Hannibal Rising

The Godfather, The Exorcist, and The Silence of the Lambs are three films that are often given the title “greatest of all time” in their respective genre, for very good reason. Each film consists of scenes that are crafted so unforgettably that the scenes leave each viewer with a sense of awe, shock, and horror when each scene is carefully examined. The Godfather, distributed in 1972 by Paramount Pictures, was directed by Francis Ford Coppola who in an interview said in regards to his filmmaking

a) An allusion that appeared in Ryan Holiday’s article is when he used “Hannibal Lecter mask”, to describe how Trump is evil and bipolar (6). The best way to simplify the meaning of an allusion, is an indirect quote towards a particular thing and person; however, also grasping the reference which gets the point across. Since the author makes the comment of “Hannibal Lecter” the reader can make the reference of the allusion that Trump is like the character of the movies which is a cannibal; therefore

Danger continues to follow the people who are close to Emma Duval, played by Willa Fitzgerald, in “Scream: The TV Series” episode 6 titled “Betrayed.” One becomes the new prime suspect while the other becomes the target of the mysterious Ghostface killer. Audrey Jensen, played by Bex Taylor-Klaus, and Noah Foster, played by John Karna, still suspects Seth Branson, played by Bobby Campo, especially after Noah found out that their teacher has a fake name. However, the evidence in Detective Lorraine

Many words can describe Clarice Starling, but not selfish. She has many opportunities to put herself ahead of everyone in her life, but not once does she take them. She risks her progress in school, her own safety, and her beliefs to save women she does not know or seem to care for in general. As our protagonist, we learn about her past which shows she has always been the type of person to put others ahead of herself. Clarice shows she is selfless and that her own interests are not anywhere near

Have you ever have felt like two completely different people? Dexter Morgan has been all of these throughout his entire life since he was little. His mother was killed in front of him when he was at a very young age. A cop named Harry Morgan had founded Dexter when he was in a pool of blood beside his mother. He taught Dexter all of these ways to not get caught. To keep his hands clean without being under someone’s radar. Dexter’s character arch is symbolic of the human struggle to move from the

Cannibalism Cannibalism has been around since the beginning of time. Mainly as an act of defense or as an alternate, last resort, for food. Cannibalism is also used as an act of violence among animals to preserve their genetics. Human cannibalism however, was not used as an act of violence to cause pain and anguish amongst other human beings. Cannibalism within the human race is widely known throughout the world, though you may not know it. From New Guinea to the high deserts of Arizona

within the same genre, are completely different. A Nightmare on Elm Street is simply. But, Silence of the Lambs, is always, rather quite frightening. The superiority of Silence of Lambs emerges when the lights in your room stay on till dawn. Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a forensic

The following essay examines the characteristics of the aestheticisation of abjection by analysing Jonathan Demme’s, The Silence of The Lambs (1991) to better understand what pleasure we, as a culture, find in consuming horror films. The Silence of the Lambs shows women being tortured, sexually assaulted and murdered yet is still a widely popular film that serves to entertain a seemingly sane society. By exploring the theory of the “abject”, horror and the role of gender instability within film

He rolls over and sees Hannibal turned away from him, still asleep. Will scoots closer to his sleeping lover and wraps his arms around him, nuzzling his head against the strong muscle in Hannibal's back. "Good morning, Will," Hannibal coos, pulling Will's arms around him. "Sorry," Will murmurs. "I always forget that you're a light sleeper." "That's alright," Hannibal says. "I like waking up with your arms around me." Will smiles and lets himself be moved when Hannibal turns over, placing a

The example I chose for my analysis is the Netflix movie, Hush. The suspenseful movie presents a women who is mute and deaf, Maddie. The setting takes place in the woods where she lives by herself and has a few neighbors nearby. The thrill starts off with her neighbor getting murdered by a man who is killing for amusement. Very easily, the killer can enter the house, however, he chooses prolonging her fate by messing with Maddie. I chose this example because it presents a women with two physical