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What's the difference between The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo the Book and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo the Movie
Title The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo   The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo  
Genre Thriller Thriller
  64% of voters agree 36% of voters agree
Release Date 2005 2011
Author/Director Steig Larsson David Fincher
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   Mikael Blomkvist
Mikael Blomkvist
Portrayed by: Daniel Craig
   Lisbeth Salander
Lisbeth Salander
Portrayed by: Rooney Mara
   Henrik Vanger
Henrik Vanger
Portrayed by: Christopher Plummer
  
 
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Book vs Movie
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   Blomkvist is referred to by the nickname "Kalle" because of story he broke as a young journalist. There is a young detective in a series of children's books. His real first name is Carl. This isn't mentioned.
   Lisbeth is 24 years old. She is 23.
   Lisbeth has a pierced nose and both eyebrows. She has only one eyebrow pierced and also has a lip piercing.
   Dragan Armansky is attracted to Lisbeth and cares for her. He is only shown as her boss.
   Erika and Mikael draft a press release together at the Millennium offices. After they release it they spend the weekend together in bed. Erika comes to his apartment and they have sex. The next morning she finds him drafting the press release in his underwear.
   
 
Comments
Anonymous January/04/2012 17:41:00
The changes made for a better visual experience with the new movie. Things like Harriet's Bible for example already having the passages underlined would be something too obvious for a detective to miss in the initial investigation. Its a prime example that not everything written is well conceived for visual presentation. Also no adaptation should be exactly like its source material, that makes for a banal and uninspired visual experience.
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