Hannibal
Does this show satisfy or
leave you hungry for more?
The show Hannibal is based off
the characters in the book Red Dragon, a movie that is also made from the
characters is the famous movie Silence of the Lambs. This series only includes
Hannibal Lector although the because it is based off what happened before the
story of The Red Dragon, this permitted the writers a fresh start in terms of
creating a setting that create a best possible world to create a Hannibal
story. In Hannibal tradition, the story is told by someone who is manipulated
by Hannibal, but because of Hannibal being free one is clearly able to see the
full extent of Hannibal’s power. I personally find it horrifying how powerful
and rational Hannibal can be at times, all the way until the third season
where I feel the series fell a bit short on this department, although few other
TV seasons have ever created such an unnerving feeling.
The show Hannibal has plenty
of beautiful and disturbing imagery that put me in a very uncomfortable place.
The underlying themes follow artistic, philosophical, cultural and theological
themes. These are very complex and deep ideas that even if sometimes irrational
I can respect to a certain point. An example of a dark bit of imagery is the
black stag. The stag is a sign of the hunt in many cultures, and the blackness
of it symbolizes the corruption of this ritual that was meant for respect and acted through necessity.
If I were to summarize my
review of the story and all the things that I complemented I would give
Hannibal a B for its writing
and characters but it falls short of perfect because of a single incident of
Deus Ex Machina and the fall of the mystery of Hannibal.
