In The Girl With the Drago Tattoo, the efficient and sideshow romantic relationship between the handsomely weathered Mikael Blomkvist (Daniel Craig) and the prickly cyberpunk sprite Lisbeth Salander (Rooney Mara) has taught me one thing about odd couples: people LOVE them.
Throughout the years, movie audiences gobble up characters that have polarities that spark when they interact. One of them is always “normal” the other is the “opposite of normal”. With Mikael and Lisbeth, it’s just freaky…and all of us love to get freaky. Here are some other movie couples that fulfill the theory of attracting opposites — which make for a joyous movie-going experience.
Clarice Starling and Hannibal Lecter, The Silence of the Lambs: These two love birds are probably the most like Mikael and Lisbeth. Hannibal is batshit crazy and unsuitable for social interaction while Clarice is just using him for his brain. The only difference is that the sexual tension is not as sexy. Can you imagine them doing it? EEEEW.
Susanna Kaysen and Lisa Rowe of Girl, Interrupted: Technically, both of them are crazy because they were both in a mental hospital, but it’s Lisa that is the more psychotic of the two. And let’s not forget, this was around the same time when Angelina had a very non-brotherly kiss with her brother on the red carpet. So there’s that.
Frodo Baggins and Sam Gamgee, Lord of the Rings Trilogy: Both of these hobbits are fairly normal, but Frodo is a little bitch which makes him kind of crazy. Sam always has to put him in check. They balance each other out, but I still can’t figure out who pitches and catches in this Middle Earth romance of the ages.
Professor X and Magneto X-Men: First Class: Considering both of them are outcasts of society, they are both misfits — but Magneto is the one hellbent on making mutants the dominant species. Even so, the two work together splendidly to create a band of merry mutants to defend mutant and mankind — and it shows in their non-gay back-to-back pose above.
Dr. Watson and Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Holmes Franchise: Sherlock Holmes may be calculated and abnormally smart, but he is one crazy muthafucka. It’s a good thing Watson is there to balance out his erratic behavior. They kind of remind me of…
Roger Murtaugh and Martin Riggs, Lethal Weapon: Another crime fighting duo that fulfills the roles of good cop/bad cop. Riggs is a loose cannon while Murtaugh constantly reminds us that “he’s too old for this”.
Lily and Nina, Black Swan: Their girl-on-girl scene may have been hot but damn — Nina just needs to calm the hell down. When you start to think you are physically mutating into a swan perhaps you need to seek professional help or consider a different career route.
The Narrator and Tyler Durden, Fight Club One is real, the other isn’t — and they are basically the same person so I guess that makes both of them the crazy one, right?
Doc and Marty, Back to the Future: Doc is certainly the spazz in this relationship. He’s the epitome of a mad scientist while Marty stays, for the most part, relatively sane. However, all these years I have wondered WHY a high schooler ilk Marty spends all his time hanging with a scientist. What’s going on there?
Frank and April Wheeler, Revolutionary Road: Again, this is one of those relationships that where it is difficult to decipher the normal one from the insane one. Both of them are pretty damn crazy for entering a marriage that was bound for failure, but I think April is just a tad bit more deranged. I mean — what was with that awkward sexcapade with Shep? And how about the way she screams and then aimlessly wanders through the woods after her fight with Frank? She is the poster child for marriage prevention. Bitch is crazy.
Anita and Jennifer, Jennifer’s Body: The more I watch this, the more I realize that Anita was holding Jennifer back. Jennifer was just trying to fulfill her duty as a normal demon. Anita was a big ol’ cock block.
Miley Cyrus and Hannah Montana, Hannah Montana: The Movie: Miley clearly has a severe case of some sort of dissociative disorder. Plus, we are all morons if we can’t tell them apart. It’s just a stupid blonde wig.
Did I miss any? If so, please share.
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