4.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Hannibal Rising (2007)
Hannibal Rising (2007)
Overview
The story of the early, murderous roots of the cannibalistic killer, Hannibal Lecter – from his hard-scrabble Lithuanian childhood, where he witnesses the repulsive lengths to which hungry soldiers will go to satiate themselves, through his sojourn in France, where as a medical student he hones his appetite for the kill.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Female Combat: Yes
Viewer Rating
4.4
Overview
The story of the early, murderous roots of the cannibalistic killer, Hannibal Lecter – from his hard-scrabble Lithuanian childhood, where he witnesses the repulsive lengths to which hungry soldiers will go to satiate themselves, through his sojourn in France, where as a medical student he hones his appetite for the kill.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's core subject matter, the psychological origin story of a serial killer driven by personal trauma and individual revenge, is inherently apolitical, and the narrative does not champion a solution aligned with either progressive or conservative ideologies.
The film features visible diversity through the character of Lady Murasaki, an Asian woman, but does not engage in explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative, set during WWII, portrays antagonists negatively due to their war crimes rather than as a critique of traditional identities, maintaining a neutral or positive framing of such identities.
Secondary
The film features Lady Murasaki Shikibu, who is highly skilled in martial arts and sword fighting. She repeatedly engages in and wins close-quarters physical fights against multiple male opponents using her combat skills and a katana.
Hannibal Rising does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The film's plot is exclusively dedicated to exploring the origins of Hannibal Lecter's psychopathy, focusing on his traumatic past and quest for revenge, with no elements related to queer identity.
Hannibal Rising does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses exclusively on the origin story of Hannibal Lecter, his childhood trauma, and his path to becoming a serial killer, without any elements related to transgender identity.
Hannibal Rising is a prequel to the Hannibal Lecter series, adapting the novel of the same name. All major characters, including Hannibal Lecter, Lady Murasaki, and the antagonists, maintain their established genders from the source material. No character canonically male or female in the novel or prior canon is portrayed as a different gender in the film.
All major characters, including Hannibal Lecter and Lady Murasaki Shikibu, are portrayed by actors whose race aligns with their established canonical depictions. While Lady Murasaki's ethnicity shifts from Japanese to Chinese, her broader racial category (East Asian) remains consistent, which does not meet the definition of a race swap.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.1
6.3
Critic Ratings
1.6
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