The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is an underappreciated film, one that is surprisingly playful and self-aware. Still, there’s no doubt that Salander can take care of herself. Salander is spared that choice when the car explodes. When Martin’s car crashes at the side of the road, Salander produces a pistol with the intention of shooting her quarry. As Blomkvist lies on the floor recovering, Salander chases after Martin on her motorbike. Salander shows up at the last minute to save Blomkvist. In contrast, Blomkvist is completely powerless. After all, Le Chiffre threatens that when he is done, there will be “little left to identify Bond as a man.” Bond even mocks the absurdity of the torture, boasting, “Now, the whole world’s gonna know that you died scratching my balls!”Įven incapacitated, Bond is in some control of the situation. However, even in Casino Royale, the torture is tied to Bond’s masculinity. The sequence does invite comparisons to the torture scene in Casino Royale, where Bond is stripped naked and threatened with castration by the villainous Le Chiffre (Mads Mikkelsen).
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