{"id":3872,"date":"2011-07-18T17:47:36","date_gmt":"2011-07-18T17:47:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/?p=3872"},"modified":"2011-07-18T17:57:07","modified_gmt":"2011-07-18T17:57:07","slug":"the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-%e2%80%93-american-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-%e2%80%93-american-style\/","title":{"rendered":"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo \u2013 American Style"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m not a huge fan of the Millennium<\/em> series. For a variety of reasons, I wrote briefly about this back in 2010<\/a>. Since then I\u2019ve only managed to get myself through the second book. I still have the final book staring back at me from my bookshelf. Waiting. I just can\u2019t seem to get into them.<\/p>\n

That being said, there is no denying that the series is an international phenomenon, one that has stretched from the original three Swedish books to translations in several languages to a series of movies in Swedish to the upcoming release of the American version.<\/p>\n

And the release of the first film, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo<\/em>, is coming soon.\u00a0 In December, the film will be released in the US to a lot of fanfare, at least if the success and continued hype surrounding the series is any indicator.<\/p>\n

Sweden has a long history of successful film makers. You don\u2019t need to look far to find yourself some Ingmar Bergman films in the discussion of all time classics.\u00a0 More recently, Lukas Moodysson has made a name for himself with movies like Fucking \u00c5mal<\/em> (Show Me Love<\/em>) and Tillsammans<\/em> (Together<\/em>). But most of these movies have stayed in Swedish and been released with subtitles.\u00a0 Very few Swedish movies are re-made. There are of course exceptions. In 2010, Let Me In<\/em> was released as an American re-make of L\u00e5t den r\u00e4tte komma in<\/em> (Let the Right One In<\/em>). However, the re-making of the Millennium<\/em> series is a blockbuster on a different level.<\/p>\n

Many people are concerned about the possible Americanization of the film, what that means exactly will depend on exactly who you ask.\u00a0 Others can\u2019t wait to see what impact Hollywood money could have on the film. Still others just want to sit and pick apart the differences between the two versions.<\/p>\n

Not too long ago, Sony released the first trailer for the film. Not a word of dialogue is spoken, instead we are treated to what looks to be a standard action\/thriller.<\/p>\n