It s time for me to come out of retirement, he declares. Although the cat and mouse game between these two goes on too long, at least it takes place amid such splendors of Florence as the famed Santa Croce courtyard, the Palazzo Vecchio, and the Pazzi Chapel. In fact, the film s most beautiful sequence takes place in the Pazzi Chapel. During an original opera presented there, actors wearing exotic costumes depict the death of Dante on a silk-draped stage while lighted candles flicker in the aisles, giving everything a dreamy glow. Because he s trying to save Clarice, Lecter becomes a sort of hero-villain in Hannibal .
Men motivated by revenge and greed represent the greater evil.
Ultimately, Hannibal reveals Lecter and Clarice as kindred spirits. Despite their different philosophies and morality, they are both outsiders who persist in achieving their goals. And, they are inside each other s heads. Although the movie s ending is not the same as Harris novel, it paves the way for another sequel. All Rights Reserved.