Do you ever think Thomas Harris will write about the capture of Hannibal Lecter since he wrote Hannibal Rising

Answer 1

I think bringing the saga of Hannibal "full circle" by writing of his capture would be a horrible thing. The draw of his character is that he is a monster, a killer with irredeemable flaws, at least by the standards of a modern society.... BUT, he only kills those who deserve it, at least by his own moral standards. In addition, the greatest and most horrific villains are those that remain free to wreak their havoc. Lecter is a great villain because he is-- brilliant; someone we can be sympathetic to on at least one level; and unable to be caught and kept. The greatest sin one can commit, in his eyes, is to be devoid of any respect for elegence, beauty or decency. The clearest example I can think of, having not yet read "Rising", would be in "Hannibal", when he sees the oaf at the gun & knife show. He hunts and kills him, just as the redneck would do to a deer. I think the distinction Harris is attempting to make is that to Hannibal (and myself) the yokel is just another animal, with nothing of importance to distinguish him from a "lower species". See the character description and death of Paul Krendler (in at least one instance, compared to a weasel) for further reinforcement of my argument.

Answer 2

I don't really know. It's a good question though.

I would say, no. Hannibal is a character that is not easy to deal with. He's already been "captured"...but there is an unwritten understanding in Silence of the Lambs that he wanted to be captured and made it possible. His escape seems to validate this.

I haven't read Rising yet, but I am eager to do so. If Harris were to close the story of Hannibal Lechter with his re-capture, I think it would be a moot point. Hannibal, as he is, loose and deadly, is a much better story than Hannibal re-captured, LOL, because then Harris would have nothing more to write about! (just joking, but it is true in a way)

Answer 3

Hannibal is my very favourite out of all of them. I like the way it's focused a lot more on Hannibal Lector and you get a lot of Anthony Hopkins screentime :) plus Ridley Scott is one of my favourite directors and there are some really brilliant gore scenes! Silence of the Lambs and Red Dragon are probably equal second favourites for me. Silence of the Lambs is obviously one of the best and most tense thrillers of all time, but I must admit I do love Red Dragon for how bloody disturbing it is. Plus Edward Norton, Harvey Keitel, Ralph Fiennes, Anthony Hopkins and Phillip Seymour Hoffman do make for a pretty darn impressive cast! Hannibal Rising I thought was just a below average thriller. I saw it in the cinema actually, it was alright, but not a patch on the other movies. I barely think of it as part of the franchise really. I've never seen Manhunter. I should do!! Helloooooooo Dan :D HELLO DAN! :) Aww cheers :) it was fun thank you. Miserable to be back at work! But yahoo-answers shall keep me going!! I'm going to watch Manhunter very soon I reckon :)