Sunday, November 21, 2010

Sarcastic Dragon Tattoo

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The meaning of the dragon changes from place to place. In the western culture they are reputable for being evil, powerful and aggressive – something that made them fearsome and respected.
A dragon tattoo on a woman would represent a fiery hot disposition.  Being independent and intelligent she needs no man.  She is the female version of the male dragon but she is far more ruthless, cunning, sly, and devious.  If a man tries to handle her, well pity him, she will crucify him.  She is well-educated and articulate. 

Colorful Dragon Tattoo

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 This dragon has its mouth closed, in a less aggressive stance. It also clutches in one of his claws an object that is variously shown as a ball, a pearl, or a jewel. This item is essentially the closed-lotus form seen in various Buddhist designs including temples and grave markers. It represents the spiritual essence of the universe, by which the dragon controls the winds, rains, and even the movement of the planets, and he protects.

Full Back Dragon Tattoo

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Full Back Dragon Tattoo is heavenly dragon said to guard the sky Shenlong is the god of thunder which control the weather and Lung Wang is the divine ruler of the four seas There are many more it just tastes designs Tattoo With Girl Tattoo Specially Full Back Dragon Tattoo Designs Pictures

Stomach Dragon Tattoo

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"The Girl Who Played With Fire" and "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest” (known collectively as the "Millenium Trilogy") follow journalist Mikael Blomkvist and computer hacker Lisbeth Salander as they solve crimes in Sweden. A source Variety spoke with for its story called Lisbeth "one of the most compelling characters in contemporary fiction.” And it's true. She's intelligent, clever and doesn't take B.S. from anybody, which got us wondering who could bring this complex character to life. 

Back Dragon Tattoo

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 Few literary tales are as bittersweet as the real-life story of author Stieg Larsson—the Swedish journalist who became a world-wide bestselling author only after his death in 2004. If you've wandered through a Barnes and Noble in the last couple of years, you've no doubt spotted the green and yellow-dappled cover of his mega-successful crime drama "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo." Though a movie version of the book was released earlier this year in Europe, according to Variety, Sony has nabbed the English-language screen rights for the film with plans to produce it for an American audience.

Dragon Leg Tattoo

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Now let’s talk about the film itself. It is not a masterpiece by any stretch of the imagination but it’s a good thriller, its star definitely Noomi Rapace – an incredible performance – as the androgynous, bisexual, computer-hacking twenty-something, Lisbeth Salander. She is a cool chick and uber – nerd, the perfect anti – heroine for the 21st century. She’s odd, disturbed, intelligent, highly moral (in her own way), utterly uncompromising, violent, full of righteous anger and dispassionate – a fascinating character and wholly engaging. To be honest I can’t see anyone matching her. She’s going to be a real hard act to follow. Apparently she got the part after the producer saw her in a Sarah Kane play in Stockholm. If you know the work of Sarah Kane then it might give you some idea of the difficulty and depth of character one would need to have to play the part convincingly.

Dragon Tattoo Left Shoulder

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 I think there’s an inherent problem with all films adapted from a book written by someone from another culture. To visually express the tonal qualities, nuances and spirit of another culture through film is extremely difficult. This is made all the more harder when you’re trying to condense and stay true to a book that has a packed narrative – and enough plotlines to make a number of films – running to over 500 pages. I have no doubt that David Fincher – a Director I very much admire – will do a great job with the pulp aspect of the ‘Girl With The Dragon Tattoo’ and its partner books in the trilogy. However, underneath the surface of the books lie important questions about Swedish society. These ugly truths, the sub text, are far more difficult to thread into the film – as they need to be given space to breathe and tell their own story – and are best approached through tone, rhythm, colour, atmosphere and a Swedish cultural sensibility. It is this aspect of the film that I fear will be lost in translation. So America taking on plot and character, yes definitely, dealing with the dark undercurrent that runs throughout the book and the rest of the trilogy, namely the societal issues that preoccupy many Swedish crime writers including; Henning Mankell, Hakan Nesser, Mari Jungstedt and of course Stieg Larsson, I don’t think so.