Talk:Red Dragon (film)

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To the recent editor: Thank you so much for vastly improving this article. I wrote it very quickly off the top of my head initially because it was a most wanted article. Needless to say, you have improved it beyond measure. Pcb21| Pete 21:06, 3 Jun 2004 (UTC)

I changed the word 'unwordly' in "Lecter treats Starling as an unworldly student but Graham as a fellow professional (though not an equal)." to unworthy, as it appeared to be a typo. Please revert this if I am mistaken. Unworthy doesn't seem quite the right word to me, perhaps on his outer ways it does, although his thoughts are otherwise internally (been a while, so I don't dare attempt to write anything on the complex relationship between Clarice and Lector). MardukZero 03:01, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)

PS: I would also rephrase the sentences to less confusing grammar in the latter parts of the synopsis (around where Graham confronts Dolarhyde while he is holding Graham's son hostage), but my mind is not in a proper state to do it correctly right now. MardukZero 03:07, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)

The Synopsis is so far off that I do not believe a simple edit can fix/cover everything. While it gives a passing fair account of events, its shallow conclusions and wayward intimations quite horribly miss the point of the novel.--HungryHippo 08:22, 1 September 2005 (UTC)

I don't think that the synopsis is so far off in the context of the simplistic story given in the film(s). However I feel that this article blurs the line between novel and book, and in that way miss the point of the novel. Perhaps separate articles for film(s) and novel.

Contents 1 Trivia 2 "Oysters" 3 Lecter's identity 4 TfD nomination of Template:Hannibal Lecter films 5 Chronology 6 disembowel 7 Repetition of Painting Information.

[edit] Trivia

The assertation (assertion?) in the trivia section is absurd - "This film is unique in that it is an adaptation of the Red Dragon novel, while at the same time being a remake of Manhunter." There have been countless novels which have been filmed more than once (think A Tale of Two Cities!) and in each case the second film has been both an adaptation and a remake. I will remove this piece of non-trivia in a week, unless someone shows good reason why this film is different in kind to other remakes of adaptations.

[edit] "Oysters"

Early in the movie, Norton's character says "The tenderest part of the chicken is the oysters ... on either side of the back". Which cut of the chicken is this?

[edit] Lecter's identity

The line that states Will Graham to be co-agent and friend of Lecter is possibly incorrect on both facts. Lecter was not an FBI agent, and most probably was never a friend of Will Graham. I will remove this sentence from the plot in a week's time unless good reason is shown for its existence. Treason of isengard 05:13, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] TfD nomination of Template:Hannibal Lecter films

Template:Hannibal Lecter films has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for Deletion page. Thank you. --CyberGhostface 22:00, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Chronology

We've got two conflicting statements:

"This film is set to be followed by Hannibal Rising, though this film precedes Red Dragon* in the Hannibal Lecter chronology."

"Red Dragon is, in both publishing chronology and story order, the first story in the Lecter trilogy."

I imagine the intent was to have the * be Hannibal Rising, but being that I don't know, I just figured I'd bring it to someone's attention. 65.190.120.48 02:28, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] disembowel

he didn't stab him randomly.The term dissembowel isn't apropriate.he new what he was doing,he is a doctor,he tell's him "your in a shock ...",i'm guessing he was aming at his splean, in order to blead him to death.--87.65.171.194 02:32, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Repetition of Painting Information.

The difference in paintings is mentioned in full twice in this article. Once in the introductory paragraph and then once in an Error section.

Does anyone else feel like this is redundant? --65.189.245.127 08:43, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

Well, it isn't totally redundant as the error section mention actually addresses it as an error. Dr. Hannibal Lecter 14:25, 14 February 2007 (UTC)