Scarlett Spider Slayer

I really enjoyed Devlin and Emmerich's Eight Legged Freaks (why isn't "eight-legged" hyphenated?). It contains all of the essential monster movie fun that was sadly lacking from their Godzilla movie. (This is the version they should have produced). You can watch an interview with Scarlett Johansson about the filming of Eight Legged Freaks here (I wonder if her nose ring helped the interviewer focus on her face instead of her... oh, just watch the clip).

Scarlett Spider Slayer, whose secret identity is of course Scarlett Johansson, is now the official superhero of this blog.

Really, I'm one of the last people you'd ever catch extoling the virtues of a celebrity, but Ms. Johansson is a real American heroine. This would be a better country if more people emulated her example:

1. Scarlett Johansson, the Anti-Diva. Injured on the set of The Island, she soldiered on rather than make a fuss.

2. Doesn't freak out or allow the threat of terrorist attacks to change the way she lives her life, despite the media's fearmongering. (For the best contrast of the American and British responses to terror, check out this clip of the The Daily Show's coverage of the London bombings).

3. Possesses the fortitude necessary to resist religious indoctrination with dignity and grace.

4. Even after winning awards, realizes there are more meaningful and worthwhile things she could be doing besides acting.

5. Does not suffer from Gymnophobia, the pathological fear of nudity. (See previous posts: Another Reason to Hate Michael Bay, One Track Mind, and Scarlett Johansson in Next Bat-Sequel)

Resilient, levelheaded, and resistant to multiple forms of brainwashing... America could use a lot more spider slayers and far fewer sheep.