A slight comparison of the two respective versions of the swedish and american version of the. The girl with the dragon tattoo the movie version is being eagerly welcomed. David finchers adaptation of the girl with the dragon tattoo arrives in the uk soon, but how does it measure against the swedish film. Expert the girl with the dragon tattoo a video essay. The swedish movies are each about 2 12 hours long but i never got bored. Hes a pig who shows us how bad he is, makes us want some bigtime angry revenge, and then we are satisfied. The girl with the dragon tattoo international films. The girl with the dragon tattoo 2009 film wikipedia. Comparing the swedish and us versions of the girl with the.
Compared to the books, i thought the american version kept to the book more. American i only recently viewed the 2009 tgwtdt, and im interested in learning how they have been compared and contrasted amongst cinephiles. The girl with the dragon tattoo is the first film in columbia pictures threepicture adaptation of stieg larssons literary blockbuster the millennium trilogy. The girl with the dragon tattoo is getting a tv show that.
Dec 31, 2015 from sweden, in swedish drama series part 1 of 2 mav,s,l this swedish emmy awardwinning television drama is based on the film adaptations of stieg larssons bestselling millennium series. Even though berger is married as was blomkvist they continue to see each other. Amazon is working on a the girl with the dragon tattoo series. Which version of the girl with the dragon tattoo is better. Those were broadcast in sweden as a tv miniseries and in the u. Nov 09, 2010 the director of the original swedish version of the girl with the dragon tattoo has questioned the need for the upcoming american remake, reigniting a longrunning war of words over hollywood. For the us release of david finchers the girl with the dragon tattoo, actress rooney mara has done away with the mx style motorcycle ridden in the original 2009 swedish release of the film.
What are the differences between the stories of the two the girl with the dragon tattoo. The bad guys are of a type that are much more common in the usa than in sweden. The girl with the dragon tattoo swedish trailer youtube. Dec 18, 2011 comparing the swedish and us versions of the girl with the dragon tattoo. It really sucks you in, and steve zaillian, the writer of this movie, structures the film in a way that is both similar and different to the swedish version, therefore doing. The gray world of feminism and girl with the dragon tattoo. David finchers adaptation of the girl with the dragon tattoo arrives in the uk soon, but how does it measure against. What are considered the respective faults and successes between the two. It was directed by david fincher with a screenplay by steven zaillian. A journalist is aided by a young female hacker in his search for. In my opinion, this is a much better option than the comparable u. The criticallyacclaimed, original swedish produced film trilogy adapted larssons novels the girl with the dragon tattoo, the girl who played with fire, and the girl who kicked the hornets nest, with all three starring noomi rapace as salander and the late michael nyqvist as mikael blomkvist. The energy that balances the system comes from a nuclear.
By amy lee for the millions of fans who love the goth feminist hacker lisbeth salander and have been waiting for david finchers new version of the stieg larsson novel to hit the theaters on december 20, it might not even matter how good the film is so long as it. You should know that finchers version is not a remake, but a separate adaptation of the book. Compared to the swedish version pretty good in its own terms, i felt that. I find the swedish movie very ordinarily shot and artless compared to finchers. Is girl in the spiders web actually faithful to dragon. The girl with the dragon tattoo is a 2011 psychological crime thriller film based on the 2005 novel of the same name by stieg larsson. The girl with the dragon tattoo american movie or swedish movie. Expert the girl with the dragon tattoo a video essay comparing the swedish and american versions of the movie. Created by stieg larsson, salander has been portrayed by three actresses noomi rapace, rooney mara, and claire foy in a trilogy of swedish produced films and two american adaptations of the late author. Starring daniel craig as journalist mikael blomkvist and rooney mara as lisbeth salander, it tells the story of blomkvists investigation to. First poster for south korean zombie movie alive the rapid spread of an. The girl with the dragon tattoo 2009 rotten tomatoes. The following is a list of changes made to the story of the girl with the dragon tattoo when it was adapted from the book into the movie. Excellent movie and likely as close to the books as possible.
A standalone series on lisbeth salander, the protagonist from the girl with the dragon tattoo, is in development at amazon studios. When it was announced that david fincher was about to embark on an englishlanguage version of the girl with the dragon tattoo, reactions from devotees of stieg larssons hit novels and niels. Her body was never found, yet her beloved uncle is convinced it was murder and that the killer is a member of his own tightly knit but dysfunctional family. Differences between americanswedish girl with the dragon tattoo. I was surprised, i liked the american version far better than i thought i would, but still prefer the swedish. What are the three swedishamerican actresses that appear in the movie. With daniel craig, rooney mara, christopher plummer, stellan skarsgard. The girl with the dragon tattoo rooney mara behind the scenes. A coowner for swedish magazine millennium, blomkvist is devoted to. I find the swedish movie very ordinarily shot and artless compared to. It is the first book in the trilogy known as the millennium series, published in sweden in 2005. Both of these movies were made in sweden and were so good i went and bought the swedish widescreen, the girl with the dragon tattoo. The girl with the dragon tattoo director lashes out at us. Jan 16, 2011 the article also brings a particularly interesting bit of news for the girl with the dragon tattoo, the films ending has been changed from the book.
The girl with the dragon tattoo is getting a sequel, sort of. Instead her character lisbeth sanders the goth detective was seen riding an all black, cafe racer styled, honda cb350. Mar 19, 2010 the swedish film version of bestselling novel the girl with the dragon tattoo has finally arrived in the us. Why is lisbeth recast in the girl in the spiders web.
The girl with the dragon tattoo is a 2009 swedish crime thriller film based on the novel of the. Now that finchers version has finally hit theaters we can finally dissect the two and come to a conclusion of which is the. Nov 10, 2018 the girl in the spiders web shows that dragon tattoo and lisbeth salander have grown bigger than author stieg larsson. Rooney mara is set to play lisbeth salander, and daniel craig is going to play mikael blomkvist. Dec 22, 2011 in the girl with the dragon tattoo, the details of stieg larssons storyline are so meticulous that most changes are either barely noticeable blemishes or are changes that work for the better. The girl with the dragon tattoo 2011 rotten tomatoes.
The girl with the dragon tattoo swedish original official. I purposely avoided the book and the swedish film in order to see the. The girl with the dragon tattoo injects its pulpy, hightech noir with references to swedish nazi collaborators and secret societies. Amazon series the girl with the dragon tattoo wont draw. Hes a pig who shows us how bad he is, makes us want some bigtime angry. The girl with the dragon tattoo american adaptation.
I purposely avoided the book and the swedish film in order to see the english film without any. I felt it last month when i initially saw the american film version of the girl with the dragon tattoo, the first in the bestselling millennium trilogy by the late swedish. Sep 26, 2018 the last time american viewers saw swedish hacker lisbeth salander on the big screen, it was 2011, when the englishlanguage remake of the swedish film the girl with the dragon tattoo starred. The project will neither be a sequel nor a continuation of the. It is the first book in the trilogy known as the millennium series, published in sweden in 2005 by august 2009, it had been sold to 25 countries outside scandinavia and had been seen. In anticipation for the movies release, i decided to watch the original swedish film. Dec 21, 2011 ever since it was announced that david fincher would be directing the american version of the girl with the dragon tattoo, people have speculated whether it would be better than the already fantastic swedish adaptation. Which version of the girl with the dragon tattoo should i. The girl with the dragon tattoo is a 2011 psychological crime thriller film based on the 2005. A slight comparison of the two respective versions of the swedish and american version of the film based. Men who hate women is a psychological thriller novel by swedish author and journalist stieg larsson 19542004, which was published posthumously in 2005 to become an international bestseller.
Journalist mikael blomkvist is aided in his search for a woman who has been missing for forty years by lisbeth salander, a young computer hacker. Forty years ago, harriet vanger disappeared from a family gathering on the island owned and inhabited by the powerful vanger clan. Comparing the swedish and us versions of the girl with the dragon tattoo david finchers adaptation of the girl with the dragon tattoo arrives in the uk soon, but how does it measure against the. The girl in the spiders webthe second englishlanguage movie adaptation of a novel from the dragon tattoo series begun by the late stieg larssonfeels secondhand in every. Girl with the dragon tattoo motorcycle return of the cafe. The girl with the dragon tattoo dashran yohan he spends most of his time trying to convince people that theres more to asian cinema than pretty koren boys, kungfu and rajinikanth flicking a cigarette in his mouth before proceeding to beat 200 people up though, those are really cool too. Ive read two of the stieg larsson novels, seen all three of the swedish films and now am back for my third tour through the first story. Finchers movie, on the other hand, looks and sounds phenomenal. The girl with the dragon tattoo is joining a slew of other tv projects based on books, not too long after the news that percy jackson is getting one. Shes a 24yearold goth girl named lisbeth salander, with body piercings and tattoos. The girl with the dragon tattoo original title in swedish.
With her punkrock hair and inked skin, the protagonist of the girl with the dragon tattoo, lisbeth salander, cuts a memorable popculture figure. The girl with the dragon tattoo book to movie differences. Mar 17, 2010 the girl with the dragon tattoo is a compelling thriller to begin with, but it adds the rare quality of having a heroine more fascinating than the story. The girl with the dragon tattoo, a comparison of the 2009 and 2011. Oct 27, 2014 a trailer made of a compilation of footage from the swedish versions of the girl with the dragon tattoo trilogy. He initially planned for a 10book series, but died after completing only three. Its graphic violence and sprawling length will prove too much for some viewers to take, but noomi rapaces gripping performance makes the girl. Girl with the dragon tattoo version compare youtube.
The girl with the dragon tattoo 2011 film wikipedia. They are lovers in the film but the audience doesnt learn the full back story. Which version of the girl with the dragon tattoo should i watch first. Nov 29, 2011 the girl with the dragon tattoo rooney mara behind the scenes. It was turned into a movie in 2009 featuring noomi rapace as the main character lisbeth salander and michael nyqvist as the journalist mikael blomkvist. Lisbeth salander has been played by three different actresses, including clarie foy in the newest version of the film the girl in the spiders web.
The girl with the dragon tattoo to now get an amazon web. The girl with the dragon tattoo, a comparison of the 2009 and 2011 films. The swedes seem to know something about telling a yarn on film. The girl with the dragon tattoo is a compelling thriller to begin with, but it adds the rare quality of having a heroine more fascinating than the story. Nov 16, 2011 so, as some of you may know, there is going to be an american version of the girl with the dragon tattoo released next month. Larssons novel the girl with the dragon tattoo was previously turned into a swedish film directed by niels arden oplev and an englishlanguage film directed by david fincher. A trailer made of a compilation of footage from the swedish versions of the girl with the dragon tattoo trilogy. If you dig a wellexecuted suspense thriller, this movie plays. Mar 11, 2017 if author stieg larsson had not died preemptively, the girl with the dragon tattoo 2009 might have been told the same thing by a producer unconfident that an action thriller could be this reluctant on action, or a sex exploiter this luxuriously critical of films with sex in them. With the release of the girl in the spiders web, there are now five feature films about the goth antiheroine lisbeth salander aka the girl with the dragon tattoo, but which one is the best. Stieg larssons girl with the dragon tattoo trilogy caused a stir when it was first released in sweden. Aug 18, 2017 the culture depicted in the book and swedish movie is very different from the us. Dec 21, 2011 noomi rapace, 31, garnered similar bouquets when she played salander in the three swedish movies based on larssons trilogy. Men who hate women is a 2009 swedish crime thriller film based on the novel of the same name by swedish authorjournalist stieg larsson.
Mar, 2017 the girl with the dragon tattoo was the first of the millennium series penned by late swedish writer stieg larsson. Theyre each quite good in their own way, and each is. Its an odd feeling to be seeing a movie that resembles its swedish counterpart in so many ways, yet is subtly different under the direction of david fincher and with a screenplay by steven zaillian. David finchers adaptation of the girl with the dragon tattoo arrives in. A journalist is aided by a young female hacker in his search for the killer of a woman who has been dead for forty years. With michael nyqvist, noomi rapace, ewa froling, lena endre.
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