Thriller are one of the most popular genre for films and series. Criminal cases and villains have always fascinated the audience. But how realistic is that? An expert watched various scenes in a video, and it was also about the silence of the lambs.
Note from the editorial team: The following article deals with the silence of the lambs and the realism of the scenes shown. If you have difficulties with such scenes, you shouldn’t look at the article or the YouTube video in question.
What kind of video is it about? The YouTube channel insider regularly has experts evaluating various scenes from films and series depending on the subject. Most of the time it is about realism. A video, for example, was about science in Marvel films.
In a more recent YouTube video, films and series are treated via serial killers. The expert in this video is Pat Postiglione. He has been an investigator at the Nashville Police Department for over 30 years and worked on 75 cold cases. He also determined in 6 cases of serial murders.
In the video, the silence of the lambs is also discussed. The expert evaluates several scenes in the film.
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Much of the investigation seems realistic
What does the investigator say about the silence of the lambs? The first scene that the investigator looks at is the assessment of a dead body by the investigator Clarice, played by Jodie Foster. At the beginning, the expert speaks of the wound described in the scene, which shows how close the perpetrator must have been.
The classic aspect with dirt among the fingernails shows that the victim must have resisted. According to the expert, the cream that investigators smeared under the nose in the film also seems to be used in real life. This should be able to ignore the stench of the body.
However, he himself also says that this was not used in his environment, his colleagues could simply breathe out of his mouth with a technique without having to smell.
When examining the body, something is found in the victim’s mouth. According to the expert, this can either be a form of business card to show that it was not the first time, or you speak of copycats who copy another deed.
Such aspects are an advantage for investigators in real life, because the more the perpetrators leave at the scene, the more evidence there can be.
Hannibal Lecter does not convince him
What does he say to help Hannibal Lecter? In the next section of the analysis of the silence of the lambs, the expert talks about Hannibal Lecter and that Clairce gets help from him. He says that you don’t know how good the information from the serial killer is.
He says that he would also ask such people and even extensively, just to get information. In his experience, serial killers are often even trustworthy, the main thing is that it helps them.
The expert does not find the analysis of Hannibal Lecter about other perpetrators so well. He says it is not so easy to say why a perpetrator murder. There is no reason that ensures this. He says about such perpetrators:
I think it’s really not so easy to say, well, he killed for this or that reason […] They have […] Don’t worry, no guilt, no regrets. The only regret that you have is to get caught.
Pat Postiglione about serial murderer (via YouTube)
Despite the realistic approach, he only gives the film a 7 out of 10 based on realism.
How was the silence of the lambs rated as a film? Apart from realism, the silence of the lambs is one of the best films ever. The film even won the 5 most important Oscars in 1992:
For films, realism is not the most important aspect in every situation as long as everything that happens is credible. John Wick is a series that looks pretty absurd. You can find out how realistic the films are to John Wick: Elite soldier explains how realistic the films for John Wick are