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Dragon tattoo could be the next James Bond

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The Girl Who Was Trapped in the Spider’s Web – a disappointing entry in the fascinating Lisbeth Salander franchise.

The Girl on the Web: A New Story of the Dragon Tattoo itself is a fairly typical thriller, taken as part of a canon close to James Bond. The film, adapted from the Millennium series by Swedish writer Stig Larsson, was continued posthumously by David Lagerkranz. The motion picture has become a much more unusual and interesting creation..

Almost as long as 007 was around, the question of which star should inherit the “license to kill” was a matter of controversy. Recent arguments have been for a non-white Bond (Idris Elba has been a popular favorite for ages) or a woman echoing super spy. As a character, Lisbeth Salander is up to the task. She is a hacker genius and a vigilante, “a girl who hurts men who bully women.”.

Although Lisbeth Salander is less of a spy than a technical genius, she uses the same toolkit as Bond:

  • no obstacle can restrict her, wherever she goes and whatever she does;
  • she has gadgets;
  • she has a friend and love interest again and again to emphasize that due to past traumas and seeming invincibility, Lisbeth is not closed from the people around her;
  • she faces astounding villains;
  • her gothic punk style is as distinctive as her tuxedo and Bond martini.

Even the sporting opening credits of American films Dragon Tattoos cannot be avoided by comparison with 007.

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There is also a certain parallelism that the role is larger than the actor. Becoming Bond (or Salander) is a star twist, but more of a franchise. Few other franchises, including the nascent comic universes, boast such longevity, which means movies will survive no matter who is attached to them..

Since 2009 and over five films, we’ve seen three Lisbeth Salanders:

  • Noomi Rapace, in the Swedish trilogy;
  • Rooney Mara, in the 2011 adaptation by David Fincher;
  • and now Claire Foy, under the direction of Fede Alvarez, based on one of Lagercrantz’s books.

As with every Bond, every Salander is different in need – every actress has different physical qualities – but Lisbeth Salander is still Lisbeth Salander. For example, Foy’s features are inherently softer than those of Mara or Rapace, making her Salander more vulnerable and slightly less physically threatening, but she is undoubtedly still the same character..

Outside of that framework, however, the differences between the two franchises are striking. Salander has an overt aggression that Bond doesn’t – even in rougher iterations, like Daniel Craig’s episodes, 007 is adorable.

Until recently, Bond was considered a model of masculinity. The idea of ​​retaliating against one’s wrongdoers and preventing similar abuses from others has become more popular, according to the most recent installment of another Mad Max: Fury Road franchise..

The Dragon Tattoo franchise hoped for success for a similar aspiration to Lisbeth to become a surrogate for the ideal personality on the part of a female audience. But the ending of Girl in the Web is so disappointing because in the story where Lisbeth versus her sister Camilla (Sylvia Hooks), there is no leeway for female characters, no room for resolution or empowerment. Their problems ultimately boil down to feelings of inappropriate guilt for past trauma..

Despite these shortcomings, the series bills itself as a counterpart to James Bond, one of the largest and longest-running franchises of all time. Plus, in an environment dominated by male characters, Dragon Tattoo is mesmerizing as a female-focused franchise..

Material prepared: MADAM-MARY (Ermishina Maria Vasilievna)