I just watched Silence of the Lambs for the umpteenth time. What a great film based on a great book. As I watched it yet again, I noticed quite a few plot holes. For example, how does Lektor, a long-time prisoner with no access to a gym, have the strength to secure one dead-weight body high on a wall and to drag another one onto the roof of an elevator—all in relatively short order? Likewise, although I have lost a lot of faith in the FBI of late, I still think they could find photos that are practically bulging out of a music box, and that they could figure out that the first (and only hidden) body might have been killed by someone the victim knew. 😊
The thing about this movie is that you don’t notice these things at first, and when you do notice them, they don’t seem to matter. Why? Because it is so darn well written and executed. You have a likeable protagonist and an interesting villain. You also have extremely ingenious plot with clever turns and twists. This is something Stephen King also does very well, to similar effect.
There is an old saying that “story trumps writing.” When you have both, that’s a true gem!