The movie is in Swedish, so it looks a little tired, and there is basically no protagonist under the age of 25, the only one is a ruffian girl, so visually, except for the beauty of Stockholm, there is really nothing attractive. But, but, the plot itself is enough to let you catch your breath and watch from the beginning to the end without fast-forwarding.
In the book, dozens of pages are devoted to writing introductions to various characters, and then there are several chapters that intersect the lives of these characters, which can be said to be seamless. In contrast, the movie version mixed these people together from the very beginning. The introduction of the characters is many times simpler, and the description of the original suspenseful and delicate plot is also much simpler, but even so, Because the original work is too full, it is still thrilling to say that a thin dead camel is stronger than a horse, no matter how simplified it is. Of course, this shorthand has a lot to do with the broad mass base this novel has in Europe. After all, it has sold 8 million copies!
Okay, enough nonsense, just talk about the movie itself.
The theme of the film is about the disappearance of a teenage girl in a twisted family in the post-fascist period, and the resulting social dark side of sexual violence, domestic violence, crime, oppression of women and so on. It is hard to see that such a work about crime is written by a Nordic writer. In my impression, northern Europe is a place rich in fairy tales and lazy people with high welfare and high spiritual civilization. But this can also reflect the global nature and seriousness of these social problems. You can see that no heaven on earth is spared, let alone those of us in developing countries.
The plot is unrivaled, especially the original, where scenes are switched, chapters are interleaved, but the structure is so tight that it makes one want to award Larsson the best editing award. In the movie version, a lot of love triangles, divorce and other plots have been deleted, and the opening is the investigation of the disappearance of the girl. As a reader, I feel uncomfortable. But as a movie audience, I feel excusable, after all, in such a simplified case, it is still up to 2 and a half hours.
In terms of starring, the male protagonist is quite in line with the original image, and the female protagonist really surprised me. The original book said that the girl was not grown up in the West, with thin lips, not particularly sunken eyes, and flat cheekbones and chest, but overall she had a magical appeal. The heroine in the movie, earrings and nose rings are everywhere, and the entire facial features have at least 7 holes, plus the always messy jacket and heavy smoky makeup, it really does not meet the traditional aesthetic standards. But the heroine's acting skills are still very powerful, and every eye movement is exactly the same. The heroine in real life should still be very beautiful. If you don't believe it, you can fast-forward to the end to see the heroine's dress photo, which is actually quite eye-catching. The various characters of the other Venger families are very poorly explained, especially the 82-year-old man, which is still a bit of a failure, perhaps to show some mystery.
All in all, it's worth a look. But for me, who just finished watching "The Social Network" and loved it, I'm still looking forward to David Fincher's adaptation of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"! ! !
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