The Silence of the Lambs

Rating: 10/10 (13 March 2020)

The Silence of the Lambs, originally by Thomas Harris, was directed by Johnathan Demme, and my god did he do a great friggin job. SOTL made 272.7 million dollars at the box office, well deservingly. Johnathan Demme, Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, & Ted Tally all won Oscars for their part in the film.
This take on Thomas Harris' story was done brilliantly! It takes you on this psychological rollercoaster, and just plays ping-pong with your brain. The team behind the camera did a great job pacing the film out.
Anthony Hopkins trademarked his role as Hannibal Lecter. The emotion and seriousness he brings to the table was well worthy of the Osacr he received. Believe it or not, Hopkins only had SIXTEEN MINUTES of screen time. I need more Hopkins!! Jodie Foster did a phenomenal job in her leading role. Demme did a great job by making her character vulnerable, in a way; A rookie on an on going case. Ted Lavine as Bill Buffalo did very good as well, but got somewhat shadowed by the two leading preformances. Bill Buffalo is all types of twisted, and was a great compliment to the leads.
The screenplay by Ted Tally was so deep, and witty. It set this dark, and creepy feel throughout the entire movie, in the best way possible.
The cinematography by Tak Fujimoto was shot so beautifully. The close up shots were very dramatic, in a good way, that added so much depth to the feeling of the film. Some shots were so fast, but it captured everything you needed to know; it was done very well.
Overall, this movie should go down as one of the greatest of all time. Very well shot, preformed, and everything around it.