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** Keep in mind that "doctor" can mean medical "doctor" (which Lecter was, and which certainly would have been stripped) and PhD "doctor" which is about educational achievement and can't be stripped without proof of fraud. The two types of "doctor" aren't even really related.
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** Keep in mind that "doctor" can mean medical "doctor" (which Lecter was, and which certainly would have been stripped) and PhD [=PhD=] "doctor" which is about educational achievement and can't be stripped without proof of fraud. The two types of "doctor" aren't even really related.
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** I see it as a subtle commentary on Lecter's character. He has done things so heinous and ruthless that just hearing about them would make you squirm, yet he is undeniably brilliant and the FBI still has a great deal of respect for him. It's also interesting given the character of Clarice, who is portrayed as sort of a timid but brave interloper in an otherwise male-dominated law enforcement world; perhaps the connotation of "Doctor" also serves to juxtapose her disrespected FBI character against a well-respected cannibal. It's also a constant reminder of the duality of his role in society prior to his capture, and there is a sadistic subtext in the characters referring to the psychotic madman as "Doctor." So I'd say half of it is purely to serve the script and the other half is the characters acknowledging his intellect (especially since much of the movie revolves around them trying to get information and assistance from him).
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** I see it as a subtle commentary on Lecter's character. He has done things so heinous and ruthless that just hearing about them would make you squirm, yet he is undeniably brilliant and the FBI still has a great deal of respect for him. It's also interesting given the character of Clarice, who is portrayed as sort of a timid but brave an interloper in an otherwise male-dominated law enforcement world; perhaps the connotation of "Doctor" also serves to juxtapose her disrespected FBI character against a well-respected cannibal. It's also a constant reminder of the duality of his role in society prior to his capture, and there is a sadistic subtext in the characters referring to the psychotic madman as "Doctor." So I'd say half of it is purely to serve the script and the other half is the characters acknowledging his intellect (especially since much of the movie revolves around them trying to get information and assistance from him).
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** IIRC, Verger disfigured ''himself'', due to post-hypnotic suggestion from Lecter. According to Wiki/TheOtherWiki, Lecter treated Verger after the latter's arrest for various crimes, and was himself arrested "soon after" the disfiguring and broken neck. It's likely no one took Verger all that seriously, given his own sick criminal nature, despite his family's money and influence.
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** IIRC, Verger disfigured ''himself'', due to post-hypnotic suggestion from Lecter. According to Wiki/TheOtherWiki, Website/TheOtherWiki, Lecter treated Verger after the latter's arrest for various crimes, and was himself arrested "soon after" the disfiguring and broken neck. It's likely no one took Verger all that seriously, given his own sick criminal nature, despite his family's money and influence.
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** Keeping Catherine restrained in the van wouldn't be an issue, as there are numerous real life examples of such a thing happening (such as the Tara Calico case). As for lowering her into the pit, the book says that Gumb used a hoist to lift his victims in and out.
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** Bimmel's father says that police had interviewed him several times. In the novel it's expanded further, as by the time Bimmel was found and identified it had already been well established that Buffalo Bill selected his victims at random. Furthermore, when Clarice asks to investigate in Belvedere Crawford initially shoots her down, because it had already been searched extensively. What led Clarice to her success was the profile from Lecter, which introduced a new theory to the investigation, and herself being the only woman investigating the murders of these women.
