Bad guys / villains, I find are more complex and interesting, but I don't necessarily cheer for them. The Joker, Darth Vader, Khan are examples. The corresponding "heroes" are actually pretty boring and one dimensional in comparison.
I don't know about Hannibal Lecter though. I was neutral about him in Silence of The Lambs. I never questioned his origin or why he ate people. In the other movies he took on more of a Dexter type quality, a bad guy killing other bad guys.
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