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“All it takes is one bad day to reduce the sanest man alive to lunacy” - The Joker. This quote expresses that it takes just one experience to shape a person's character, one negative experience is all it takes to influence and inspire an individual to think differently and utilize this dark psychological thought process to cause destruction as a means of revenge or to dispense the same suffering on others. Consequently, becoming an evil and sinister individual similar to The Joker. An execrable experience doesn’t always invoke a malicious mindset, sometimes victims are left mentally unstable and dissociated from reality or the world around them. I have chosen to analyse: “The Flash” directed by Greg Berlanti, “Hannibal Rising” directed …show more content…
Whether we have a certain view about something, we like something or we hate something these are all factors which can vary due to an experience we have encountered. The convivial memories and delightful experiences in life integrate with the dismal experiences to permanently alter our perception of the world, our lives and consequently our future. Our entire life is a product of these experiences and of our circumstances. If we were to encounter a difference in our circumstances, the effect would be that we would possess a varied set of experiences and memories obtained within life and so our lives would be completely different. This is what makes everyone unique and have an altered perception of life. This idea is relevantly evident within the film Hannibal Rising. Hannibal Lecter is an infamous antagonist, a serial killer renowned for his gruesome consumption of his victims. However, he is also a victim of circumstances. Hannibal Lecter was a child during World War II, at the age of 11, he witnessed his parents death by a German air strike upon a soviet tank positioned at the Lecter's residence. The explosion killed everyone with the exception of Hannibal and his younger sister Mischa. He and Mischa had survived in the cottage independently until six Nazi collaborators barged into their cottage looking for food, shelter, and expensive items to loot. As time had passed, the food was scarce and the

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