Once, Stig Larsson, a Swedish journalist and writer, decided to write an impressive series of detective books about the adventures of a fictional character, Michael Blomkvist, who, together with advanced hacker Lisbeth Salander, investigates mysterious crimes. He managed to write three novels, forming a perfectly completed trilogy and suddenly died of a heart attack. After the death of Larsson, his works became bestsellers. Given that the stories of serial killers have always inspired filmmakers to create stunning, chilling thrillers, the film adaptation was only a matter of time.
Scandinavian version of 2009
The film director Nils Arden Oplev is the first to take on the film adaptation, who in 2009 removes the thriller Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. The plot of the film introduces the viewer to the talented journalist Mikael Blomkvist, who is investigating the case of the missing niece of the influential Henrik Wanger. Being an unshakable skeptic, Blomkvist does not believe the mysterious story told, but later discovers a gloomy secret directly related to the Vanger family. The informal girl Lisbeth Salander, who has extraordinary mental abilities, an enviable memory and extraordinary hacking skills, helps him establish the truth.
Niels Oplev, filming the novel, does not allow himself to deviate from the literary source, so he gets an exceptionally smooth picture that meets the high professional standards of European cinema. According to critics, the film from the very beginning slightly resembles Fincher’s “Seven”, which has become an exemplary guide for directors filming a thriller about maniacs. It is not surprising that David Fincher was chosen as the director for the Hollywood film adaptation. And the cinema was flooded with films similar to "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo."
Hollywood film adaptation
Film experts do not consider the film “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” (2011) one of the best works of the famous director. Most positions the picture as another exercise to maintain tone. However, other connoisseurs of cinema tend to ascribe to the tape not the last place in the filmography of the director. The stupefying, insinuating plot turns inside out the image of Craig, frees the mind of the viewer, perceiving the actor exclusively as agent 007. The awkwardness in the relationship of the main character with his daughter resembles the sad poetry of “Benjamin Button ...”, Blomkvist’s determination to bring the job to the end is associated with pressure Robert The zodiac. The unintended cyberpunk heroism of Lisbeth Salander seems to echo the skeptical satire of the Social Network. The whole story of the thriller is oversaturated with animal cruelty of "Seven". Thrillers from these projects are included in the list of best films similar to “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”.
In 2011, Fincher achieves the effect by masterfully applying his favorite methods. Careful thought over of details, narrative assertiveness, its unobtrusive but distinctly felt rhythm bring the film closer to Hitchcock's classic paintings. The viscous atmosphere of persecution, paranoid suspicions, terrible helplessness draws into the maelstrom of events so much that the spectator does not have the slightest opportunity to be distracted for the entire timing, all are included in the investigation of the mysterious disappearance.
"He imagines himself to be God and began to punish ..."
When listing films similar to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, one cannot ignore the exemplary thriller Seven. The film, demonstrating the permanent invasion of paranoid horror in everyday life, according to many, is the best movie about a maniac in the world. The darkest tape skillfully tells the story of detectives investigating a series of atrocities of a ruthless killer who punishes his victims for mortal sins. The police imagine that they are hunters, not suspecting that they have become game for a maniac who knows how to manipulate them. After the release of the tape, critics and viewers had no doubt that Fincher was an outstanding director, whose creative career should be closely watched.
Worthy movies of the genre
Starting to work on the creation of the thriller Zodiac, which can be reckoned among films similar to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, David Fincher studied all available documents in the case of a real serial killer for two years. I even tried to conduct my own investigation. The viewer can get acquainted with the results of his research in the film, the main roles in which were performed by D. Gyllenhaal, M. Ruffalo and R. Downey. But the viewer will not see the killer, his case will remain unsolved. The director, as in other films similar to “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” concentrates on the painstaking, lengthy, exhausting, but unusually exciting and exciting process of hunting for a maniac.
In the movie “Disappeared" (2014), the director once again raises the genre bar of the thriller, saturating the story with many unresolved personal and social conflicts. Fincher’s new work is a solid film that surpasses the literary source. While watching the tape, viewers will surely find many parallels with other worthy paintings of the genre: from the aforementioned “Girl with a Dragon Tattoo” to “Hunt” and “Natural Born Killers”.
One of the best TV shows of 2017
Over the past twenty years, David Fincher has become one of the most successful filmmakers of our time, his old projects are deservedly considered classics, each of them has collected a lot of prestigious awards, and his new work is expected with sweet anticipation and impatience. The new series "The Mind Hunter" in the style of the films "Seven", "Zodiac", "Girl with a Dragon Tattoo" tells the story of FBI agents who closely study the psychology of serial killers. It seems that Fincher and maniacs are simply made for each other.
Among the films shot by other directors, films similar to “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” include the thriller “Crimson Rivers” by Mathieu Kassowitz and the imperishable “Silence of the Lambs” by Jonathan Demme.