Se7en (1995) vs The Silence of the Lambs (1991) - General Discussion Discussion

[–] tcrum (29715) 4 years ago

Silence of the Lambs..

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[–] Querelle (1603) 4 years ago

Close, but the Lambs never stop screaming.

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[–] bigbadwolf666 (4707) 4 years ago

Me too. I think hands down without a doubt Hopkins beats both films.

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[–] Querelle (1603) 4 years ago

They're very different in structure, but similar in tone. Se7en has the whodunit thing going for it. The mystery of who John Doe is makes for a taut thriller. In Lambs, even though you are introduced to Hannibal upfront, his spookiness permeates the entire film. Then you also have the Buffalo Bill situation. It's a tough showdown of films.

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[–] bigbadwolf666 (4707) 4 years ago

Buffalo also has the taut thriller element.

A major difference is that in Seven

*Spoiler*

The killer gets caught/ turns himself in and purposely commits suicide for the catholic sins theme. Silence Hannibal gets away.

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[–] tcrum (29715) 4 years ago

Brad Pitt cannot act.

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[–] Querelle (1603) 4 years ago

It kind of depends on the movie. He does some interesting stuff in Se7en, but he also goes a little too far at times, in ways Jodie Foster never does in Lambs. Brad is pretty great in The Tree of Life, True Romance, Babel. He's not an everytime time guy for sure.

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[–] IMDBrefugee (435) 4 years ago

I like both but I have to give it to SOTL

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[–] Stratego (29255) 4 years ago

Se7en.

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[–] sslssg (27785) 4 years ago

Too close. I think this depends more on my mood. I think today I have to give it to Se7en.

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[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

i can't pick one either.

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[–] jekporkins (1924) 4 years ago

It's eerie close. Se7en had more shocking scenes, but I'll take Hannibal Lector over John Doe. It's a wash.

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[–] Artisan (3464) 4 years ago

I feel like Se7en was a precursor to the Saw films and gore porn type stuff, just pushing extremes. Silence of the Lambs is more of a character based thriller.