Even if a sociopath has no feelings he still has to have interests or wants, I think, and besides framing someone for his murders (which Hannibal could frame anyone for, really), I'm having trouble seeing his motivation, I suppose? I don't even know if motivation is the right word.
There were SO many thematic parallels with Silence of the Lambs; the one scene was just spot-on, but also I found that in the movie, a huge amount of the background tension was stripping away the misogyny of the world Clarice lives in. Hannibal asks repeatedly about if she is receiving favors for sex from Jack Crawford, if she was molested by a relative, what the sexual and gender issues are surrounding the abductions she's trying to investigate. In the Hannibal finale, Alana is the only one who sees what is going on and points out encephalitis, confronts Hannibal and Jack about their manipulation, and investigates Will on the basis of knowing who he is, rather than the circumstantial evidence. But Jack makes her question herself, Hannibal undermines her, and so she's not able to help Will. Abigail dies and Alana loses her confidence and Hannibal is off scot-free. Both the movie and the finale episode take place in a world where male entitlement, if resulting in tearing down women, means that Hannibal escapes.
(Or something. I need to watch Silence of the Lambs again, because I went "...huh. There are things happening here and it's more than just the obvious."
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There were SO many thematic parallels with Silence of the Lambs; the one scene was just spot-on, but also I found that in the movie, a huge amount of the background tension was stripping away the misogyny of the world Clarice lives in. Hannibal asks repeatedly about if she is receiving favors for sex from Jack Crawford, if she was molested by a relative, what the sexual and gender issues are surrounding the abductions she's trying to investigate. In the Hannibal finale, Alana is the only one who sees what is going on and points out encephalitis, confronts Hannibal and Jack about their manipulation, and investigates Will on the basis of knowing who he is, rather than the circumstantial evidence. But Jack makes her question herself, Hannibal undermines her, and so she's not able to help Will. Abigail dies and Alana loses her confidence and Hannibal is off scot-free. Both the movie and the finale episode take place in a world where male entitlement, if resulting in tearing down women, means that Hannibal escapes.
(Or something. I need to watch Silence of the Lambs again, because I went "...huh. There are things happening here and it's more than just the obvious."