The Silence of the Lambs goes down, without any argument, as one of the finest pieces of pure cinematic excellence delivered in the history of Hollywood. Not only did the psychological horror-thriller masterpiece get numerous nominations and wins at the Academy Awards, but it is also the first horror movie to have won an Oscar so far, to date.
The Silence of the Lambs. | Credits: Orion Pictures.
While Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, and mastermind Jonathan Demme are the ones to be credited for the flick’s tremendous success, there’s also one major reason why the movie received as much acclamation and recognition as it did. And this reason is as uncanny as the film itself, for it is quite literally linked to America’s scariest timeline of serial killers.
The Silence of the Lambs‘ Oscar win is linked to this unsettling timeline
For one that pretty much served as...
The Silence of the Lambs. | Credits: Orion Pictures.
While Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, and mastermind Jonathan Demme are the ones to be credited for the flick’s tremendous success, there’s also one major reason why the movie received as much acclamation and recognition as it did. And this reason is as uncanny as the film itself, for it is quite literally linked to America’s scariest timeline of serial killers.
The Silence of the Lambs‘ Oscar win is linked to this unsettling timeline
For one that pretty much served as...
- 1/24/2025
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