SILENCE OF THE LAMBS IS PRO WOMAN

 

Silence of the Lambs is a pro-woman book & movie. Remember, the movie came out in 1991 – The world was not as aware of women’s rights as it is today – no me-too movement, no crisis in the Catholic Church – abuse of women & children was not as big headlines as it got. But yes, the 2^nd wave of the women’s movement was underway since 1963 {Betty Friedan’s ‘Feminine Mystique} – Stepford Wives, now a household word, came out in 1972 – this book was published 1988.

The reviews mention only briefly  ‘Clarice Starling presents a strong character, an FBI trainee in a male-dominated world.’

But the movie & Jodie portray it much better than that.

There’s the good guy--bad guy FBI bosses. Good guy, nice looking, never makes a pass, bad guy, ugly hits on her right away & when she cools his jets he’s her enemy forever.

A striking scene was when she & her confrers are goig to examine the body of ‘Buffalo Bill’s’ latest victim. She walks into the room & there are 15 cops, all in thick bomber jackets – every one of them stares at her with hungry eyes. Closeup shows her beautiful face being assaulted. You see how in a male-domination word a woman is victimized by their minds before their bodies go ito action. She has to tell the whole bunch of them – in a nice way – to leave, as the FBI is taking over. A few seconds of hesitation – they are being dominated by a woman - then they do as they must. What a Power move for a young, objectified female!

Throughout the movie she plays it completely straight – business only. She is polite, serious, conservative clothes at all times – but she can’t avoid their desires. Never does she pander to their lower selves, her mind is on finding the killer & she dismisses all talk of sexuality like Bruce Lee avoiding all punches.

What is so amazing to the story is that she out-thinks & out-acts her superiors – she actually finds where the killer lives & goes there, resulting in a clash such as never seen in a movie. I won ‘t give it away but it is masterful - & her confederates arrive right after the big scene, scoop up the living victim – all is well & Clarice gets rewarded.

Clarice is a shining light of female dominance, power & wisdom – as written by Thomas Harris & acted by Jodie Foster. Every accolade was deservedly given this work - Best movie, best actor Anthony Hopkins & best actress Jodie Foster.  Bravo to all – please see this is you want to be entertained!   {End from Rasa Von Werder}

The Silence of the Lambs

The role Jodie is probably best known for is Clarice Starling, the FBI trainee who interviews a jailed serial killer while hunting for another serial killer. She starred alongside Anthony Hopkins and ended up winning her second Academy for her work. In the actor's memoir, We Did OK, Kid, he said that on their last day of filming the thriller movie, the two had lunch together.

"We had a big hug, and we both admitted to feeling a strange sense of distance during the shoot, due no doubt to the power of that script, which had us playing a cat-and-mouse game," Anthony wrote. "Since then, we've always greeted each other with great warmth."

The actress falls in love

The actress met Alexandra Hedison, a photographer, director, and actress, in 2013. A year later, the two quietly married. Jodie and Alexandra keep their relationship private, but in October of this year, Jodie told People: "We do a lot of chatting, but it's usually about laughing about jokes or football or movies and things like that. So no, I think we're both in awe of each other, so I like to hear what she's doing."

Silence of the Lambs:   Strong Heroine: Clarice Starling is a central focus, portrayed as intelligent, resourceful, yet realistically scared, navigating a male-dominated FBI world.