Joss Whedon – Serenity
Joss Whedon has officially and permanently lodged himself in the affections of fans of cult TV off the back of Buffy, Angel and Firefly. With Serenity and The Avengers he has proven himself just as impressive a wielder of big-screen resources and anticipation and expectations are now sky-high for Age of Ultron.
So much of his pre-Avengers output is great, it’s hard to know where to point, but we’ll go with Serenity, simply because it shows, before The Avengers did, that Whedon can balance large casts, that he can alloy emotional heft and dramatic stakes to a witty script and that some of the more outlandish elements that can come with sci-fi can still feel down to Earth if you can get the tone right.
Serenity is a thing of beauty – thrilling, hilarious, weighty, fan-pleasing, moving and accessible. Before he got it all right for The Avengers, Whedon got it all right here.
