介绍:
I was attracted to David Fincher's 2011 film 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' after first seeing the trailer, where I caught a glimpse of the movie's terrific opening: A Bond-style monochrome accompanied by the piercing scores of Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, which defined the dark tone of the movie. This, along with the image of Rooney Mara in a punk outfit with an intimidating dragon tattoo, and a hint of her character's social ineptitude, added to my expectation of the movie's eeriness. I had a feeling that this was going to be a cool movie!
But the work of director David Fincher and the late author Stieg Larsson still took me by surprise. Set in the Scandinavian country of Sweden, known for its highly developed welfare system, the novel-to-movie adaptation/remake explores the dark side of Swedish society which many average moviegoers are unaware of. The late Nordic journalist and writer Stieg Larsson carried out independent research on the country's right-wing extremism; his 'Millennium' trilogy, which includes 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo', was one of his attempts to expose his political enemies.
This explains the dark tone of the movie which directly approaches the subjects of murder, rape and Nazism. A novel containing such a wealth of political and moral connotations is one hell of project for a director to tackle, but as it turns out, David Fincher has managed to do a pretty good job. I haven't read the original novel, but based on what little I know, Fincher has retained the structure that Larsson employed, uniting the two main characters only half way into the film. The screen is almost always tinted in black and white, reflecting the movie's dark undertones. But for the duration of the movie, 158 minutes in total, I was gripped by the storyline.
Fincher is aided by the excellent performance of actress Rooney Mara. Her successful portrayal of a misfit super hacker with a tragic childhood and a social disability earned her an Academy Award nomination. In the movie, Rooney's character exhibits a readiness to repay her offenders with swift cruelty and her friends with heartfelt warmth.
Usually, I don't have the stomach for dark crime movies, but 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' is the coolest movie I've seen recently and it really intrigued me. I am seriously contemplating reading the original novel in order to be plunged back into this dark and mysterious world. On my scale from one to ten, this one gets an eight.
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