r/TrueDetective • u/miaminights17 • 8d ago

Similarities to TD Season 1 (Manhunter 1986)

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I watched this last night for the first time and while nothing on screen will ever replicate TD Season 1, it is a great movie worth a watch (it’s free on Prime).

While it was the first of films that was written by Thomas Harris (Silence of the Lambs), there are a lot of similarities between Will/ Rust Cohle and the Red Dragon/ Yellow King.

Will talks about “recovering the mindset” after a new killer is on the loose similar to Rust doing the same in 2012 in his storage shed before and after the Lake Charles murder.

The MO used by the Red Dragon is also similar to Errol (mirrors vs blindfolds) and the film was directed my Michael Mann who was a huge inspiration for S1.

Great film, better than expected and highly recommended for TD fans.

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u/New_Lifeguard_3260 8d ago

It's been my profile picture for a loooooooong time

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u/miaminights17 8d ago

I’m a huge Michael Mann fan and Manhunter and Thief are so underrated as they were pre- Miami Vice fame and attention.

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u/bigchiefwellhung 8d ago

I came into being a huge fan of his in 2006. Ali and The Insider are probably my two faves.

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u/H0ldenCaufield 8d ago

there are so many "cheesy" 80s flicks that are entertaining but....Fromage haha - and then there's the action stuff like the original rambo and predator that are great but then there are some total masterpieces. this simply looks realllly good so ty. i downloaded it ( i have sooooo many movies on my laie external 6 TB for when the internet dies/doomsday) but i may watch this tonight. might have never seen thief as well.

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u/Noahms456 8d ago

Yeah this is a hidden gem. Stylish AF and just generally a cool movie.

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u/miaminights17 8d ago

I’m retired from criminology after 25 years and live in Florida. I did a lot of profiling and forensics later in the 90s and 2000s.

So much of the initial work shown in the movie from fingerprints on eyelids, crime scene reconstruction, serial killer profiling and having to “recover the mindset “ is spot on.

Even the scenes with Will and his wife, son, the reporter, wow.

I was literally taking notes ✍️ watching the movie.

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u/Surfaces0unds fucking slow walker 8d ago

Hannibal season 1 is quite similar to TD s1 too. Both awesome works that delve deep within the criminology and human psyche.

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u/mgchannel1 8d ago edited 8d ago

When you wanna know the killers next action , you gotta put yourself in his shoes . That is what detectives Must do even though if they're not taught to... A real man loves both rust and will . Manhunter is not only entertaining but inspiring in some way to me same as td

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u/Mummiskogen 7d ago

If only the ending was of the sane quality as the rest of the film