The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo:
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is one of my favorite movies in the last year. I loved everything about the film, from the twisted opening graphics to the soundtrack. So here are my intertextual connections to the film:
FOUR HORIZANTAL INTERTEXTUAL CONNECTIONS:
Seven (1995)-
Genre: Film
Seven is a film
about two detectives desperate hunt for a sadistic serial killer. One detective
a rookie and the other detective a veteran, collaborate to piece together
a horrifying crime streak. The Girl
with the Dragon Tattoo also pairs two very different detectives to solve a
mysterious crime. Also Seven was filmed by the same
director as The Girl with the Dragon
Tattoo, David Fincher.
Good Will Hunting
(1997)- Genre: Film
Good Will Hunting’s
main character Will Hunting, played by Matt Damon, plays the role of a brilliant
janitor at MIT that opens up and finds himself with the help of his
psychologist in the film played by Robin Williams. Will Hunting has a genius
level intellect; he also has a photographic memory just as Lisbeth Salander in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
The Social Network
(2009)- Genre Film
The film portrays the story of how the famous social networking
site known as Facebook began. The Social
Network as a distinct dark ambient soundtrack created by Trent Reznor. This
beautifully compiled soundtrack won multiple awards including a Gold Globe and
an Academy Award. The Girl with the
Dragon Tattoo also has a uniquely distinct dark soundtrack that was also
composed by Trent Reznor.
Sherlock Holmes
(2009)- Genre: Film
The film tells the story of detective Sherlock Holmes and
his unlikely partner Dr. John Watson racing to stop murderous crimes. Lisbeth
Salander, an alienated dark detective, is paired with disgraced journalist
Mikael Blomkvist, making an unusual pair, to solve a murderous crime in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
FOUR VERTICAL INTERTEXTUAL CONNETCIONS
“Criminal Minds” (2005) – Genre: Television Crime Drama
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0452046/
“Criminal
Minds,” a crime drama on CBS, follows a team of FBI members who solve some of
the most disturbing criminal cases. Dr. Spencer Reid, a member of this FBI team, is a pure genius with a photographic memory that he
uses to solve some of the most difficult crimes just like Lisbeth Salander.
Sweden – Genre: Geography
The story of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo was written by
a Swedish author and also takes place in the country of Sweden.
The Girl with the
Dragon Tattoo trilogy (2005) – Genre: Literature
The film The Girl with
the Dragon Tattoo is based off the first book of a famous trilogy series
written by the late Swedish author Stieg Larsson. These dramatic thrillers have become a best
seller in both Europe and the United States.
“Monk” (2002) – Genre: Television Series
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0312172/
“Monk” is a show based on a brilliant former police
detective that suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder. Monk, played by Tony
Shalhoub, also has a photographic memory just as Lisbeth Salander.
TWO PUBLIC TERTIARY TEXTS
A.O Scott - Journalist and Movie Critic, New York Times
http://movies.nytimes.com/2011/12/20/movies/the-girl-with-dragon-tattoo-movie-review.html?pagewanted=all
“Tiny as a sparrow, fierce as an eagle, Lisbeth Salander is
one of the great Scandinavian avengers of our time, an angry bird catapulting
into the fortresses of power and wiping smiles off the faces of smug, predatory
pigs.”
James Berardinelli – Online Film Critic, Reelviews
“This is what a movie adaptation should be: a film whose
base narrative has its roots in the source material but whose soul can be
identified through the images that unfold on screen. "
ONE PRIVATE TERTIARY TEXT
Tyler Fehr via Twitter (@thatkid_fehr)
“Girl with a dragon tattoo… Its pretty crazy movie. Watch
it!”
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