liking this guy! And if you see Clarice at the end, she immediately changes from liking him into hating him altogether. Throughout the movie, the people were really the character of Clarice. This is truly a terrific movie and a misunderstood psychological thriller!! Read more Less