The Silence of the Lambs: A film review

 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Horror films have become among the most profitable films for studios to produce in large part because the special effects can be made rather cheaply and many of the gore porn films can be predominantly filmed in one location. Also, the lack of a recognizable star is not a problem for many horror films, as moviegoers traditionally don't feel the need to know who the actor is before they get slashed up on the screen. In truth, we probably prefer that the people dying horrible deaths on screen are people we don't recognize, thus they are easier to forget. The Silence of the Lambs is a horror/thriller film that shows everything that is wrong with horror films today, not because it is bad, but because it is amazing. While most horror films are almost immediately disposable, The Silence of the Lambs is anything but, which is why it still haunts many people today.

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