so i went to see the girl with the dragon tattoo (hollywood version)
I SHOULD START BY SAYING THAT I HAVEN’T READ THE BOOKS
Ok, now the movie: it does not live up to the hype, specially compared to the Swedish film. They tone it down, which was fine, but then some of the motivation gets lost, and they try to use other elements that dont really fit in. They also moved some plot points around, and changed some characters, i think they edited some stuff to make the movie more ‘american’ and i dont think it paid off. MAJOR COMPLAIN: the take off some of the back story, Martin is underdeveloped, they also took off the flashbacks of Lisbeth that appear in the swedish version, but most importantly they ADDED some stuff that was not in the swedish version. Lisbeth’s guardian had a stroke, but they show it more in this one, and she never goes to see her mother, i think they say she “tried” to kill her father?
Another major complain is the way the set up Lisbeth. In the Swedish Film, she is more cold and distant, she is much more believable (plus her tattoo is awesome), and the way the character develops seems more natural and realistic. In this one her emotions and feelings are much more easier to see, which i dont think fit with the character, she also “falls in love” in true hollywood movie fashion and does not fit in with the character nor is it really relevant throughout the film (until the end i guess). They also leave the flower thing, they completely forget about it, they throw it in at the beginning and then just leave forget about it.
The movie is full of advertisements too, and they weren’t very discrete, theres coca-cola, epsion, vaio, and they practically throw mcdonalds in your face.
Besides all those points i thought Mr. Reznor and Atticus Ross did a good job with the score and the overall mood of the movie felt right, the pacing was slow (as was the swedish one) but it does add something to the movie. The cinematography was also good.
I will give it an A (on OWL standards) and will just add that the credit scene at the beginning was pretty cool
EDIT Movie Score: 7.8/10
I SHOULD START BY SAYING THAT I HAVEN’T READ THE BOOKS
Another major complain is the way the set up Lisbeth. In the Swedish Film, she is more cold and distant, she is much more believable (plus her tattoo is awesome), and the way the character develops seems more natural and realistic. In this one her emotions and feelings are much more easier to see, which i dont think fit with the character, she also “falls in love” in true hollywood movie fashion and does not fit in with the character nor is it really relevant throughout the film (until the end i guess). They also leave the flower thing, they completely forget about it, they throw it in at the beginning and then just leave forget about it.
The movie is full of advertisements too, and they weren’t very discrete, theres coca-cola, epsion, vaio, and they practically throw mcdonalds in your face.
Besides all those points i thought Mr. Reznor and Atticus Ross did a good job with the score and the overall mood of the movie felt right, the pacing was slow (as was the swedish one) but it does add something to the movie. The cinematography was also good.
I will give it an A (on OWL standards) and will just add that the credit scene at the beginning was pretty cool
EDIT Movie Score: 7.8/10
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