Silence of the Lambs
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Silence of the Lambs
Sweeping all five major Academy Awards (“Oscars” for Best Movie, Director, Actor, Actress, Screenplay) is quite an accomplishment. Doing it nearly a year after a film was released is a miracle considering the notoriously short attention span of Oscar voters. It is a powerful example of how great a movie can be when superb writers, directors, actors, and others work at the top of their craft.
‘Silence of the Lambs’ is the story of a young FBI trainee Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) who is summoned to help find one serial killer called `Buffalo Bill’ by interviewing another. Foster’s performance is absolutely brilliant. While Anthony Hopkins receives most of the (well-deserved) praise for his chilling portrayal of incarcerated serial killer `Hannibal ‘The Cannibal’ Lector’, it is Foster’s performance that holds the movie together. The fear she shows just behind her eyes makes Clarice’s outward courage all the more interesting and vulnerable. This is the perfect way to play the part because it explains Lector’s interest in Clarice. Her only bargaining chip in getting Lector’s help is to let him `feed’ on her innermost secrets and fears in exchange for his brilliant insights into the psychotic mind. The title of the movie comes from these exchanges and is very poignant.
The movie is incredibly suspenseful and an absolute must see.ilence of the Lambs
