<p>Will never read the books, will never see the movie.</p>
<p>^^ That seems pretty narrow-minded!</p>
<p>I’ll admit that the books were NOT something that I would have picked up on my own. A dear friend gave me all 3 a couple of birthdays ago and I felt like I “had” to read them. I agree that it takes at least a 100 pages to get into the first one. After that I was hooked. I would suggest trying again. They are really quite brilliant.</p>
<p>Never read the book but everyone else in the family had, so I was the “control group” when we went to the movie. I really didn’t have trouble following the story. The financial stuff was a bit confusing but afterwards I got filled in on the details. The ending of the movie is not the same as the book but streamlined the story very well.
I could never get into the book but will now probably start with book 2.
I did miss some of the movie from covering my eyes…peeked through my fingers…</p>
<p>It’s not narrow-minded to be turned off by descriptions of rape and serial murder. Couldn’t get past the introduction.</p>
<p>Re MomofWildChild’s response: “That seems pretty narrow-minded!” to overseas’s comment: “Will never read the books, will never see the movie.”</p>
<p>Narrow-minded, really? Why? </p>
<p>I have two daughters - one of whom would hate the violence in the books and movie. I don’t consider her narrow-minded but rather a fairly good judge of how she wants to spend her leisure time and that’s what we are talking about here - books and a movie. Other daughter could easily handle the content but not because she’s more broad-minded.</p>
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<p>Perhaps y’all read more of an explanation than the words above, which is all I saw. If the poster had written “I choose not to read or see violence if I can avoid it” I would completely understand. I feel that way myself in most instances.</p>
<p>For all we know, the poster is eliminating the books/movie because it is Swedish or because it is, basically a “who done it”.</p>
<p>Read all three books, not interested enough to see the movies, either Swedish or American. I think I am one of the few people who were not all that impressed by the books.</p>
<p>Life is hard enough, I’m not sure I want to subject myself to watching scenes as brutal as what I hear. I still haven’t ever seen Schindlers List, either.</p>
<p>Liked the books a lot, but that was despite the brutal scenes which I think should/would have been more edited if Larrsen hadn’t died so suddenly.</p>
<p>Won’t see the movie because of them; was disappointed that they were “dwelled upon” as much as reports say. I think they work against the intent of the books (both in the movie, by report, and in the books).</p>
<p>A great, low stress movie is Tintin, by Spielberg. If you didn’t read the Tintin books to your kids, get them for your grandchildren.</p>
<p>The audience was an interesting mix of extremely well-behaved children and lots of adults.</p>
<p>I’m with Pizzagirl on watching brutality for enjoyment. I get my rushes the old fashioned way!</p>
<p>David Fincher is well known for graphic violence. ( Fight Club, Seven.) I’m not a fan of graphic violence in the least but I will say it is an integral part of the characters that are being portrayed.
The scenes are very graphic but I’m not sure they are “dwelled upon” as much as reported.</p>
<p>I also subscribe to the Pizzagirlian view. I walked out of Slumdog Millionaire after the first 35 seconds. No credits, no lead-in, just bam – close up of child torture. At least in the NFL they are highly paid consenting adults.</p>
<p>I walked out of Slumdog three times, the final one being when they blinded the kids.</p>
<p>Tried to read the first book. Couldn’t make it through the first 100 pages…snow…more snow…lots of snow… Went with the family to see the movie and I was very shocked and disturbed by the rape scene. I guess it was meant to shock and disturb. Also, was very confused about who was who (family tree issues). Overall opinion, interesting but not great.</p>
<p>I walked out of Slumdog as well. I am going to go back to the cliche…needed for artistic intent…you had to understand the woman…the gentleness (with her former guardian) and how she was able to survive.</p>
<p>When Schlindler’s List came out both my parents had just died. I couldn’t see it. One of my dearest friend’s father was nominated for the movie. She took me over to a screening room and ran it…It was a cathartic experience. An amazing movie.</p>
<p>Not all movies are for all people. Know your limits. (Incidentally one of my children used to act professionally. She saw the movie with us. I casually asked her if she would have let me watch it with her if she were the star. --Note: I turned down several roles for her that I deemed inappropriate–Her answer, “Bleep No!”</p>
<p>I also read all three books, although not my usual kind of book. I found the first book easy to get into and once into it, you are hooked for sure. I saw the three Swedish movies. Will probably see this one this weekend especially because I am interested to see how they treat the story. I thought the Swedish adaptation was good in streamlining the essential elements of the book and including all the info you need that will re-surface later on so I am especially curious to see how that aspect is handled. Also it was interesting visually how the Swedish movie adapted the story. In my mind I had pictured the island and the bridge very differently. Given that this is a David Fincher film and I know the story and from what I’ve read, I know what to expect. I understand that Rooney Mara delivers a bravura performance in the role. </p>
<p>For those looking for an entirely different film experience, I recommend The Artist. It is such a unique concept, beautifully done and quite charming.</p>
<p>The book isn’t the type of thing that I would normally choose, but after numerous recommendations, I read it. I hated it. The graphic violence was a huge turnoff for me. Seeing this story on screen would give me nightmares.</p>
<p>I walked out of Slumdog Millionaire. Interesting to note that others did so, also.</p>
<p>I don’t avoid movies based on the content, regardless of how brutal it is. It only bothers me if it is gratuitous. I didn’t feel that the brutal scenes in “Dragon” were gratuitous. I felt they were necessary to illustrate the character.
I did have a very strong reaction to the scene and had a hard time shaking it but, to me, art should provoke strong reactions and leave the viewer changed in some way.</p>
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<p>That makes sense.</p>