2. Hannibal Lecter
Silence of the Lambs
What happened to the old Royal Shakespeare Company? Dame Maggie Smith is in Harry Potter, Sir Ian McKellen has two different action figures (Magneto and Gandalf) and Sir Anthony Hopkins is best know for eating people's livers. But you know what, Hopkins deserves all the notoriety he gets for playing the devious Dr. Hannibal Lecter, one of the most chilling characters ever brought to life.
A former psychologist, Lecter is able to delve deep into people's minds and it's all the better for him to manipulate them with. His haunting relationship with Clarice Starling builds a powerful rapport in the film. Making her rely on his knowledge of the insane puts Lecter in complete control of the interrogations and he uses it to quite the advantage. Putting himself in a well-guarded cell rather than a glass room makes it much easier for a bloody escape.
Cold, calculating and manipulative, Lecter just has to wait for you to make one mistake, one tiny little miniscule mistake and he can make his move. No worries, though. He has all the time in the world to wait.
Defining moment: The final scene. Having successfully made his escape to an airport in Bimini, Lecter calls Clarice days after she brings down Buffalo Bill and assures her that he has no intention of tracking her down. Their conversation cuts short as the good doctor claims he's "having an old friend for dinner." As Dr. Chilton, the director of the mental facility Lecter formerly resided in, gets off his plane, Lecter disappears into the crowd. Slowly following him.
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