Red Dragon

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“A retired FBI agent with psychological gifts is assigned to help track down “The Tooth Fairy”, a mysterious serial killer. Aiding him is imprisoned forensic psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal “The Cannibal” Lecter.”

How did we understand serial killers before Hannibal Lecter? While Silence of the Lambs pulled us into his cannibalistic world, the realm of Lector’s phycological breath is shown even more clearly in this prequel.

Within the first sequence before the credits, we are given a look into Lecter in his social realm and how his madness had almost a grace to it at all times. But we also see Graham’s curse. He can slip into the minds of others by using his form of imagination.

So, that’s why the FBI reaches out to him.

The gore isn’t the horror here. It’s how someone can be molded into an insane monster and the things he can do to people that we thought no one could ever do.

This movie was tried once in 1986 with “CSI” famed actor William Peterson as Graham and Brian Cox as Lecter. Where the 80’s version focused on the investigation, this version has us feel ore fore the three major players in different ways.

The Dragon tried to have some form of love and a normal life. And you can see his struggle to fight what he’s doing. Then there is the relationship with Lecter and Graham which is a tango where they both know how to dance around each other with this almost small tie of mutual admiration for each others’ brilliance.

Even if you haven’t seen Silence of the Lambs, this movie can stand on its own feet.