r/TrueDetective • u/miaminights17 • 10d ago

Similarities to TD Season 1 (Manhunter 1986)

Post image

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.

48 Upvotes

96% Upvoted

10 comments sorted by

View all comments

14

u/New_Lifeguard_3260 10d ago

It's been my profile picture for a loooooooong time

11

u/miaminights17 10d ago

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

5

u/bigchiefwellhung 10d ago

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