The ending of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo wraps up the mystery and provides thrilling action, while also highlighting the pervasive cycle of violence against women. Lisbeth successfully steals money from Wennerström's bank accounts by using disguises and her hacking skills to transfer the cash to herself. Lisbeth's potential romantic connection with Mikael gets shattered when she sees him getting close to another woman, highlighting her continued experience of being abandoned and used by men.

There have been a number of adaptations of Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy novels. The series kicks off with The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, which David Fincher adapted in 2011. The story centers around two characters, Mikael Blomkvist, who is played by Daniel Craig, and Rooney Mara's Lisbeth Salander. Mikael is a disgraced journalist who has recently lost a libel suit posed against him by a corrupt businessman. He receives a call to...