How To Terrify The Audience

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How to Terrify the Audience: Step 1: Hire Anthony Hopkins Step 2: Marvel at the talent.

"I do wish we could chat longer, but... i am having an old friend for a dinner."

Anthony Hopkin's girlfriend saw the movie when it came out and she was so terrified of his face she dumped him almost overnight... Plus, when the movie had its premier Hopkins would creep up to people's seats and say in a sudden, calm voice "how are you liking the film?" and scare everyone senseless. This guy is fricken awesome. great vid btw

Hannibal is like all the three inmates in one body, he’s creepy but civilized, he has no real empathy and feels no guilt, but he also has an animal side to him since he eats people, now that I think about it these traits go hand in hand throughout the movie. At first he’s cunning but terrifying like the man in the first cell, then you see his lack of empathy when told about the killer, and then you see the terrifying animal part of him when he escapes. It’s like he has these traits are balled up inside of him waiting to come out for the kill.

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“I’m having an old friend for dinner” is the most terrifying line I ever heard and I love it

No matter how visibly insane and out of control a psychopath is, it will never be comparable to one who is completely composed and in control

For me, he's terrifying for two main reasons; 1. He has no motivation, he kills because he is simply able to do so. 2. He is looked in that place just because he wants to. We clearly see he has massive manipulation skills, how come he didn't leave yet.

He's standing straight and greets you like an Oblivion NPC

I always loved that look Lecter gives after Clarice said "no, you ate them." the look of... oh, yeah...

Anthony Hopkins said the director asked how he'd like to be seen, i.e drawing, laying on the bed etc. Hopkins said he'd like stand there anticipating her arrival, because Lecter can smell her. He plays down how good an actor he is. (He also envisioned him as a cold machine or computer) Also, I think him being behind glass is more powerful than metal bars, you can't really see there's glass there, gives more the illusion he could harm her.

Something that adds to the affect is when Clarice first meets Hannibal, his eyes are in the shadows. The rest of him is bright and normal but you can’t see the eyes. It’s a “I might look normal but I have a terrible secret” feel.

You call him a terrifying villain. I call him my next door neighbor. He is a very nice man. I just don't eat anything he cooks.

He actually terrified the actress (Jodie Foster) so much that in interviews Jodie says she never spoke to him off-set ! ! !

Hannibal seems like such as gentleman. That is one of the things that makes him so scary.

It's all on the eyes. Always in the eyes. Sir Anthony's acting with his eyes is what tells the audience that this guy is THAT ONE. 😳 Superb. 👌🏽✨️

Hopkins said in an interview once that he had coffee with a madman in London who he never saw blink during their lengthy conversation, so he made sure that he didnt blink whilst playing lecter.

The detail I liked about this scene is how Chilton warned her not to approach the glass, yet Lecter immediately tests her by requesting to see the badge up close. She complies, but not out of subservience. She is playing by her own rules, not Chilton’s. Hannibal respects this, as she treats him like a person and not some demonic entity.

The emphasis on "closer" even as a child I knew what he was trying to do and it absolutely thrilled me. Hopkins makes you feel like he's crawling under your skin with one word.