Joss Whedon

copious amounts of competition and it is easy to crash and burn in such a high-stress workplace. Joss Whedon, famous writer and director, rose to the occasion and has become an icon in his career, specifically for the creation of cult classic Buffy the Vampire Slayer and, in recent years, the fan favorite The Avengers. Whedon has created numerous amounts of television shows, comic books, and movie scripts since the beginning of his young career, each building his knowledge of the industry and his own capabilities that would eventually transform him into the leader that he is today. Whedon accomplished his projects by exhibiting dominant tendencies about the work being…

Though they adapt the same source material, through the skillful use of setting and cinematography, the openings of Joss Whedon’s and Kenneth Branagh’s Much Ado About Nothing present vastly different moods. Both contain sequences not featured in the text that add to their vision of Shakespeare’s original work - a triumphant and frenzied entrance in a bucolic setting for one, and an intimate abandonment in the other. Branagh’s production is a show, choosing to downplay the darker aspects of the…

“Knowing” is Contagious Was Buffy the Vampire Slayer just an entertaining show or did it have a deeper meaning embedded into it? Why did the show have such a big fallowing? Well before we jump into these questions a little background of the show is in order. Buffy the Vampire Slayer was first aired in 1997 and was created by Joss Whedon. The premise of the show is a young girl comes to age and discovers that she is destine to slay vampires and other hellish creatures: she also has to deal with…

Shame Shame is one of the dominant themes acted upon in Joss Whedon’s movie adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing, specifically the presentation of shame that is associated with sexual prowess. In the bedroom scene with Don John, the bastard son, and Conrad, his trusted follower, there is a feeling of imprisonment and order right away as you see the sleek straight lines of the furniture, geometrical design and the old eloquent decorations. Along with the prop and sound choice, it is clear that…

Equality Now Martin Luther King Jr. gave his ‘I have a Dream’ speech in August of 1963 in support of international equality, and yes, here we are 50 years later, still debating the same issue. Equality Now is an organization that works toward a worldwide egalitarian society. Equality Now is a highly ranked organization working, “For the protection and promotion of the human rights of women and girls around the world,” (Equality Now) with many supporters, one of which being Joss Whedon, a…

Firefly is an American space western science fiction drama television series created by writer and director Joss Whedon, under his Mutant Enemy Productions label. Whedon served as an executive producer, along with Tim Minear. The series is set in the year 2517, after the arrival of humans in a new star system and follows the adventures of the renegade crew of Serenity, a "Firefly-class" spaceship. The ensemble cast portrays the nine characters who live on Serenity. Whedon pitched the show as…

During the writers’ strike of 2009, Joss Whedon and his team created a forty-five-minute long video entitled Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog. Decades earlier, writer Francis Scott Fitzgerald released his classic, The Great Gatsby. While it may not seem like they have anything in common at first glance, relationships in Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog by Joss Whedon were heavily influenced by the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, creating a classic “quest story” that draws the readers…

In The Avengers, Joss Whedon tells a story of how Earth's mightiest heroes must come together and learn to fight as a team so that they can stop the mischievous Loki and his alien army from enslaving Earth. This film contains some material inappropriate for children under 13; therefore it is intended for an audience of 13 and older. The Avengers is an excellent film of heroism because of the superb plot, intense action, and strong acting. The Avengers is about how the evil Norse Loki is…

is one of the main characters in The Avengers. He plays as Tony Stark/ Iron Man. Whedon used Downey to play as Tony Stark because he had already played Tony Stark in the other Iron Man movies that Marvel had produced. Downey does a great job playing Tony Stark. Tony Stark is supposed to be portrayed as a “genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist” (The Avengers) and Downey does a great job fulfilling that. Another actor that does a good job representing their character was Chris Hemsworth.…

The episode “The Body” of Buffy the Vampire Slayer directed by Joss Whedon in 2001, the scene is about Buffy finding her dead mother at home. This scene creates a sense remorse and somber mood. Set in a living room, the scene contains two paramedics with Buffy and her mother. The mood is created from focusing on the interaction of the first paramedic and Buffy with shot/reverse shots while speaking about Buffy’s mother. This scene specifically uses mostly close ups of Buffy as she is clearly…