Ridley Scott- Hannibal

Hannibal the sequel to The Silence of the Lambs was a highly anticipated film because of the first movies success, but it turned out to be a major let down. The main reason for this was because Ridley Scott directed it instead of Jonathan Demme who directed the first one. This movie did not have as well thought out of a plot, probably because the director was counting on having people interested based off it being a sequel to a great movie. The plot featured Hannibal on the loose looking for Clarice Starling, played by Julianne Moore instead of Jodie Foster in the first one.

The plot seemed very unoriginal after seeing the first movie of the series. Instead of relying on suspense and a dramatic plot line, the movie used gore and ridiculous unbelievable events for excitement. A 5th grader might find that by itself exciting, but more mature audiences need more than just blood and guts alone for excitement. The problem with this movie, and many sequels to good movies, is that it seems to rely too much on the past movie in the series, and therefore doesn't have as much effort put into its creation. The movie is boring almost throughout the whole thing. The events where Hannibal attacks people are too off the wall and unrealistic to be enjoyable. What made The Silence of the Lambs exciting was the unknown about the characters and their unpredictability. In this movie, there was nothing unknown about Hannibal and there was nothing new introduced. You already know that he is a cannibalistic psycho out to eat the tastiest person he can find. The movie is just a waste of time to watch for most sensible people. The reason I would have loved this movie when I was ten or eleven is because this movie seemed capable of being produced by a kid the same age.