The Girl Who Played With Fire

While many adults enjoy Harry Potter, it is still for younger people. But now a literary phenomenon has been created that is aimed squarely at adults.

It would be interesting if Stig Larsson was still alive that he would be co-erst into writing more books in this series. The most interesting thing though is that considering how popular the books are that the films are not more successful. I think it is because people still have a stigma about watching films with subtitles. But I suppose that bodes well for the Hollywood remakes. I know it is probably wrong of me, but I have not read the Millennium trilogy books. I did not get a chance to read 'The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo' before the film was released and as a result I've decided to watch the story through the films. Many might say that's a good thing as I won't be disappointed by the adaptation. I became a huge fan of 'Dragon' earlier this year and could not wait for the sequel. It was an incredibly powerful mystery with a pair of wonderful characters. While this film did not have the impact of the first film it is still a brilliant film. We get to explore the history of Lisbeth Salander more and find out why she is as troubled as she is. Sadly this means she is kept away from her friend Michael Blomkvist. While he is helping to find out who framed Lisbeth, Michael is not having as much to do as Lisbeth. Lisbeth relies less on her computer hacking skills too. Despite the fact they are apart they are still emotionally connected as we see in a wonderful scene in the film.

Recently Rooney Mara was cast as Lisbeth in the Hollywood remake of this series. I feel really bad for her as she has such big shoes to fill with this role. Noomi Repace has done such a brilliant job with the role that you can't imagine anyone else playing the part. Noomi has helped to create such a brilliantly strong female character that everyone can be proud of. I cannot wait to see he in more films. Michael is still as brilliant in the less showy role.

This is shaping up to be one of the best film trilogies ever made. Which gives the Hollywood remakes a lot to live up to.