So for some reason, hero stories are the theme of the week. Beowulf just defeated the dread Grendel, and I'm slowly working my way through the tale of the Seven Samurai, in which a town slated to be robbed of their crops after harvest recruits seven hungry but honorable samurai to hold off the raid. It's a three and a half hour movie. I just finished hour one and the samurai have arrived to save the day of villagers who can't seem to make up their minds about how they feel about their saviors (saving vs. making off with their daughters).

I feel like I should be listening to the "I need a hero" song, however much that might offend my feminist sensibilities.