The Silence of the Lambs: U Mad?

Last year, I took a course in “Story Design and Script Writing”. All the students were required to read through the screenplay for “The Silence of the Lambs” and to watch the film (if we could). I read the screenplay and watched the film. Several times. Something felt off. Rewatching the film and rereading the screenplay did not reveal the secret I was looking for, so I ventured to its Wikipedia page, hoping to find information about the film’s development and reception to understand my feelings. It apparently won numerous Oscars, including the Oscars for Best Picture, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, etc. Why?

I enjoyed the film. (I did!) But what made it so special? What wasn’t I getting? Watching the film one last time before bed, I decided that during this viewing, I would try something interesting: I would attempt to watch the film from Hannibal Lecter’s perspective. And it worked. My mind opened up. I finally understood the brilliance of the film. I accepted the gospel…through my own unique interpretation.

A witty, clever man, down on his luck, must escape to freedom by defeating numerous dimwitted opponents. How didn’t I see it before?

“The Silence of the Lambs” is a comedy, written by Hannibal Lecter himself.

Sucker Punch: Girls go to Jupiter to get More Stupider

Last Friday night, I was scrolling through the Amazon Instant Video Rentals, and I came across Sucker Punch.

I said to myself (because it was 1 AM and everyone else in the house was asleep) “I forgot about this film. I was gonna see it, but things came up and I didn’t. Hmm. The trailers look stupid, but my inner 15-year-old pervert is tugging on my arm to let us watch it and Watchmen wasn’t awful, so sure, why not?"

Dear lord. What have you done, Zack Snyder?

Die Hard: Quite the Courageous Feet

I’ve always heard how Die Hard was the greatest action film ever and now that Die Hard recently became available on Netflix Instant Streaming, I could finally see what all the “hoo-hah” is about! So, is, in my opinion, Die Hard the greatest action film EVAR?

Probably!

At the very least, it is definitely one of the best action films ever. And while I’m tempted to analyze the entire film, scene by scene, I haven’t the time or the OCD for it, so I’ll try to focus on what I consider the central theme of the film to be and why it’s unlikely any current action films will top it.

Tron Legacy: Betting on the Future

As I mentioned in my earlier blog post, Tron Legacy: Clu’s Blues, I mentioned that in two weeks I’d do another Tron Legacy blog post. It’s been two weeks, so here it is!

And like last time, please do not read this blog post if you have not seen Tron Legacy, as it spoils a lot of the film and will probably confuse you.

Tron Legacy: Clu’s Blues

 

Before you start reading, I feel I should warn you all that the following blog post has Tron Legacy spoilers, so if you haven’t seen it, I’d love to hear what the hell you’ve been doing instead of seeing this film. Really. It’s like if someone told me “Yeah, I’ve never had a Coca-Cola before”, and then I’d be all like “Wha-? Dude, what do you mean you’ve never had a Coca-Cola before? My dad’s traveled to pretty much everywhere on this planet and no matter where he went, even if the people there didn’t have water, they sure as hell had four varieties of Coca-Cola. ON TAP!”

So, if you’ve continued reading this post, I’m going to assume that:

A)   You have seen the film, which means I really like you.

B)   You have not seen the film, but you have read the plot online, which means I sorta like you.

C)   You know nothing of the film and decided to charge ahead and ignore my advice, which means I don’t like you, but dammit, do I respect you.

Game on, old friend…