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Johansson: Ingemar and Scarlett

Family resemblance or coincidence?

You may have noticed that two recent articles on this blOg mentioned the name “Johansson.” Scarlett Johansson is the actress in The Island (2005). Ingemar Johansson is the boxer to who knocked Floyd Patterson down seven times, in their championship boxing match in 1959. A reader wondered if they are related? I couldn’t find any reference connecting the two on the Internet. If they were related, I’m sure the kinship would have been reported somewhere on the world wide web.1

Anyway, for the skeptics, here is a side by side photographic comparison of Scarlett Johansson and Ingemar Johansson. Actually, I do see a bit of a resemblance. What do YOU think???

Scarlett Johansson
Scarlett Johansson. Apparently no relation to the heavyweight boxer, although they do have an uncanny resemblance

Ingemar Johansson (1932 - 2009), standing. That's Floyd Patterson, napping on the canvas. Johansson won the fight by a TKO in the 3rd round on June 26, 1959.



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  1. This is just the sort of knowledge exchange that Al Gore had in mind when he invented the Internet ↩

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K_Line Christian Online is top ranked Christian movie review site

Try it yourself. Type "Christian Movie Review Night of the Living Dead" (no quotation marks) into Google search. Apparently many other Christian movie reviewers have overlooked this film.

Night of the Living Dead
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
I think you know, if you read the title to this blOg article, that there must be some pretty serious disclaimers here. There are. But indeed, as of May 12, 2010, if you type “Christian Movie Review Night of the Living Dead” (no quotation marks) into Google© search, the top ranked unpaid response is “MOVIE REVIEW: Night of the Living Dead (1968) – K_Line Christian …” I believe the ranking will change over time, depending on the age of the online article, and lots of other factors that only the gnomes in the Google factory know, so look quickly, before my ranking slips.

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MOVIE REVIEW: The Island (2005)

The movie reviewed here is NOT for children, and also not for many other people who are not fans of this genre.

The Island
Scarlett Johansson as Jordan Two Delta
  • GENRE: Action / Science Fiction
  • ACTORS: Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson, Djimon Hounsou, Steve Buscemi, Sean Bean, Michael Clarke Duncan, Ethan Phillips, Brian Stepanek, Noa Tishby, Siobhan Flynn
  • RATING: PG-13
  • PARENTAL NOTE: Not suitable for children. Lots of violence. Killing and mayhem aplenty, though not really explicit “gore.” The chase scene shows a lot of “bad” guys being killed, and implies collateral deaths by bystanders.
  • INTENDED AUDIENCE: This movie is suitable for adults, though it may not be appreciated by those who are not fans of the genre.
  • GENERAL PLOT: (No spoilers) Futuristic look at a colony living underground in a contaminated world. They are waiting for a chance to win a lottery to go to “the Island”–the last unpolluted place left above ground, on Earth

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