I officially have a girl boner for Rooney Mara

Although I think my girl boner might still be largely due in part to Noomi Rapace, as Rooney Mara is transforming into the Lisbeth Salander character for David Fincher's adaptation of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.

I can't help but adore the Lisbeth Salander character. Intelligent, pan-sexual, unforgiving, tortured, and yet capable of torture herself, and equipped with a set of morals so black-and-white in an ironically twisted fashion as to turn her into a vigilante who doles out punishment as she sees fit. Which is to say that she takes no mercy or shit. And that's hot as hell. Nothing turns me off more in a woman, whether in real life, or on the screen or in a book, who whines and bemoans her shitty lot in life without fixing anything. Or a woman who meekly accepts cruelty at the hands of any abuser, whether it be a rapist or even her own husband, and quietly turns her cheek for more.

I understand there's a psychology behind that but I have a hard time believing a person doesn't feel rage enough to do something about. Last June a man grabbed me on a crowded bus and my response was to put my knee in his crotch right before disembarking. I've practically got a boner for myself just thinking about it.

Noomi Rapace did such a fantastic job kicking ass and impressing the hell out of me (I had not read any of the books before spontaneously seeing the movie at a screening at U of T) that when it was announced that there would be an American remake I groaned inwardly but I felt better once I knew David Fincher would direct.

When it was announced that Daniel Craig would play the lead role, I groaned audibly. First off, I find him unbearably wooden as an actor. Secondly, I've never understood the sex appeal. I know he was Bond. And Bond is a sex symbol (again, something I've never understood).

Does someone want to explain this to me? He looks like a
Russian politician or a spaniel or something. Also his head is
disturbingly round. I would not want to be the woman having his baby.

However, he does very much resemble Michael Nyqvist who played the role of Mikael Blomkvist in the original film.

I totally see a resemblance even if you don't.

And this isn't about you.

After Rooney Mara was chosen to play Lisbeth Salander, I was even more skeptical. I have only ever seen her being sweet and soft and dewey-eyed and rosy-cheeked.

Not until S. showed me photos of her done up as Lisbeth Salander did I start to gain confidence that the film might not be bad after all.

I could stand to look at her for 90+ minutes.

More photos, official and not-so-official, can be seen here and here .

I am impressed with just how much she seems to fit the role already, and now I really can't wait to see her shove a dildo up a rapist's ass.

Please David Fincher, don't cater to American audiences and remove that gem of a scene. I think it will do a lot more for young girls than the Jonas Brothers and abstinence classes and purity rings combined.

All of which are infinitely more horrible in the first place.