I get to rant about movies here too.
Question of the day.
Why is Scarlett Johanssen in every movie? And why is she smoking? Is that what passes for acting? How many young women are being influenced by this idiocy? A whole generation rests prematurely in peace because they were taught by movies that smoking was cool and sexy. Seen an old black and white lately? I mean black and white and smokey. Everybody's puffing and a cloudy haze hangs in every indoor scene.
Who decided Scarlett had to be in every movie? We saw the Black Dahlia and if I've seen 500 movies in my life, this ranks 499th as well as the largest waste of millions of dollars ever hoisted on the American public. And there's Scarlett. Smoking away.
I'm not even saying she's a bad actress. She's ok. I just want to see a movie without her. Are directors that lazy?
And can actresses convey that worried, disturbed state of mind any other way than smoking? I just saw a cute movie on cable with Ashton Kutcher and Amanda Peet (who's always great) and in the middle of the movie, out of nowhere, there's Amanda - worried and smoking. It's the actress's shortcut. (See Julia Roberts in My Best Friend's Wedding.) Do all women grab a cigarette at the first sign of distress even if there's no indication they've ever smoked?
Epilogue: November 14th - Add Emma Thompson to the list. Her exhibition of writer's block in Stranger Than Fiction centered around her love/hate relationship with her butts. Surely there was another way for an actress of this skill and magnitude to display her state of mind.
Some suggestions for similar activities that might convey the same message:
1. Chew Gum
2. Chew Nails
3. Chew M&M's
4. Chocolate in general.
5. Chew a towel
6. Kiss the nearest man
7. Snap your fingers
8. Display a nervous tic
9. Curse
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