Clarice Starling, an agent of the FBI is with the help of another killer trying to save a woman from a psychopath. Throughout the movie, she undergoes series of transformational changes that eventually makes her develop the skills necessary to arrest and capture the killer. The paper explores some of the concepts of symbolism and metaphoric figurative techniques in the film.
In the literal interpretation of Anthony Hopkins movie (1991), the Lambs are considered as beautiful, innocent, and helpless creatures that need a caretaker to nurture and protect them against their inept slaughtering. As a main character Starling attempted to intercede on their behalf. However, she failed in the mission. At one instance, Starling becomes the custodian …show more content…
It is believed that the different features of the moth relates to the movie. Furthermore, the overall life-cycle of the moth relates to the characters’ growth and evolution during the course of the movie (Robbins, 82). The growth of the moth includes three distinctive stages starting from the larva, pupa, and adult moth stage. Starling, the main character, undergoes personal growth and evolution changes throughout the film. Hence the lifecycle of the moth symbolizes a transformation of Starling as a character in the film (Fuller, 822). Besides these stages of the moth, life cycle can be compared to the three key characters Buffalo Bill, Starling, and Hannibal who all undergo some forms of growth and evolution changes in their characters in the course of the movie. The moth stages thus provide key symbolisms. For example, Starling begins the film initially as an FBI agent drawn out of training to join an explicit case involving Hannibal concerning Buffalo Bill, the serial killer (Taubin, 127). Symbolically, this acts as her larvae stage since she is still young and inexperienced in the field. When sent to Hannibal Lecter to acquire information concerning the serial killer, she gets transformed by their interaction process. Additionally, Hannibal through his former psychologist facilitates the manipulation of Starling and allows her to open up and improve personally which helps her capture Buffalo Bill (Robbins,
In the literal interpretation of Anthony Hopkins movie (1991), the Lambs are considered as beautiful, innocent, and helpless creatures that need a caretaker to nurture and protect them against their inept slaughtering. As a main character Starling attempted to intercede on their behalf. However, she failed in the mission. At one instance, Starling becomes the custodian …show more content…
It is believed that the different features of the moth relates to the movie. Furthermore, the overall life-cycle of the moth relates to the characters’ growth and evolution during the course of the movie (Robbins, 82). The growth of the moth includes three distinctive stages starting from the larva, pupa, and adult moth stage. Starling, the main character, undergoes personal growth and evolution changes throughout the film. Hence the lifecycle of the moth symbolizes a transformation of Starling as a character in the film (Fuller, 822). Besides these stages of the moth, life cycle can be compared to the three key characters Buffalo Bill, Starling, and Hannibal who all undergo some forms of growth and evolution changes in their characters in the course of the movie. The moth stages thus provide key symbolisms. For example, Starling begins the film initially as an FBI agent drawn out of training to join an explicit case involving Hannibal concerning Buffalo Bill, the serial killer (Taubin, 127). Symbolically, this acts as her larvae stage since she is still young and inexperienced in the field. When sent to Hannibal Lecter to acquire information concerning the serial killer, she gets transformed by their interaction process. Additionally, Hannibal through his former psychologist facilitates the manipulation of Starling and allows her to open up and improve personally which helps her capture Buffalo Bill (Robbins,