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Summary Scarlett Johansson has made a name for herself as one of the most sought-after actors working today, and several of her greatest performances were in science-fiction movies. Johansson has taken up sci-fi roles since early in her career, such as in the little-known creature feature Eight Legged Freaks, right up to more recent releases like the controversial manga adaptation Ghost in the Shell.
A potential sequel to Eight Legged Freaks was reported on in 2003 ; however, no subsequent information has come out since then, and it’s highly likely this project has been abandoned, especially considering the original film’s mixed critical and audience reception. While Johansson delivered a strong performance as Major, she was entirely wrong for the part, and as a cult Japanese manga with a Hong Kong-inspired setting and a story influenced by Eastern philosophy, an Asian actor would have been the obvious choice. Ghost in the Shell also lacked the magic of the previous anime movie adaptation and proved this was a story that worked better in animation than in live-action.
While The Island worked well as an entertaining summer blockbuster, it lacked the nuanced depth of more accomplished speculative sci-fi works where characters discovered they had been bred for death, such as Never Let Me Go. Johansson played her part well as the clueless clone who soon found everything she ever knew to be a lie and grew to discover everything from the nature of society to sexual desire.
Johansson gave a solid performance in Lucy, which more than made up for the absurdity at the heart of its concept. As a cross between superhero, gangster, and speculative sci-fi filmmaking, Lucy was a brief 90-minute movie that kept the stakes high and the action consistent throughout. While it may not have been for everyone, Johansson was on top form, and director Besson recaptured some of the magic that made his best movies, like Léon: The Professional and The Fifth Element, work so well.
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