"The Silence of the Lambs"

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This paper discusses the general difference between books and movies made of those books. Thomas Harris's book, "The Silence of the Lambs" is examined in comparison to the movie of the same title. The writer points out the differences between reading the book and seeing the movie. The paper describes the emotions experienced by the reader, as opposed to the viewer.

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"In the movie, FBI trainee Clarice Starling (played by Jodie Foster) is recruited by the Bureau's behavioral sciences unit to help track down one serial killer by getting inside the head of another who's already behind bars the notorious Hannibal "the Cannibal" Lecter (played by Anthony Hopkins), a brilliant but psychopathic psychiatrist. In a series of riveting interviews, Starling reveals personal details about her past to Lecter in exchange for information that may snare "Buffalo Bill," the murderer who flays his female victims. Tensions escalate when Bill kidnaps the daughter of a U.S. senator and Lecter plots an escape (TV Guide Online, 2002). There is absolutely no doubt that this was a tense, riveting movie with superb acting, stellar direction, and brilliant photography. However, as good as this movie is, it still falls short of the novel. Most movie adaptations of novels are just not as good as the original, and The Silence of the Lambs is no exception."

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