Hannibal vs Dexter (Part 3) : Construction character

 
This level of comparison, perhaps the most interesting, is closely related to two ways, so different as to seem almost antithetical, to tell the bad.
 Hannibal is part of that trend that has evil through a mask so attractive to the point of dropping the viewer into the abyss. The charm of the evil protagonist is so strong that it can almost hide the destructive role he's playing. The feeling you have in front of a character like Hannibal Lecter is to be ahead of the other part of the reality, the bad part of the world that, as we try to avoid, and there is in our midst; the dark side of the moon before which often we tend to close our eyes to exclude its presence, but of which we can not help but feel its weight.



With Dexter's speech takes a completely different twist .. Dexter creates an intense empathic connection with the viewer, who unwittingly finds himself to root for a serial killer who, instinctively, he can not see the creepy side.
Having put on the table covered with plastic only criminals and showing us the careful investigation that led him to choose the victims, has meant that the public has focused more on the criminal, which he knows in detail the monstrosity of the crimes, which the protagonist, who in perspective becomes instinctual one who frees the world from the bad.




 A rational level changes the perception point of view, but it is precisely in the coexistence of these conflicting impulses (which Dexter creates in the viewer) that is the greatest strength of this twisted character. The identification, which takes place with the main character, creates a point of constant demand of what is right and what is wrong, and often these questions you can not provide any definitive answer; a feeling perhaps disorienting, but definitely alive. And it is for this strong feeling that the victory goes to Dexter that despite the slips of the last years, will remain one of the best characters created in recent years in the world of television.