Jessica Jones Review: Netflix's Latest Marvel Show
After the success of Daredevil, Marvel wanted to do a series that could surpass its success, so they created Jessica Jones. In this article, I intend to do a very brief review about Jessica Jones. It is relevant to tell you that this series has a very good rating in Rotten Tomatoes: actually, it is 8.16, a very good rating, right? Ok, let’s talk a little about the series itself. This was released on Netflix only and was created by Melissa Rosenberg, the same writer behind Dexter, and it was based on the Marvel Comics’ Jessica Jones. It was released in 2015 and has only one season, but don’t get worried, there will be more. At first, let’s talk about the character Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter): she is one the most complete characters Marvel created so far. She is really interesting and she deals with topics that Marvel did not deal with until now, such as abuse, gender, sexuality and patriarchal society. It is good to see a female protagonist in a Marvel’s series because it presents a whole new range of options we have not seen so far in a Marvel production. Of course, there are some things that are present in almost every Marvel production, such as super powers, for example.
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“Felicity'; currently airs on the Warner Brother Network at 8pm on Sunday. “Felicity'; like “Dawson’s Creek'; is a very successful program, winning a Golden Globe award for lead actress Keri Russell in her portrayal of title character Felicity Porter. The shows main premise is being out on your own for the first time and having no one to cling to but strangers who become your friends and has made “Felicity'; not only hit home with teenagers but also with young adults. In their freshman season, “Felicity'; and “Dawson’s Creek'; aired at 9:00 P.M on Tuesday and was lead in by cult favorite “Buffy, the Vampire Slayer'; for a boost in ratings.
“Life isn’t fair, it’s just fairer than death.” (Goldman 358) That was said by William Goldman at the end of his novel The Princess Bride. The Princess Bride is a book about a girl named Buttercup who learns throughout the book, about the difficulties of life. Buttercup learns about love, adventure, and truthfulness of life, and people. Buttercup lived in a farm in Florin opposite from the land of Guilder. Her family owned a boy she called “Farm boy.” Buttercup teased Farm boy and told him what to do. One day, the Count and Countess of Florin show up at Buttercups families farm, and asks for their cows milk, which was said to be the best milk around. The Countess takes an interest in Westly, the farm boy, and Buttercup realizes her love for him. When Buttercup admitted to her love for Westly, he told her he was moving to America to build a future for the both of them. Soon, Buttercup got a call that informed her of Westly’s death, she was petrified. Later in the book, the Prince of Florin decided he needed a princess because his father, the king, was very ill. Soon, he would become king, and there must be a queen. Prince Humperdinck went to Buttercups farm to gather her so she could become his wife. Buttercup did so and the marriage was soon to be. One day, when Buttercup had been living in the Princes castle, she decided to go for a ride on her horse. Buttercup was kidnapped by three men, Inigo, Vizzini, and Fezzik. They were planning on taking Buttercup to Guilder to kill her so there could be a war between Florin and Guilder. The group was followed by a “man in black” who turned out to be Westly Buttercups love. Westly defeated each man and planned on taking Buttercup to...
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