The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo was originally a book written by Stieg Larsson and translated from swedish by Reg Keeland. In 2009 the book was made into a (swedish) movie directed by Neils Arden Oplev before the film was adapted into an american version by David Fincher in 2009. I watched the american version which was surprisingly not anything as to what I had expected, which was an over-dramatized movie completely different from the book. In fact, the movie kept most of the plot based on the book, with the exception of one very important difference, the ending. I will not spoil anything in case you have not read/watched the movie/book, but there are some minor differences i will explain throughout this essay. The first difference is that Lisbeth Salander is slightly more exaggerated as a strong independant female. She was already a very rebellious character but in my eyes the movie brought that to life, her attitude, her “look”, her everything was even more than it already was. I enjoyed this small but significant change because of the way you view Salander after watching the movie. I saw her as a what is commonly referred to as, a feminist. In fact throughout the entire book there were constant small messages about women and how they are treated, viewed, and most importantly how they feel and react to everything. …show more content…
One of these messages is in the beginning of every part, one of these messages being “Eighteen percent of the women in Sweden have at one time been threatened by a man.” These short but powerful messages really set the tone in my eyes, the book is very focussed on how women are treated and at first it seems very strange for the book to be written like this but the more you read the more it makes sense. This information is in the character known as Lisbeth Salander, she is the real message. The second difference is how relationships are portrayed. In the book, the relationships between the main characters (Salander and Blomkvist) and their friends/family/others is explained and explored in depth. However, in the movie the interactions are very short and jump from scene to scene, which may need inferring and also some background knowledge about the movie itself to fully understand and appreciate the movies. The scenes where the interactions are focussed more on the physical aspect were really powerful and insightful. One of those scenes was when Lisbeth Salander was mugged in the subway and she managed to get her bag back and catch the train (scene was not in the book). That scene really showed me what kind of person Salander was and even though the part where she catches the train was very unrealistic, I think it was very enjoyable to watch. So as you can see, the way that relationships were portrayed was very different, but both ways managed to get the message across the viewers/readers. The last difference is the way the mystery was solved and how it was done.
In the book, every step to solving the case was explained in detail and in a way where it kept you hooked and wanting to read more. In the book it was very different, the mystery was solved very quickly in a way where it was hard to keep up and understand. With that being said the whole movie was very fast paced and undetailed, but it is understandable because the book was very long and it would have been extremely difficult to try and fit it all into such a limited time. Even so, I really enjoyed watching the mystery unfold and watching the twist on the already twisted
ending. Having watched the movie and read the book, its very hard to pick which one i preferred. I liked the book because of how it hooked me onto the mystery, characters, everything. When i picked the book i was very excited but also scared i would be disappointed by the ending, and i usually read the endings before i pick the book but reading this has been really enjoyable. The movie however, was a completely different story, i liked it for all the different reasons. The characters were brought to life and it was incredibly exciting to watch the story. With that being said, if i had to choose which one i preferred, i would say the book because of the detail. Every time they found a clue i felt as if I was there, reading the book was like solving the case with the characters. Comparing the two and taking a step back to look at the good in both has really made me appreciate them that much more. I really enjoyed The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and i would definitely recommend it to people who enjoy solving mysteries or cracking open cases..
This is my view on the movie and book. I likes the movie better the book because the
In the movie dwayne plays a good part. Dwayne was the guys that stuck up for them even though people did not like their documentary. Dwayne did get shot although that did not happen in the book. Another difference most of the characters that were in the book looked way younger that what the picture said that they looked like in the book. The book did not tell us that Lloyd liked to gamble. Lloyd gambled and almost got shot in the movie. In the movie Lloyd was like the bad guy in the movie, the movie told only bad things about Lloyd and only good things about LeAlan. Another difference in the movie is that the boys who threw Eric Morse out the window were sentenced to Juvenile Detention Center till the age of twenty-one. This is a big part because they never told what the verdict was which made it seem like they were let free from what they did. The last difference is in the movie the vacant apartment that in the book said that it looked creepy and run down it looked really nice in the apartment and I did not really understand why no one lived there.
...d coloring of certain images. The novel, however, puts much greater emphasis on the imagination and creativity, and on the main character Tita. The novel really makes the reader feel Titas pain and grow with her as she discovers her freedom, whereas the movie failed to achieve this. Moreover, the movie tends to ignore the significant of 3 integral motifs, cooking, tears and sensuality.
I think that most of the event in the movie were not in the same order that Jeannette had wrote them. After reading the book I had a different picture in mind of how each character would look and it threw me off for the rest of the movie. I did like the fact that I could see what was happening and not just imagine things in my head that I thought was happening, as I was watching the movie I was seeing the same thing everyone else was and not just what I was picturing while reading the
In conclusion, details involving the characters and symbolic meanings to objects are the factors that make the novel better than the movie. Leaving out aspects of the novel limits the viewer’s appreciation for the story. One may favor the film over the novel or vice versa, but that person will not overlook the intense work that went into the making of both. The film and novel have their similarities and differences, but both effectively communicate their meaning to the public.
Lina’s father died, but in the movie, he died because he was trying to escape Ember. When Lina and Doon were escaping Ember, they had help, but in the book they did not. The book and the movie have many differences, The book and the movie are extremely different yet similar so, is the movie worth watching?
One major difference in the movie that was not in the book was the starting scene of the movie was set in the moor with Sir Charles being attacked by the Hound. In the book the starting scene was when Watson and Holmes had just found a walking stick that had the initials C.C.H. on it. I think that the movie starting scene was more informative because it let you know about what was happening and it also gave some more suspense to the film.
Both main and secondary authors of the novels that I read over the summer developed their themes throughout their novel one way was by narrating an actual event that happed during our history in first person point of view. Both the novels The Girl In The Green Sweater by: Krystyna Chigar with Daniel Paisner, and I Am Malala by: Malala Yousafzai with Christina Lamb had two authors in which the main authors, Krystyna Chigar and Malala Yousafzai experienced the plot of their novels in first person, and with the help of their secondary authors, Daniel Paisner and Christina Lamb, they were able to tell their side of the event using their own thoughts, opinions, experiences, etc.. In the novel The Girl In The Green Sweater by: Krystyna Chigar
Though very similar, the movie gives the themes something more. The way they approach a situation and how they show the symbols seem to relate the message clearer. The book does the same but some parts may not be as specific and relatable as the movie. But, both contain the two most important symbols, the eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg and Owl Eyes. Without these two symbols, both the book and the movie would be impacted for the worst and leave major themes out of the storyline.
Girl by Jamaica Kincaid demonstrate how a mother cautions her daughter, in becoming a responsible woman in her society. Although the daughter hasn’t gotten into adolescence yet, the mother fears that her daughter’s current behavior, if continued, will tip to a life of promiscuity. The mother believes that a woman’s status or propriety determines the quality of her life in the community. Hence, gender roles, must be carefully guarded to maintain a respectable front. Her advice centers on how to uphold responsibility. The mother cautions her daughter endlessly; emphasising on how much she wants her to realize her role in the society by acting like woman in order to be respected by the community and the world at large. Thus, Jamaica Kincaid’s
From reading the book and watching the movie, I think the book was more insightful, but the movie was more entertaining. The only problem with the movie is that you don't know what is going through Chance's mind and his background information. The movie does help make some things clearer by seeing it, instead of just picturing it in your mind. The added scenes in the movie helps to put some humor into the story and make it more entertaining. By just watching the movie, some people could be confused if they don't know some background on Chance. I think that by reading the book, you can understand the story better and by watching the movie you can enjoy the story better.
...said, "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder." Another striking difference between the movie and the book is that both are developed by different sexes. This obviously could effect the compare and contrast views of this paper. For example, being male, I found that the two images that left the greatest impression were of sexual nature, Gertrudis making love with the soldier, and Tita being intimate with Pedro. The different views of the sexes may also be the answer to some of the contrasts between the movie and novel. For instance, the death of Mama Elena. Esquirel’s version fits the emotional death, suicide, geared toward the female audience, while Arau’s shows a more sexual and violent death, extinguishing the male desire for action. In conclusion, I found the novel more entertaining than the movie. The reason the movie fell short in expectations is because Esquirel does a great job in allowing the reader to draw on their imaginations. However, Arau is able to capture this imagery occasionally throughout the movie. Furthermore, most of the changes added to the movie were grand, which added to the thrill and plot of the story. Overall, both are memorable and deserve their legacy.
In the movie, the main characters are, for the most part, the same, with the same mystery and the same climax, but the way the plot panned out is very different. In the resolution of the movie, the killer, Mr. Stapleton died from drowning in the Grimpen Mire on the moor (228-229), but the movie panned out very differently. In the movie, Stapleton and Sherlock get into a fight then Sherlock falls in the muck. As Stapleton is about to shoot Sherlock, Watson saves the day. Watson shot Stapleton in the movie which was the resolution, but this did not happen in the novel. The ending of the novel takes up multiple chapters, but the movie has only a few minutes. The directors, because of this, came to the idea that the movie should end quicker but in a more action packed
“Thirteen percent of women in Sweden have been subjected to aggravated sexual assault outside a sexual relationship” (Larsson 103); epigraphs such as this preface the four sections of the book, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, documenting statistics of violence and abuse against women in Sweden. Such discriminatory attitudes define the generic stereotype of women implemented within the work, and are portrayed through experiences of female characters who both embody and break the norm. Stieg Larsson draws upon the harsh reality that is gender inequality and employs it as one of the central themes conveyed, thus exploring the unjust aspects of authoritative corruption that influence characterization and plot development.
There are many differences in the storylines, the content and setup, as well as the endings of these two stories. The way that an author lays out his details can make a story enjoyable or unpleasant. Every author has his or her own writing style and gives the reader subtle hints into the investigation of mystery works of literature. The ability to attempt to solve the crimes as well as the getting to know the inner thoughts of the character in the story allows for more enjoyable reading. The fulfillment of a good story rests solely in the mind of the reader.