Red Dragon VS. Silence of the Lambs In both movies The Silence of the Lambs and Red Dragon there are many similarities and differences. The Silence of the Lambs and Red Dragon are both part of a trilogy. The Silence of the Lambs was the first to be released and Red Dragon was the last, however Red Dragon is a prequel to movie because the events and time take place prior to The Silence of …showed first 75 words of 468 total…

…showed last 75 words of 468 total…to make a “human suit.” To Bill, this suit was to be a personal transformation of identity. Like Bill, the Red Dragon killer was also making a transformation. The Red Dragon suffered a childhood mental illness in which his escape was to become his childhood comic hero “The Red Dragon”. This serial killer thought the only way to conquer this task was by human consumption, which is also similar to Buffalo Bills motive for murder.