Joss Whedon - William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing

(Buffy: Zettelkasten)

Amy Acker
Amy Acker

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“Much Ado” was shot cheaply and quickly while the director was occupied with the mighty labor of “The Avengers,” and it is in every way superior to that bloated, busy blockbuster. Also shorter. Do not suppose that this is reflexive literary snobbery or a preposterous apple-and-orange comparison. Shakespeare’s knotty double plot, propelled by friendships, rivalries and a blithe spirit at once romantic and cynical, is a better vehicle for Mr. Whedon’s sensibilities than the glowering revenger’s tale that every superhero movie is forced, these days, to become.

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Selbst der ehrwürdigen New York Times fällt es schwer, die Begeisterung über Joss Whedons Adaption von Shakespeares Komödie zu unterdrücken. Ich bin sehr gespannt auf diesen Film (zumal die Besetzungsliste die Begegnung mit einigen meiner Lieblingsschauspieler aus dem Whedonverse verspricht).