for the past couple of days I have been watching Hannibal and I am already onto season 3. I don't usually binge watch shows as I never have enjoyed watching shows from start to finish in only one sitting however I just had to with Hannibal since it is that good. it only took me about 4 or 5 days to get to season 3 and i have know decided to take a break from my binge and talk about the show. Hannibal is a show that is based of the popular books about Hannibal Lecter who is a serial killer who also likes to eat his victims. the character of Hannibal was first made popular by Anthony Hopkins in the classic silence of the lambs. in the show however the character of Hannibal is played by Mads Mikkelson and I have got to be honest i do prefer Mads performance. I know thats a bold statement and I'm not trying to put Anthony Hopkins fantastic performance down, its just watching Mads playing this character in the show is terrifying as you 100% believe that this is a real person. his performance in this show is so subtle and yet so brilliant, there are so many scenes that show Hannibal as this polite, sophisticated gentleman and yet when he does start getting into fist fights with various people and showing of all his different fighting skills you believe that this man could lash out like this and kick some serious ass.

besides Hannibal there is also will graham who is essentially the main character of the show especially in the first season and he is played by Hugh dancy who is fantastic as well. Will is one of the most complex and interesting characters of the show as he is a man who has the ability to empathise with serial killers and get into the mind of them and see how they think which he uses to help the FBI catch different killers. Throughout the show you see how this ability haunts Will and it slowly starts to eat him up inside and Hugh dancy plays that brilliantly.

with all that said about the fantastic performances in this show I think that the main attraction of this show is the cinematography because wow does this show have some fantastic shots. at times watching Hannibal is almost like watching art, there are so many breathtaking shots throughout the show that i am going to remember years from now. most of these amazing shots come from the inside of wills mind as he is haunted by his ability to empaphize with killers as well as being haunted by events that take place in the pilot episode which i will not spoil saying the show is well shot really is an understatement. the writing of the show is also great to and i found my self being surprised around every corner.

there isn't really anything i can fault with this show but i suppose if really wanted to nick pick one thing i would have to comment on is the crime scenes and just how messed up they are. some of the ways that these body's are left to be found had me questioning how in the hell someone could come with this stuff, but with that said i suppose thats not really a negative as it does work for this nightmare like show, its just something that you have to bear in mind when watching this show, you are going to see some messed up stuff ( also do not eat whilst watching this show, just don't).

in the end Hannibal is one of the best shows to ever grace the television, the acting is great, writing is great, cinematography in phenomenal and the sound editing is also fantastic. I cannot recommend this show enough especially if you are a horror/thriller fan. the fact this show has been cancelled since not enough people are watching it is such a shame and I really hope netlfix or Amazon save this brilliant show.