Silence Of The Lambs : Baltimore Hospital Scene Essay For my essay on ‘The Silence Of The Lambs’, I have decided to choose the first scene in which we meet ‘Dr Hannibal Lecter’ and ‘Dr Chilton’. This scene includes the disruptive moment in the film, so therefore this scene affects the narrative in a large way. This scene, where ‘Lecter’ and ‘Starling’ meet for the first time sets off the chain of events that is the …showed first 75 words of 624 total…

…showed last 75 words of 624 total…the tension and excitement. As ‘Lecter’ gives the clue, the music gets louder until he shouts at her to ‘Go, Now, Go’, when the music continues but at a lower pitch and lower volume. This music follows into the next scene (sound bridge) When watching the scene, I responded just the way that the director had hoped the audience would respond. I felt a high feeling of excitement and yet a disturbing amount of uncertainty.