Lambs Screaming (The Silence Of The Lambs)

[11808Clover]

Oh agent Starling you think you can disect me with this blunt little tool?

[Nateisbored]

I like how he changed it to a lamb. The book makes it so she only hears the lambs screaming and saves a blind horse from the farm. Although i love this chapter in the book, this interpretation is also brilliant.

[jeleuri]

I want Hopkins' babies, even though I'm a man.

[MadMikeMusic]

pure fucking brilliance

[Papillion1986]

Anthony Hopkins is amazing... All he did for this character was slick his hair back. No special make up..... That's how good an actor he is.

[Cass3836]

@4EverAndAlwaysPiano I agree with you, I think it is literal, but the silent thing - I always thought the 'silence' of the lambs was the silence after she made them stop screaming (as in when she stopped hearing them in the night etc). Is it supposed to refer to after they'd been killed? Now I'm doubting myself. Everything's tumbling, my world is falling apart, my mind confused!!...ok, slight exaggeration, but still :P

[gravyhouse]

I wonder if the "lambs" in this story represent innocence. Just a thought.

Both the book and the movie are masterpieces. Purely brilliant works of art

[tidalwavedave305]

I don't think she means literally lambs. Lambs are equated with innocence ... I think she either saw a child being molested, or she was molested.

[4EverAndAlwaysPiano]

@tidalwavedave305 no, she meant lambs... when she was little she used to live on a farm and at night she heard the lambs screaming because they were being slaughtered, and then after it would be uncomfortably silent.

[tidalwavedave305]

@4EverAndAlwaysPiano Well, yeah, that is what she says in this scene, but I'm looking at the subtext. There is a such thing as repression, in psychology, and a such thing as conceit in literature.

[majesticmaniac]

I dont know why this movie is called a horror movie...i never found it frightening...But I always found it exciting, and boy exciting it was....it a masterpiece of a thriller alright...I think I was more frightened by Se7en then this...either way, two of my all time favourite movies

[guitarist8688]

That stare is so intense. It actually makes it difficult for me to keep looking at his eyes

[punschpralinen]

Hahah... they have to PULL her away belligerently in order to get her away from his cell. :P

[Chemnerdy]

I'm using this book/movie for English class. Half the kids are afraid of me now.

[UndertakerMistress]

@Chemnerdy Yeah I used 'Silence of the Lambs' as a free read for an english project and every freaked out at me, calling me a 'Cannibal lover'. Then our last reading project I used 'The Green Mile', I must be a strange person to my teacher, reading all those creepy novels, but I enjoyed everyone of them...

[twojeeze]

One of the best scenes in the history of moviemaking.  No other actor could have played this part better than Hopkins. NOBODY!!

[Beeblez55]

I love the way he says "What was it?"

[nathiiii19]

not only has he this pair of blue electric eyes, he doesn't blink too o_o

[setnosiva]

Oh my, it's incredible how good actor he is, and how good actress she is... It's amazing.

[Cenarrion]

Those tears in his eyes when he said dr chilton i persume..

[acentrella3]

The finger! AAAHHHH!

Still gives me the willies.

[Tigerlily21]

This and the fear she showed in the basement scene is what won Jodie Foster the Oscar. The chemistry between her and Hopkins is the best chemistry between two acting greats either.

[029Mhelz]

I love it when clarice and hannibal's fingers touched.

[vforbarchetta]

@029Mhelz gives me the chills everytime I watch it

[oscarfun100]

Oh gosh, this scene.. one of the best in movie history, it's for the ages. Without this scene, the movie still would be a great thriller and all, but these few minutes... in the middle of all these horrible killing, horror and all.. and there's this simply beautiful and heartbreaking story about an orphan girl who wanted to save lambs... it's just fucking brilliant!

[Queenwraith]

Hopkins is absolutely electric in this scene, truly talented actor. Outstanding

[ps3fan4life007]

@ItsKnucklez Manhunter didnt receive the best reviews at the time and was not even a big success. Years later wanted to do a more accurate Hannibal story so in this sense you can look at it like this is a reboot basically as Red Dragon followed this years later

[LadyFan05]

The awesomeness of his acting is creeping me out (if that makes sense). That finger stroke at the end made me squirm--EEEE!! Scary psycho man!!! You know, he almost reminds me of the Mentalist. Patrick Jane doesn't kill people, but he gets in your head about the same way Hannibal does. Holy crap! What if Hannibal is Red John? LOL Never mind, ignore me. Good post! I probably won't sleep tonight now ;P

[KYKIN89]

INCREDIBLE!! Hopkins is only on screen for just under 17 minutes total for this film and he is brillant. The chemistry between Hopkins and Foster was fantastic. 

[11808Clover]

@Leah6shire they better not DARE to try to either!

[l00k4truth]

Fabulous. 3:50

[kylielovespuppiecash]

Well, Clarice..have the lambs stopped screaming?

[Norasue]

can u spot george romero?

[bonesintheriver]

4:06

[gravyhouse]

Both of them are fantastic actors. So glad they both won Oscars

[stevolim]

every scene of Lecter to Clarice, Lecter stare straight into the camera.

[riverlioness]

I love his eloquence. Ah, if only, Hannibal didn't perceive conscience as a weakness he'd make a marvelous dinner party guest. Would his consuming the guest list be considered a liability? I suppose it depends on the amount of burdensome hearsay.

[Sabriel42]

you make me smile. I agree he would make a marvelous dinner party quest.

[lebarosky]

@riverlioness Lector doesn't perceive conscience as a weakness. He observes it as a phenomenon exhibited by others. If Lector was invited to a party where he considered all of the guests to be honorable and possessed of good manners, he would probably refrain from eating any of them, especially if the veal was properly braised.

[codybrig]

"NO! I will listen... now."