Friday, June 10, 2011

What Would Lisbeth Do?


The trailer and poster for the American version of The Girl With the Dragon Tatoo have been released with quite a bit of fanfare. In the trailer, the cast looks good, the mood seems appropriate, but there is absolutely no dialogue and the accompanying music seems a questionable choice.


It is more of a teaser, I guess, than a trailer. I just find it strange. What is stranger, however is the movie poster

What is up with this? I read that you can actually visit the movie's website and enter your age and see the picture without Daniel Craig's arm covering Rooney Mara's breasts. Really? That's necessary? Isn't the objectification of women exactly what these books didn't do? I feel like if Lisbeth Salander was a real person, she would find a way to hack into the computers of the people who log in to view the topless photo. I don't think there is anything really wrong with it (I assume the movie will show a lot of nakedness) it is just so seedy.

Maybe this is just sour grapes...why is Rooney topless, but Daniel's amazing torso is covered in at least two layers of clothing?

3 comments:

  1. Well, the books didn't objectify women but some of the characters did. As to your question about Daniel's cover up, I guess that tells you who they are marketing the movie to. Women have read the book, so they have to get men in the theatre.

    Hopefully, the trailer is no indication of the movie. How do they know you type in the coirrect age? HMM. Does that mean they are not responsible if a kid lies about his or her age. Can you imagine a kid lying to get what they want?

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  2. Um, yeah, I agree with you - that's creepy and kind of gross.

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  3. I can't imagine a child lying to get what he or she wants. They do the same thing if you go to a website for alcohol. You type in your date of birth and if you are at least 21 it lets you in.

    Non of the good-guys were objectifying women. Only the bad-guys. That's why I thought it was so strange.

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