Item Two: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (2011)

Item Two: The girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011). Useful in showing one of David Finchers latest films and how his style is still very similar to Se7en (1995) supporting his auteur state. There is a strong use of colour connotations within the film, due to it being mainly set around Sweden, therefore using snow to aid the narrative of bleakness. Also snow is used to present how the protagonist, Mikael Blomkvist is out of his comfort zone, linking to the films underlying issue of safety. Most scenes within the film use a blue undertone which links to the cold heartedness of the characters and narrative (How Martin views and treated women) but also the environment ( the treatment of women in Sweden) Lighting is used to create a juxtaposition between the crime and the environment, showing the crime scene in Martins house to be a well-lit, to re-enforce the underlying issue within the film of a lack of safety (supported through the characters backgrounds of rape and abuse, shown through flashbacks).