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Separate but not Sequel

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Jan 9, 2012 by Dorothéa Bozicolona-Volpe

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Have you ever had high hopes or expectations when you entered into something? A new job, a second date, or that perfect black dress that arrived mail-order. You know what I am referring to.

Recently my dear friend Mary and her husband Craig, invited me to see the re-make of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. David Fincher’s initial version to the Stieg Larsson’s M illenniu m trilogy made famous by Noomi Rapacei.

Larsson witnessed the gang rape of a young girl when he was 15. He never forgave himself for failing to help the girl, whose name was Lisbeth – like the young main character of his books, herself a rape victim, which inspired the theme of sexual violence against women in his books.

Maybe I should not have read the books, or seen the original trilogy in Swedish – by the way in Sweden it was a made for television mini-series. Yes, I know they are so bloody advanced those Swedes. But, I digress. The movie falls short of expectations. Not even the jazzy soundtrack by Trent Reznor of NIN fame or seeing Daniel Craig’s back side saves it.

(Warning: I am about to reveal a tad bit about the ending)

Even the ending is way too ‘Hollywood.’ Having Lisbeth Salander purchase a handmade leather motorcycle jacket for Mikael Blomkvist’s character because she has a crush on him. Sappy and not within the story line #fail. The only reason to rent this on DVD is the brilliant creative at the beginning that is accompanied by a re-working of Led Zepplin’s ‘Immigrant Song.’

Stieg Larsson is rolling over in his grave.

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Trailer

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Dorothea is a senior strategic marketing executive, fluent in 4 languages, who specializes in developing new business for national and international brands via strategic partnerships and technology. She specializes in integrating social media into marketing strategies and understanding how to measure, optimize and build current new media efforts to increase value and develop strong relationships between consumers and brands

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