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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Would Stieg Larsson Have Hated a Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Fashion Line?

Posted by on Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 11:30 AM

Slog tipper Gordon sent this along yesterday, but we've been so buried, we just got a hold of it today:

The longtime partner of late Swedish crime writer Stieg Larsson says he wouldn't have approved of merchandise being linked to this week's release of a Hollywood adaptation of his bestselling novel, "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo."

Eva Gabrielsson said Monday that Larsson would have instead used the buzz around his work to call attention to violence and discrimination against women.

"We would never have sold any rights for merchandising," Gabrielsson said. "It has nothing to do with books."

This is in response to the news that H&M is releasing a Dragon Tattoo-movie-inspired line of clothing, which kind of makes me want to die:

Gabrielsson has every right to believe that Larsson wouldn't sell out his ideals, of course. But who can say how it really would have turned out? Hollywood money is pretty persuasive; I was at a pre-publication dinner for The Da Vinci Code, where Dan Brown promised us, to great applause, that there would never be a film version of his book, because readers deserved the right to read his books without picturing Ben Affleck as the main character. That vow lasted about a year.

 

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Will in Seattle 1
I look forward to the reboot of The Da Vinci Code with Ben Affleck as the main character.

(ducks ...)
Posted by Will in Seattle http://www.facebook.com/WillSeattle on December 20, 2011 at 11:36 AM
gloomy gus 2
I love her notion that it does not call attention to violence and discrimination against women to popularize a line of clothing promoting the most wildly popular recent fiction calling attention to violence and discrimination against women.
Posted by gloomy gus on December 20, 2011 at 11:51 AM
3
Please don't compare Dan Brown, hack, to Stieg Larsson

All The News That's Fit To Spin

Little Kimmy passed away in North Korea --- whoopee doo dah!
We in Seattle have our own little Kimmy, an airhead at some newsy station, and equally as mentally vacuous, although much cuter (or cutesy?).

The nation’s Secretary of Defense, always on the offensive, Panetta, claims that Iran has, or is about to have, the nuclear bomb.

While one should despise the brutal theocracy of Iran, Panetta has show no evidence of Iran’s nuclear destruction potential, because there is none.

Secretary Panetta should pull a “Colin Powell” --- either go before the American public, or do a United Nations’ presentation --- holding up a pipe from the hardware store and proclaim it as proof of Iran’s nuclear weapon capability. (Panetta might do a product placement; perhaps have an Ace Hardware sticker on the pipe, while wearing an Ace Hardware jacket.)

Mentally vacuous American newsies, including self-styled “leftist” newsies, applauded the Egyptian non-election which did nothing to remove the true rulers of Egypt, the Egyptian military. (In Egypt, the military and police beat and strip female protesters, while in Australia they manhandle and strip the female protesters!)

Meanwhile, the mentally impotent Paul Constant continues his quest of Ron Paul’s character assassination --- rather silly given the illogic of it all.

Ron Paul espouses that lunacy, the illusory “free market” --- the colossal sham which, a sane thinker might surmise, attract massive financial support from Wall Streeters, supposedly ardent promoters of this nebulous “free market” mirage (which has never existed).

Obviously, that fanatical “free market” guy, Ron Paul, is the only true believer in such nonsense.

Possibly Paul Constant rants about Ron Paul because they both share the same name?

While in China, villages are being systematically and amorally privatized, just as are towns in Michigan, California and elsewhere.

Global economy …………………. or global consolidation?
More...
Posted by sgt_doom on December 20, 2011 at 11:59 AM
Dougsf 4
So, is this book(s) really that much better than the Danish film from 2009, or are they more guilty pleasure reading? (nothing wrong with that.) The acting was fine and the film looked great, but the plot... the whole thing felt like an episode of Scooby Doo with a rape scene.
Posted by Dougsf on December 20, 2011 at 12:12 PM
5
I don't believe in the concept of guilty pleasures (except for one song I love, but I know it's wrong), so I say give it a try! Let me say that I only read the first book, I couldn't get through the second and heard the third is kind of boring if you're not into Sweden's historical political stuff. But I've seen all the movies and loved them. The first movie is a great adaptation, but they left some plot points out and the character of Lisbeth is more nuanced than what is presented in the movies.
Posted by sisyphusgal on December 20, 2011 at 12:58 PM
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Does this mean platforms are coming back in style? As a short chick who can't (okay, won't) wear heels, I deeply lamented the passing of that mid-to-late 90s trend.
Posted by shortshortshortshort on December 20, 2011 at 1:14 PM
Will in Seattle 7
@6 yes.
Posted by Will in Seattle http://www.facebook.com/WillSeattle on December 20, 2011 at 1:36 PM
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@4, the books are ok, but there are better Scandanavian mystery writers out there. Check out Henning Mankell, Jo Nesbo, Asa Larsson, and Arnaldur Indridason.
Posted by i don't know on December 21, 2011 at 10:07 AM

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