Analyzing Evil: Dr. Hannibal Lecter 

A fail proof method for creating killers...

@@alainvosselman9960 When in doubt, assume those who've eaten siblings are in at least slight mental disarray

@@hihunter7 Good rule to live by, my dad used to tell me that all the time.

But it's indicative of What he is- hungry for absolute control. He's plenty intelligent enough to know why (although, he might be psychologically incapable of accepting &/or sharing, it with someone else) Even if he could accept & share, he might get a special pleasure out of playing coy/refusing another, the satisfaction of illustrating his flaws. Hannibal probably got me into all types of psychologically based, interests- watching the story unfold as a child, with my parents, boggled my mind.

Like what did they think would happen like is oh my sister delicious like what

Unless you’re Judi Dench getting an Oscar for 8 minutes of screen time in Shakespeare in Love 😂

I think Anthony only had 16 minutes total.

Or Anne Hathaway in Les Mis.

The champ is Beatrice Straight, who won an Best Supporting Actress Oscar for five minutes and two seconds of screen time.

20mins that were used & credited...Not counting the deleted scenes of his chats with Clarice. All in all, he probably had closer to 30-35mins

I think this is the best analysis of why he does what he does. It makes alot of sense for him to try and alleviate guilt by feeding others human meat and seeing them enjoy it.

That's true

I haven't read the books, however, in the movie Hannibal rising, isn't it revealed that Hannibal knew all along that he was eating his sister?

Maybe he wanted clairice to be misha as a way to alleviate his guilt by having a stand in so he could of shown her how well he would of treated her instead of eating her.

Spot on.

"What do you think? Entrails in or out?. No, has to be out i think" With no change in the cold demeanor whatsoever.

@@cheesesniper473 truly chilling

It's because he is always angry, he learned to hide it, that is why you find it truly terrifying. You look at him with a different mind, as someone who went through a lot of trauma, people get angry with someone being angry, because they cannot fathom the impact it has. So severe trauma must be hidden for society to feel better about turning a blind eye to evil people masquerading as fine upstanding citizens.

@@asmith1711 Fascinating. It is said that we are in the presence or proximity of serial killers on a regular basis so, your point is most apropos. Stay safe

he use shamanism to transmute anger into stored power. but yea who care.. don juan matus from carlos castaneda care.

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@@delvertigoofficial4997Can I offer you some more chianti?

@@The_Republic_of_Ireland Simple brown nosing...

You are gorgeous. Jeez.

Welcome to the good stuff..

@@drizzy9126 interesting

Haha, I did the same thing! And the timing of the narrator's greeting with the introduction of Hannibal greeting Clarice was jarring

@@drizzy9126 bro this isn't tinder this is a youtube comment section

The worst thing about Bill Cosby is his hypocrisy

@@radthibideaux9978 This Hannibal fellow was a real jerk

@@mrocelot277 Atleast he wasn't a hypocrite.

@@beigarthavenir4988 like jigsaw

His intellect is what makes his character though. Him just simply being a cannibal would be an injustice to describe all his character encapsulated and why he was such an interesting villain to watch.

I don't think more time or depth makes a character better per say and I'd say for characters like Hannibal the less time you spend with him the better. Keeps the mystery of it all. It's probably why the writer never wanted to write a backstory for him. It takes away from him character rather than add to it. Sadly.

Brian Cox's version is the only one scary to me. Hopkins' Lecter is someone who's a obvious nutcase. Mads' Lector is an erudite sous chef. Cox's Lecter is a sophisticated, charismatic manipulator.

I loved Hopkin's Lecter, of course, however i'd have to agree with you that Mikkelsen's is much more terrifying. I suppose part of it is that you get to see the violence the character is capable of inflicting and you get to see him outside of his cell where he has much more power.

I think Dr. Lecter would be insulted being called a mere under chef. He would have considered himself chef de cuisine. But your point is interesting, since the Lecter character was only summarily presented in the first film, Manhunter. (Sorry, I don't remember much about his characterization in Red Dragon since I haven't reread it in over forty years.)

I personally prefer Hopkin's version, when you look into his eyes in the film, he's able to portray a psychotic man who's mind is constantly working. I'd never really enjoyed any of the performances Mads Mikkelsen has done, always to me the performances seem flat. Even his portrayal of Lecter seemed terrifying and cold to others simply because Mads just did the portrayal using a monotone voice and flat expression. But the magic of Hopkins performance is that Lecter isn't portrayed as flat and unfeeling, he truly looks like a cat amusing himself with his food.

👁 see what you did there.

That's a good one

Ba dum tss

I audibly lol’ed when he said that

with fava beans...

Automatic thought

My exact though I got all excited

You got that right.

Damn didn’t realized it was that long until you mentioned it. I misread it as 20+ minutes when I played it.

Yes, indeed.

And this is in one sentence why psychology isnt a science and noone educated takes it seriously. You did an academic dissertation....on a fictional character. That isnt how science works

How did you made a thesis based on a fictional character? You smell fish to me 😜

@@thewhorenextdoor8268 you seriously asked that on.. THIS video?? how ironic

@@cynicalgold9992 unbelievable

@@cynicalgold9992 top tier reply hahhahahaha

Yes. The "free range rude". It's odd that TVE misses this in his lengthy "analysis".

Again another misunderstood hero.

Dracula was a real person tho. Vlad the impaler

Dracula is based on him but he is still a fictional character.

You do realize that Dracula was based on Vlad Dracula, The Impaler, right?

@@BH-2023 Dracula still isn't a real person though. Magneto is based on Malcolm x but that doesn't mean there's a mutant out there that can control metal

Fallout 3

Cringe.

@@Blue0000FF: The clown didn’t like it either

Robin Williams

plot twist cannibal one was a clown, too

I mean cognitive empathy is something sociopath's & antisocials can develop and often do to read people and situations. He probably just has extremely high cognitive empathy.

He actually says, “Good morning”

@@alexdelarge703 Good ol' Mandela Effect.

​@@alexdelarge703 he has never said "good morning"

@@an-animal-lover Hb you watch the movie, cupcake?

@@alexdelarge703 thought you were talking about Vile, not Lector. Try understanding people's comments before insulting them

That's too easy. Like a Criminal Minds explanation.

I see it as he is using the weak to make himself stronger. The irony of using the dead as fuel to kill more. It is a form of disdain, and contempt for those he kills, and will kill in the future. I think the trophy concept comes from what he chooses to take from his victims. I think that is valid. It is used as a final insult, e.g. he will eat the brain of a person he is intellectually superior to, or particular contempt for their lack of intellect.

It was a way to relieve the pain of what happened with Mischa, paradoxically

@@UFOUAPMagnet ur not supposed to eat the brain :/

@@derangedQuiver Dont put rules on me lol

Incredible

@@kyriikeys195 That’s why “Never knowing the origin” and “Nazis fucking duped him into eating his baby sister” both work.

@@davidw.2791 Not Nazis Red army soldiers ..

Interesting.

But he had repressed memories

The lesson: Always be polite to everyone; one never knows when it might save one's life!

@@meeeka Especially with a guy like Lecter who has warped ideas on what's polite and what's rude.

@@meeeka yeah

Another upside of politeness is the many unknown favors strangers do for you.

He always preferred to eat the rude! “Free range rude.” 😆

@Lex Bright Raven He goes to the doctor after he has smelled that something is wrong with him and asked him to draw a clock for him (which Will fails to do but Hannibal pretends that he did it correctly)

I met a man once who had an odd smell about him, he told us later he had late stage stomach cancer. It wasn't like bile or digestive fluid, it really was just kind of...a strange chemical combination. It was very foreign, like adjacent to a specific smell but off a few molecules. He was very lovely and open about his experiences and I hope he's found some peace

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I think Mads Hannibal would need his own video, it’s a totally different continuity then Hopkins Hannibal

@@anatoldenevers237for sure, it’d really be hard to try making them out to be the same character despite technically being so

I haven't seen that version yet. I assumed that was where the footage of the young Hannibal came from.

@@veggiesaremurderit’s from the Netflix show Hannibal, it has 3 seasons and it’s one of the best if not the best representation of the character

It's an NBC show that later aired on Showtime. There's rights issues unfortunately keeping it from going further. But it seems that there's still life. If we all keep pushing it could happen

Also, the men he was killing were Nazi collaborators, so the French let it slide

@@BenHopkins1000 Which was quite common after the war. I believe there were prostitutes who were lynched and many of them were publicly shamed

@@stuglife5514 And Coco Chanel wasn’t one of them

"Peak human efficency"

He's a Narcissist.

A demon.

Isnt that in reference to buffalo bill? I might be mixing up the movie and the book but I think that quote is in response to someone saying "people are saying hes some kind of vampire".

@@sanriodeppressionthermos8602 It's regarding Hannibal. Clarice responded to the officer asking that as they rode the elevator up for her to have one final visit with Hannibal and get the correct location of Buffalo Bill. Hannibal previously lied about his name be Louis Friend which is an anagram for fools gold.

i find the movies to be comical, the books are great. And the Tv series showed the romantic subtext between will and lecter quite well

The show was terrible. The original movie is one of the best films I’ve ever seen. Everything is is blehhh

Thought that said cheesecake ripper at first, and related

Perhaps he was too close to lector as a friend. It clouded his judgement

The show is complete overrated garbage! And pales in comparison to silence of the lambs

Facts Lmao!

Have to go find my special mirror for this.

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Aaaayoooooo

Malocchio.

Yep, Alfredo treviño, known as doctor Salazar, who murdered his homosexual partner.

Wait what?!

@@stevensimoff5055 oh yeah, he took inspiration out of a Mexican serial killer.

@@andrewsalvatore2174 I knew that name sounded familiar

That is very interesting. Thank you

Current psychology says you know tge names and care about around 150 people. It also says between 1 and 7% of people are sociopaths. So you likely know and care about between 2 and 10 sociopaths. Also from every one ive read about..if one targets you youre probably f*cked. The only people they avoid are people tgey fear

Best advice... be polite.

I strongly agree that those kind of characters are the best.

Yeah he's a bit of a villain sue, huh.

@@blackosprey2219 Lector Sue enjoying some Gary Stew

I feel like an explanation for his strength is his lack of inhibition, he's always in "mom lifting car off of baby" mode

He reminds me of Sherlock Holmes.

@@naomisherred166 Evil Sherlock Holmes

Your neighbors are Hannibal Lector.

@@koba.9617 No, my neighbors are more like "The Walking Dead".

@@fulkthered Scary .

The chances of that are a very slim sliver of a chance. Killers like Hannibal Lecter falls into a very niche type of serial killer. Now, there are some very high crime areas where you might just be next door to a serial killer that falls into a different class- the opportunist killer- robbers, revenge killers related to crime or altercations, etc. Gary Gilmore is a good high profile example of that, although his is more spree killing. But with that said, the Bundys, Gacys, and Heidnicks only pop up once in a very blue moon. They are master manipulators who blend in with normal society, but secretly hunt and kill intended targets with the sole intent of pleasure. Lecter used any slight he saw in a person as a reason to hunt and kill them. Some of his kills were justified earlier in his life for the sake of revenge (his killing of the butcher is not justifiable just because he offended his aunt even though we learn after the fact he was a war criminal because he didn't know it at the time, it was only 🎶coincidental🎶), but later on in life, when he acquired a taste (pun kind of intended) for it, became less justifiable. Examples of unjustified attacks are the nurse (who survived but was mutilated), the art director in Florence, Dr. Chilton (yes he was a prick, but justifiable homicide?, not really), and the Baltimore musician. I'm sure there were others, but I can't think of them offhand- and I didn't mention those he assaulted or killed while fleeing because they were spontaneous kills for a self-serving purpose as opposed to premeditated.

There was a psychiatric study that said we all encounter at least one murderer everyday.

Yeah, this is practically a no-brianer. This "quote" you have here, it isn't deep nor is it insightful. It is quite common knowledge that the bullied can and will become the bully.

@@memesarekeem is Barack 60 now?

@@lawnmowerman6907 No, he's turning 60 on August 4th.

@@memesarekeem thx cutie

@@lawnmowerman6907 ofc daddy

If I changed my name I'd have chosen Lector for my last name.

@@geoffreyweights7697 But it's Lecter, not Lector!

As is the name Hannibal. Doubt most people know who he was named after.

@@animeotaku307 his parents were big fans of the A-Team

What uncomfortable most is when you search for Hannibal Barca, the true great genius, what you got is fictional carnibal.

DAMN!!!

The OG Gary Sue

now this is an epic interpretation

Seems more of an 'ancient being' of like-minded lineage and careful breeding.

Polymaths aren't as common as they used be, but at one point, a person could be trained in many fields.

@@folkloreofbeing That's because the existing body of knowledge was much smaller. Forget whole fields, it's difficult enough to master a small niche of just one specialty.

​@@hunpo1 I would say that it's not that is was smaller, but that in the 19th and early 20th century and even earlier, when it was more common for someone to BE polymath - people with money had the luxury of being able to study and discover various subjects at their leisure. Not only that, but the methods and rules for getting qualifications were different then to now. For example, the early to mid Victorian period, you could set up your own chemists/pharmacy in your home or as shop. You didn't have to have a university degree to do so, or to obtain all the tools and nostrums for production. Chemicals and scientific tools were easily and readily available to the fine gent who wanted to take up a spot of chemistry. The same applies to any interest that they may take up - geology, archaeology and so on...they had the means and the time to hone these skills. And back then it was seen as part of BEING a gentleman. Today we focus on being specialised in one field.

Perhaps Dr Lector studies art and sciences with the same amount of focus that the rest of us use on social integration? It is apparent that he understands how people integrate, but it is, I think, merely a result of being so interested in the arts and sciences and just seeing how people respond to and interact with his interests.

I think starting with the Hannibal book Thomas Harris started to like the character of Hannibal too much which is why he went from an intelligent psychiatrist and serial killer in Red Dragon and Silence to a Gary Stu who was a genius at everything in Hannibal and Hannibal Rising. There's also him being retconned from being a clear villain in the first 2 books to an anti hero in the last 2. He had some deserving victims like his sister's killers and Mason Verger but the majority were innocents who fit his warped definition of "rudeness" or for petty reasons like killing Benjamin Raspail for being a bad flute player, trying to kill Will for finding him out and later sending Dolarhyde after Will and his family, killing the innocent Memphis guards when he escaped and killing Dr Fell and stealing his identity just so he could become curator of Florence's Capponi Library. He should have stayed as a villain. The TV series has his more mysterious characterisation from the first 2 books, does what little it shows of his backstory better than the last 2 books and films and keeps him a villain.

Me too 😄

When I watched Hannibal with Mads. That’s the first thing I noticed, how in control he was with the way his body moved. It really gave it another layer of enjoyment to the Hannibal series.

I enjoyed reading "Hannibal" in a villa outside of Florence.

Some people need things to make sense.

He was better as the mysterious character he was in Red Dragon and Silence of the Lambs for me.

To be fair, the Mischa storyline was implied in the Hannibal book. The prequel was not necessary (and I'm being polite here).

@@Xehanort10 I sometimes love mysterious characters, especially villains, who have basically no backstory whatsoever explaining why they are the way they are, makes them scarier. Example, Judge Holden from Blood Meridian, one of the best villains ever written.

@@anatoldenevers237 same here I like to think of Anton Chigurh when it comes to mysterious villains.

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@Adam Zahavi what about tigers

@Adam Zahavi so are humans

@Adam Zahavi Theyre also a line of Heavy breakthrough tank

Tell that to mike tyson

Girl just don’t let it manifest in real life

@@mnjoshk you're so kind🖤

The best characters are flawed and complex. Simple and good is just not interesting.

Well said.. Would agree with you

Agreed. I’m fascinated by some people who I find unbearable in some circumstances for that reason actually. A curiosity. I like how in control of himself he is and how he interacts with people considering his psychological issues. He’s actually more accurate in some ways of certain people than some people would believe. As in, people find diabolical super villains (stereotypes) more believable than Hannibal Lector. It should be the other way around for the crowd who wouldn’t be a caricature on an episode of Cops.

This is exactly the story of the song "Killer Queen" by queen

@@alchemicmercury To a much less severe degree. I think we can agree that prostitution is not as bad as cannibalism.

@RupertioLactate. true but both of them require you to "eat out" on the first date.

@@alchemicmercury Good pun. All is forgiven.

Eye drops i think

One doesn't need Eye drops to See the Hidden Truths concealed by the Creature known as Humanity

If I remember correctly they edited out a LOT of his blinking in post along with Hopkins using eye drops and tricks to limit his blinking where he could

They actually temporarily removed Anthony Hopkins eye lids for the scenes when there's no blinking. It's a common procedure that was used in older movies and staring contests but now it's done with CGI instead

He doesn't blink a lot but he certainly does blink

Thats correct. There is an Grandiose Narcissist, and the Vulnerable Narcissist. Grandiose Narcissists are mouthy, threaten, etc. The Vulnerable Narcissist is far more dangerous. They pretend to be victims, and appear quiet, and ahy. Dangerous, quiet little spiders.

Exactly, Hannibal shows many traits of being a cerebral/covert narcissist!

That and it might be impolite.

@@licmy2 Yes, insults do not become us, Clarice....

@@licmy2 right. He's set in his convictions regardless of the situation because he believes he is correct.

I agree. Mikkelson’s portrayal of Hannibal was masterful. He did such a good job of being able to show Hannibal as this cultured, kind, and brilliant man who also carried a sinister danger under the surface that could flip in an instant. Hopkins’ portrayal is legendary for different reasons, as that version of Hannibal was usually just blatantly evil and insane. In the series, we definitely get a better look at what actually makes Hannibal tick.

All respect to Hopkins’ but Mads IS the definitive Hannibal Lector

agreed mads did the role justice. he was a great example of perfect casting.

Ooooo, Lisa would be sooo good!

I love Villanelle

Also Nurse Rached from 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'.

It’s never stated he’s pansexual

@@BoredTime101 yeah but he’s not straight.. for a show that speaks 90% in metaphors, they made it pretty clear that hannibal was in love with will

@@erithrone more like in love with his mind and his complete empathy. There is not a single erotic scene between the two, they are close as friends or brothers that completely understand each other are.

@@erithrone he was in as much love as you can be with your best friend or closest sibling that knows you like no other. Hannibal has never felt seen the way he does when he is with Will and all he wants is a person to share his true self. "Nobody wants to eat alone."

@@100gecsrbetterthangod5 perfectly said

I meant to say more effective in my compliment what I meant was you offer perspective with the utmost of resilient support and make your points very much so in a talented manner.

Is Hannibal rising the show we’re seeing with the kids in the beginning

@@morganrhodes159 yes the Russians come to the cabin and have no food they eat his little sister and feed her to him

I loved the novel! Pre-ordered it and read in in a flash. I didn't like the movie as much, but the story is very good nonetheless.

For all the flak it gets, I genuinely like Hannibal’s origin story. If not for the tragedies of his childhood, he may have been a tremendous force for the good of humanity.

@@morganrhodes159 movie but yes

I was skeptical of the Brian Cox performance until I saw it. He was a worthy Lecter. Different, but equally good.

It's because he's very different from the books and movies He’d probably need his own video

The Hannibal show isn't canon. The movies aren't either but they are much more true to the books than the show.

My personal favourite has always been Mads.

Or Brian Cox's take in Manhunter....

@@osmanyousif7849 finally! I found the other Manhunter fan in the comments!

Yes! Barney is key. Love when he reminisces about rotating doves. Our Clarice is one, let's hope one of her parents wasn't...

The director of the silence of the lambs saw Hopkins in the elephant man and loved his work and that’s where he came up with the idea to cast him as Hannibal. The studio only agreed if they could choose the female main role.

@Greg Elchert Thank you! I will take note once I find it.

Mads Mikkelsen did pretty well I feel , he was calm,composed , elegant , but at same time you feared the character on how easily and without hesitation killed when he had to .

watch the NBC one

@Alex Cyriac more unpredictable

@@seabreeze4559 I'll definitely check it out

I think given the chance, Don Knotts would have been a really intimidating and potentially more dangerous Hannibal Lecter. And then put Andy Griffith in the role of Buffalo Bill. "Put aunt Beas pie in the basket! "

By then he had been incarcerated for a while. We all know that being imprisoned for years doesnt bring out the best in people. He was also in solitary confinement. In the NBC TV show his behavior changes after he turns himself in and is imprisoned. He probably stopped giving a fuck and went with what Dolarhyde was doing to get some form of entertainment.

I'm of the opinion that Dr. Lector saw Dolarhyde as a tool or a means to an end. Then again it may have just been board.

Fr he was the worst villain in the whole show. The whole human/pig thing was hella disturbing

Mason Verger was evil WAY before feeding humans to pigs.

Mason Verger the character was fictional upon creation in 1999 in the novel Hannibal and the 2001 film titled the same. A year later after its release Robert Pickton in Canada was arrested for doing the same thing except worse. A writer came up with a character with a fictional concept, only to find out a couple years later that it wasn't so fictional after all.

Yeah, Mason is crazy as hail. Sadistic.

Q

Perhaps you should get a life, Or at least a Hobby.

This is truly a delightful idea.

Vigilateism is actually almost never a motive for murders, even more so a serial killer. Rather, its usually a shallow, transient faux excuse given during questioning by a suspect of a violent crime who is eventually found guilty (somewhere between "I didn't do it" and a full confession to avoid the death penalty that involves exactly no secret altruistic crime fighting whatsoever.)

Search up Like Stories of old video on vigilantism if you are interested.

Lecter could easily live on Bake-her Street

Dr. Chilton

@@alswearengine4867 lol

@@alswearengine4867 Haha Brilliant 👍🏽

Me too 😁

Turn it up!

He would be interesting but short, as he isn't evil, just not in touch with his humanity. As the end of the movie says, the only thing he ever did out of love was to kill himself

@@vinceiopez3657, *The movie...* Not *the novel.*

YES PLS