Age of ultron is an exploration of what it means to be human, like most all art, by capturing the worst and best of humanity. Joss whedons commentary heartbreaking on age of ultron. Age of ultron has been out for, oh, about 90 seconds, and already youre seeing them. While talking with nerdhq over the weekend during comiccon international in san diego, avengers. These commentariesintended for popular use by laypeopleare comprehensive yet concise.
Just wanted to say that i laughed my butt off on 287 and 288. For much more on the movie and many other movies pick up a copy of empire s june issue now. Age of ultron, dips its proverbial toes into the realm of biblical quotation and allusion, and, remarkably, uses the villainous ultrons toes to do the dipping. Age of ultron has kicked off the biggest marvel movie controversy yet. Secrets revealed in joss whedons avengers dvd commentary. Age of ultron broke him a little bit, and that he felt more pressure than he ever has. No direct matches for your keyword exist in the king james bible. Age of ultron is based on the everpopular marvel comic book series the avengers, published in 1963. Dc memes marvel memes marvel dc marvel comics marvel funny the avengers age of ultron loki disney movies. It is, perhaps, a holdover from an earlier comic book movie age. Age of ultron is like a victory lap for marvels phase 2, which i thought was overall even stronger than the first, even when you consider just the movies themselves. Now, joss whedon was obviously aware of all this speculation, and if theres anything he. The avengers, consisting of iron man, thor, captain america, black widow, hawkeye, and the hulk, are back in action stopping threats.
Total film meets joss whedon to talk epic sequel avengers. Whedon references the pulpit commentary, speakers commentary, langes commentary, john kittos works, and the expositors bible. Age of ultron feels like whedon just didnt give a shit. Tony stark aka iron man creates ultron, an artificial intelligence set with the mission to protect earth from all evil. The digital and bluray releases include behindthescenes featurettes, audio commentary. Hes prone to spouting biblical verse of the doomsday variety, and he.
We examine why joss whedons 2015 avengers sequel is, despite its failings. This entry was posted in whedons wisdom and tagged avengers. Age of ultron as christian commentary griffin paul jackson. Whedon analyzes the entire bible, providing the background, history, message, and historical and contemporary relevance of each old and new testament book. Whedons commentary on the old and new testaments 14 vols. Age of ultron this past week know that the film ends rather abruptly. He sees the world from a very strange, biblical point of view because hes. Age of ultron press conference on april 23, 2015 in milan, italy. Joss whedon screenplay, stan lee and jack kirby comic book stars.
Ive been begging him, and he said ill never do it again, ruffalo said. And if theres one thing weve come to expect from those, its punchy dialogue with a slight. Joss whedon was unsure of thanos story after avengers movie. Age of ultron director reveals at tribeca film festival why he was frustrated with blockbuster sequel. Whedons commentary is intended for popular use by laypeople. If he were the star of a comicbook film, hed be called something like zinc. Age of ultron might be the best movie marvel has ever made. The biggest director in hollywood doesnt sound happy.
Age of ultron is the best and most interesting avengers film. But he began with a scheme that redefined comic book evil. Joss whedon just made the biggest movie on the planet. Whedon, daniel whedons commentary on the bible 14 vols.
Whedons job on avengers and age of ultron was to make giant teamup blockbuster movies full of spectacle. Age of ultron, whether hell work with marvel again, and which upcoming mcu movie hes most lookin. The avengers came out on bluray and dvd this week, and with that came a very special directors commentary from the man himself, joss whedon. The film was written and directed by joss whedon and features an ensemble. Fans noticed that plenty of shots featured in the trailer werent included in the film, like black widows massive cannons and a scene involving tom. Age of ultron is an american movie and because im much more apt to pick up judeochristian symbols than those of any other religion, the blockbuster struck me as rife with christian references. He devoted 25 years to completing his commentaries on the new testament and, moreover, edited the old testament commentaries presented here. While i dont think every reference is an attempt to make a.
That sort of comicbook motivation could come off as onenote in another filmmakers hands, but ultrons pain is very, very real to me, said. According to the dvd commentary, its also a reference to his girl friday. John 11 commentary daniel whedons commentary on the bible. The avengers director joss whedon admits to being a little. Joss whedons talked before about about the massive hero soup he had to manage with age of ultron, and now weve got confirmation that hes not just talking about the many new characters. Immersed in the whedonverse winter 2014 campbell magazine. Ruffalo told the audience that after ultron, he pleaded whedon to do avengers 3 and 4, hulk 3 and thor 3.
Besides many articles for religious papers he was also. After being rather critical during last mays press tour for disneymarvels avengers. Age of ultron sees the posse of superheroes face off against an artificial intelligence voiced by. A scene involving black widow scarlett johansson in avengers. The first possibility, in particular, picked up steam after the trailer for age of ultron was released. With all the hype and anticipation, aou fails in so many ways the story, dialogue, disappointing end. A guide to the growing controversy over joss whedons avengers. It is the sequel to 2012s the avengers and the eleventh film in the marvel cinematic universe mcu. Age of ultron, black widow, captain america, directors commentary, dvd commentaries, hulk, iron man, james cameron, joss whedon, robert downey jr. James spader was joss whedons only choice for the role of ultron, because of his. Has anyone listened to whedons age of ultron commentary. In 2012, the avengers closed the tribeca film festival, and four years later, on monday night, director joss whedon sat down with actor mark ruffalo, and confessed that age of. He was professor of ancient languages in wesleyan university, studied law and had some years of pastoral experience. The infinity stones and the tesseract of a preuniverse signularity have in them vaguely vedic elements.
Written and directed by joss whedon and produced by kevin feige, marvels avengers. Infinity war, admitting to be a little jealous of the. Ive seen avengers like a hundred times and i still cheer when loki catches the arrow, and then i yell. Whedon also addressed his earlier negative comments, which he made during ultrons press tour. Like he wrote it, and it could have been good, but he got pissy when marvel told him to add and cut things and so he botched it.
Age of ultron is no different, but it also has one unique quality. Age of ultron trailer, explained for people who dont read comic books by alex abadsantos jan, 2015, 1. Whedons sequel, the age of ultron, is due in theaters next year. Whedon added that he wanted actor paul bettany to play vision since his very first meeting about the avengers, and the long anticipated character was used to bring about one of his favorite scenes. Commentaries whedon, daniel whedons commentary on the. Age of ultron the weekly planet commentary track fairly new to tesd. Nine fun facts from joss whedons dvd commentary the writerdirector reveals his favorite scenes and biggest regrets on a. Age of ultron is a movie thats loaded with comedy and spectacle, but its the intimate, characterdriven debate between vision and ultron about humanity that whedon enjoys the most.
Daniel whedons commentary on the new testament volume. Y ouve got to help me with this ankle bracelet it shocks me if i try to go to warner bros. While standing in front of the new avengers lineup, captain america proclaims. Tshirts, bumper stickers and mugs bearing the slogan jarvis is my copilot. Age of ultron writerdirector joss whedon says the film wont include a postcredits scene, as he doesnt think there is any way to top the post. The scarlet witch was given psychomagical powers by an elder god. Joss whedons commentary heartbreaking on age of ultron bluray. Age of ultron is a sequel of enormous size, with a surprising amount of heart.
Age of ultron is the worst comics collected edition i have ever read the second worst by the way is dcs superman vol. Age of ultron, joss whedon proves he has a superpower of his own. Age of ultron is a 2015 american superhero film based on the marvel comics superhero team the avengers, produced by marvel studios and distributed by walt disney studios motion pictures. Whedon was an important nineteenthcentury figure in the struggle between calvinism and arminianism. Age of ultron may be the most spiritual superhero movie yet. Age of ultrons joss whedon updated thursday, 23 apr 2015 07.
Director of the first two avengers films, joss whedon, recently discussed his thoughts on the most recent entry in the franchise, avengers. End game cast hilariously surprises fanspart1 try not to laugh duration. Thor is the asgardian god of thunder in norse mythology. I can hardly wait for phase 3, which, luckily, wont be too much longer since antmans just right around the corner. Click the search button below to search the entire website including all scripture translations, comments, commentary, bible dictionary, articles, and other pages. It doesnt hurt that the shows creator, joss whedon, has gone on to bigger. Whedon may not have had the foresight to know how to set up thanos, but that is what kevin feige and everyone else at marvel studios are for. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Age of ultron writerdirector joss whedon got super candid about whether nor not there will ever be a directors cut of the 2015 blockbuster film.
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