Beauty and the Beast would have been the very first animated feature to win best picture if it weren't for this movie. But this movie does deserve the award.
The most engaging character is Dr. Hannibal Lector, the evil cannibal crazy guy. He's only onscreen for like 15 minutes, but he's the one we remember. When he is being interviewed by Clarice, the FBI agent, sometimes he will look directly at the camera. I thought that it must be a mistake because you're not supposed to look directly at the camera since it can break the fourth wall. However, in an interview, Anthony Hopkins (who plays Hannibal) says he looks at the camera because his character is so intelligent that he knows everything and can read people easily. That's how his character knew the whole Anthrax Island thing was a trick. He looks at the camera because he knows he's being watched and he is looking straight at us, the audience. That is so creepy I don't know what to say.
The rest of the movie is filled with suspense. The Buffalo Bill character is also creepy and dangerous and I wondered how he could be stopped. And he was. Hannibal gets transferred out of prison but escapes after he eats a guard's face. Who the hell wrote this movie? I'm giving this a 8/10 for being creepy as fuck.
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