Buffy The Vampire Slayer "Hush" Review

Before even tempting to watch anything that Joss Whedon does, you must understand that your in for something different and something that you may consider odd. It depends if you enjoy the finer things in movie or not because that may determine if this movie is up your alley. Joss is an award winning director with a mind out of this world and if your down with these types of movie you should seriously consider reading the rest of my blog.

The whole theme of this episode in the Buffy The Vampires Series “Hush” is based on communicating without actually speaking. People always question Joss Whedon and everything that he had ever done and told him that he would be nothing without his dialog, so he wanted to prove all the critics wrong and made this episode that forces it to continue without dialog and more directing and physical action. I am not quite sure what it exactly is about Buffy The Vampire that truly gets me into this series but all I can tell you is Joss Whedon is a great innovator of directing. One of the best parts of “Hush” is adding the comedy into the seriousness. Imagine not being able to talk and some of the creepiest vampires come not to suck your blood but take your heart and the only way to actually kill the “Gentlemen” is by screaming, only one problem, you have no voice. I will admit that I actually jumped in a few parts and especially with the “Gentlemen” looking through the windows during the night. It is a great episode that adds a different dimension then what you usually expect with a Joss Whedon running the show. I am not trying to spoil the fun for you but let me just say that Joss Whedon had a genius idea by bringing mimes into this episode to play the role of the “Gentlemen”, I mean what better way to have a silent film then with mimes who do this for a living. At the end I bet you can predict what is going to happen, Buffy comes to the rescue but does she do it by herself, well that is for you to find out. I really enjoyed this episode and I am not easy to please, 4 and a half stars, great job again by Joss Whedon in a 45 minute adventure.
- Paul