The story 'captured our imaginations'. [=the story was very interesting and exciting]
The beauty of the landscape was 'captured' perfectly by the artist.
The robbery was 'captured' (on film) by the security cameras.
(..) Just do your job, but never forget what he is. And what is that? Oh, he's a monster. A pure psychopath. So rare to capture one alive. From a research point of view, Lecter is our most prized asset. We get a lot of detectives here, but I can't ever remember one as attractive. (..)1991 The Silence of the Lambs