Lisbeth is fleshed out well in the movie and the storylines
always come back to her as the character that the audience cares about most. The
novel version was able to focus on Lisbeth and Blomkvist’s experiences as they
intertwine, but the film played down some aspects of the story, like Blomkvist’s
relationships with other women. Even the characters that served as Lisbeth’s
social group outside of work (and mother) were cut so we could better focus on
her.
I did think it was a good choice to cut Lisbeth’s social
circle from the film, because her character really relied on being a social
outsider, but I would have liked to see more of Blomkvist’s character. I
understand that delivering the murder clues to viewers is more tricky in a
film, but the whole investigation was watered down and simplified so we could
just get the point and keep it moving, which isn’t as exciting as details
coming to the surface slowly like in the book. Overall, the movie was a great
adaptation and most of the changes that were made helped move the story forward
and keep the viewers interested and invested in Lisbeth.
I found that the character Dragan was also basically cut down to a very minor character in the film where he was pretty important in the novel. He mattered in the novel because he was the one that really helped the reader to understand how others say Lisbeth before we actually saw inside her head. Whereas Lisbeth's social circle only made Lisbeth seem like a weak character that latched onto others that she could not even talk to. Without the social circle holding her down, Lisbeth became more of an independent character. She did not even struggle with how she would handle Bjurman as she had in the novel.
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