Hannibal (2001)

[GuruAskew]

If faithfulness to the novels is what you want then the Hopkins movies are undeniably the ones you want.

The TV series was terrific but it mixed a lot of stuff up from the books intentionally. Scenes/situations that happened to one character in the novels happened to different characters altogether. The chronology was drastically changed, with Hannibal material taking place before Red Dragon, Hannibal Rising material taking place during Lecter's adult life etc. There was also a substantial amount of original material and they were legally unable to use any material from Silence.

None of that is bad, per se, it's just its own thing, a unique re-interpretation of the books.

[BladeRunner2007]

Originally Posted by GuruAskew

If faithfulness to the novels is what you want then the Hopkins movies are undeniably the ones you want.

The TV series was terrific but it mixed a lot of stuff up from the books intentionally. Scenes/situations that happened to one character in the novels happened to different characters altogether. The chronology was drastically changed, with Hannibal material taking place before Red Dragon, Hannibal Rising material taking place during Lecter's adult life etc. There was also a substantial amount of original material and they were legally unable to use any material from Silence.

None of that is bad, per se, it's just its own thing, a unique re-interpretation of the books.

I noticed that as well. To my surprised it worked very well. But I noticed most differences during the Hannibal stuff in the show. So I was just wondering what medium is closer to the novel. In terms of context, not necessarily timeline wise