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. 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. Differences between the girl with the dragon tattoo book vs movie. I was surprised by how much of the film is pulled straight from the book, from dialogue scenes between kindhearted queen bee sue snell and her beloved boyfriend tommy ross, to margarets gruesome.
He died in 2004, shortly after delivering the manuscripts for the girl with the dragon tattoo, the girl who played with fire, and the girl who kicked the hornets nest. Differences between the girl with the dragon tattoo book vs. And the book is so sprawling that the locked room aspect doesnt really translate to film. It was directed by david fincher with a screenplay by steven zaillian. Blomkvists discoveries with the old photographs and lisbeths research into the biblical references in victim harriet vangers journals are played out in the movie. Arya has reddishgold hair, blue eyes, and human ears. There are many spoilers in this girl with the dragon tattoo book to movie comparison. The only difference between the book and the movie i. So when it was announced that david fincher would be helming the english language remake, a.
The girl with the dragon tattoo is the first book in the bestselling millenium trilogy from swedish author and journalist steig larsson, who sadly died of a heartattack shortly after handing in the manuscripts for what the world now sees as his legacy. I would strongly recommend reading the book before you see the movie because there is so much left out of the films. The girl who played with fire, released on june 3, 2014. It is never shown or mentioned that she has a tattoo, or may not have one. Girl with the dragon tattoo sequel gets release date variety. The only difference between the book and the movie i think is that. There arent enough red herrings in either adaptation.
The girl with the dragon tattoo crime films the guardian. The girl with the dragon tattoo posted by fp julia on april 29, 2012 april 29, 2012 in inspiration im one of those people who, when a book ive read is made into a movie, either doesnt see the movie or is disappointed by it. What are the differences between the stories of the two the. Three actresses have played lisbeth salander in five films made in two languages. Some of these changes are purposeful, others detract a bit, but they all come.
Mar, 2017 sony pictures the girl in the spiders web, the sequel to the oscarnominated the girl with the dragon tattoo, will debut in theaters on oct. The dragon tattoo stories, are psychological crime thriller films based on the millennium novels which were written by stieg larsson and david lagercrantz. Why the girl with the dragon tattoo is turning off women. 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. The girl with the dragon tattoo june 19, 2010 at 12. It is the first book of the millennium series trilogy, which, when published posthumously in 2005, became a bestseller in europe and the united states. Blomkvist is referred to by the nickname kalle because of story he broke as a young journalist. Starring daniel craig as journalist mikael blomkvist and rooney mara as lisbeth salander, it tells the story of blomkvists investigation to. Oct 04, 2014 the biggest differences between the gone girl movie and the book.
This blog post refers to the original swedish film adaptation of the girl with the dragon tattoo, directed by niels arden oplev, and starring michael nyqvist and noomi rapace. Justin chang, writing for variety noted that the movie was considerably slicker and more sophisticated piece of film craft than the swedish production or either of its nordic tv sequels and also hews more faithfully to the novel. 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. But probably the biggest change that readers will pick up on is in the ending, where two strands of the narrative have been fused into one. Stieg larsson, who lived in sweden, was the editor in chief of the magazine expo and a leading expert on antidemocratic rightwing extremist and nazi organizations. The films centers around the novels primary protagonists, lisbeth salander and mikael blomkvist, as the investigate criminal injustices. The girl with the dragon tattoo is a long book the version i read is 542 pages but there are few dry spots to speak of.
Nov 14, 2016 the girl in the spiders web which is not one stieg larssons original millennium novels has been adapted for sony by screenwriter steven knight. Dec 15, 2011 theres a big difference between carving out time to read a book alone, as millions of women did with dragon tattoo, and going to see a twohour movie full of horror and depression, says katey. Book movie arya is described having raven dark black hair, green eyes, and pointed ears. The movie version of the girl with the dragon tattoo follows the plot of the. The best comparison between the two films that i have read so far. Why are the girl with the dragon tattoo books as popular as. A british guys looks at a american adaptation of a swedish book. What are the differences between the stories of the two.
The girl with the dragon tattoo, a comparison of the 2009. The girl with the dragon tattoo book to movie differences. In the book, jacobs narration takes place in his own mind. Comparing the swedish and us versions of the girl with the. What is the difference between the two the girl with the.
List of differences between the eragon book and film. On the story the girl with the dragon tattoo by stieg larsson, is a very good book, but some of the language is inappropriate for some little kids. What is the difference between the two the girl with the dragon tattoo movies. Dragon tattoo is basically a book about a guy doing research, and i felt the swedish film wasnt 100% successful in translating that in an engaging fashion.
The girl with the dragon tattoo, book 2, released on may 7, 20. So when it was announced that david fincher would be helming the english language remake, a schoolgirl couldnt have been giddier. Although the story does not follow the events of the girl with the dragon tattoo, sony will still be marketing the film as a sequel. In anticipation for the movie s release, i decided to watch the original swedish film adaption, directed. I wasnt trying to do something different or trying to fix something, says zaillian. The girl with the dragon tattoo 2009 frequently asked. If you know a difference, dont comment, add it above. And yet, as good as niels arden oplevs 2009 film was. Dec 18, 2011 the girl with the dragon tattoo, then, is a rare example of a hugely popular novel that has spawned not one but two wellmade adaptations. I eagerly awaited the release of david finchers americanized film version of stieg larssons posthumous best seller, the girl with the dragon tattoo. Kind of the girl with the dragon tattoo 2009 vs the man with the girl with the dragon tattoo 2011. I want to start the trilogy but i dont know which the girl with the dragon tattoo to watch, the 2009 or 2011 one. Key difference i thought was that lisbeth seemed more of the focus in the original but mikael was the focus of the newer version.
Because so many people are familiar with the bestselling novel, the swedish movie version and the american movie version, i felt no obligation to refrain from spoilers. Dec, 2011 the difference seems to lie mainly in finchers work, maras performance, and a twist change on the ending. Feb 02, 2012 the movie water for elephants stays close to sara gruens beloved book particularly with the 1930s circus memories section. The girl with the dragon tattoo 2011 the girl with the. Yes, they are true, as we see blomkvist making coffee a hundred times, and there are instances where we think that maybe the ending is the death. Millenium is a literary achievement by stieg larsson.
But its that tinge of grimness added to the normal mystery format that made the girl with the dragon tattoo a. Man som hatar kvinnor literally, men who hate women is a crime novel by the late swedish author and journalist stieg larsson. A book inspired by a rape witnessed by the author is bound to get a little dark. The girl with the dragon tattoo is a large scale locked room mystery that introduces us to dashing journo, mikael blomkvist, and socially.
Dec 22, 2011 below are the top 8 changes i noticed from the book to the movie in my screening of the girl with the dragon tattoo. The girl with the dragon tattoo, lost in adaptation youtube. I havent been this engrossed, this excited reading a book in quite some time. The girl with the dragon tattoo has been a huge bestseller in europe and will be one here if readers are looking for an intelligent, ingeniously plotted, utterly engrossing thriller that is variously a serialkiller saga, a search for a missing person and an informed glimpse into the worlds of journalism and business. 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. The movie version of the girl with the dragon tattoo follows the plot of the murder mystery in close detail.
The movie version of the girl with the dragon tattoo is followed by the girl who played with fire 2009 and the girl who kicked the hornets nest 2009. Available in swedish with english subtitles and with english dub track. Whats changed here are some of the aspects of the characters personal lives. Girl with the dragon tattoo vs girl with the dragon tattoo. The girl with the dragon tattoo, book 1, released on november, 2012. The girl in the spiders web will be a dragon tattoo sequel. A couple of summers ago, i wrote a blog post comparing the stieg larsson novel the girl with the dragon tattoo actually men who hate. Millenium trilogy extended versions the salander saga gets reformatted for the small screen. Aug 15, 2012 the girl with the dragon tattoo original title in swedish. When it comes down to it, its just a generic serial killer plot. Differences between the girl with the dragon tattoo book.
We rank the entire girl with the dragon tattoo franchise. Whats the difference between the girl with the dragon tattoo the book and the girl with the dragon tattoo the movie. In the movie blomkvist is referred to by the nickname kalle because of story he broke as a young journalist. There is one scene in the book and the movie that is an extremely graphic sexual assault that is hard to take but central to the development of lisbeth salanders character and her actions. There is a young detective in a series of childrens books. David fincher does not shy from the graphic style of the book, clearly. Its one of the strongest dramas you can see this season. The girl with the dragon tattoo really is a stand out film of 2011. The laptop is run over in a parking garage, but she has two other computers and a full harddrive back up.
I know they were both done by different directors but are they the exact same movie since they are based on a novel. The girl with the dragon tattoo injects its pulpy, hightech noir with references to swedishnazi collaborators and secret societies. If you dig a wellexecuted suspense thriller, this movie plays. The only place the movie veers from the original is in its details of the older, current jacob. Dragon tattoo has great characters, a cool locale, some thrills, some chills but its not that great a story. The girl with the dragon tattoo 2011 film wikipedia. The girl with the dragon tattoo read it or see the movie. The girl with the dragon tattoo is definitely not a movie for the faint of heart, its a movie that would rattle your comfort cage, and i think audiences will be divided, youll either truly love it, or truly detest it, but there will hardly be a middle ground. I have just finished the girl with the dragon tattooand found it an enjoyable. When mikael blomkvist moves to hedeby island to carry out his work for henrik, there are moments when we witness him doing mundane tasks. The girl with the dragon tattoo, lost in adaptation the. Sex and violence pepper the adaptation of stieg larssons bestselling crime novel, which might have been better served as a tv series, writes peter bradshaw. Feb 01, 2016 the girl with the dragon tattoo, lost in adaptation the dom dominic noble.
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