Essays Tagged: "Buffy"

A comparison of Buffy and Dracula.

As a feminist text, Buffy is an abject failure. Bram Stoker is much more successful in empowering his female characters. ... s this statement in reference to the feministic features (or lack thereof) of the television serial Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, and Bram Stokers Dracula.In analyzing Buffy there isn't much evidence to ... he Vampire Slayer, and Bram Stokers Dracula.In analyzing Buffy there isn't much evidence to support Buffy as an adequate feminist text. There are many reasons for this, the most significant of these w ...

(8 pages) 79 0 4.0 May/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Spectatorship and Gender.

o the article. There is also the notion of social interaction between the teenagers. The premise of Buffy is that, at all time throughout history, a single, young woman designated as the slayer has th ... th in Sunnydale, California, resulting in an extraordinary number of demons for the current slayer, Buffy Summers, to conquer. What makes Buffy so different from many current television offerings is t ...

(5 pages) 52 1 4.8 Dec/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

Buffy the vampire slayer and soaps.

they appeal to their audiences in different ways. One such television programme is the hybrid text 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' which falls in the teen drama and horror genres. 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer ... racters within the narrative to make it more interesting to its target audience. The lead character Buffy Summers is an active female character rather than the traditional passive female who is helple ...

(4 pages) 68 0 4.5 Jan/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies

Femininity and Buffy: The Vampire Slayer.

The specific slant found within the program formula for "Buffy the VampireSlayer" (BTVS) is unique in both film and television: the lead character is afemale ... s cadre of carefully chosen writersdeal with feminist issues vis-à-vis character development.Buffy has another side, however - she is a good girl (more or less) who minds hermother (unless a ho ... house rule conflicts with her slaying duties) and keeps heramazingly frilly and feminine room neat. Buffy misses her father, to the extentthat a rejection by her father was manifested as her worst nig ...

(8 pages) 78 0 4.8 Jan/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

An Analysis of the Elements of Horror in "Hush"

Buffy Summers is a fictional character in the U.S. TV series "Buffy The Vampire Slayer". She is "The ... is a fictional character in the U.S. TV series "Buffy The Vampire Slayer". She is "The Chosen One". Buffy lives in a small town in the U.S.A. called Sunnydale. Buffy shares a dormitory with her best f ... . called Sunnydale. Buffy shares a dormitory with her best friend, Willow, who is a witch. Giles is Buffy's 'watcher'. He trained Buffy when she first became the Slayer, and now guides her when she ha ...

(4 pages) 34 0 5.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

Buffy and its Gothic Elements

show much, but can affect us mentally. So Terror is generally mental, and Horror is more physical. Buffy uses both Terror and Horror, the show uses horror as its basic mode because it's based on the ... it still continues to appeal because it reflects on reality. For example, in the end of Season 2 of Buffy. After Angel experienced his brief moment of happiness with Buffy in the episode "Innocence", ...

(5 pages) 29 0 3.0 Apr/2005

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

"Is This a Penis Metaphor?: An Analysis of Adolescent Sexuality in Buffy the Vampire Slayer"

ate the complexities of adolescent sexuality. This is demonstrated potently in the post-modern show Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which attempts to convey the ambiguities of sexual morality without simpli ... pts to convey the ambiguities of sexual morality without simplifying or condemning the issue.Often, Buffy, the Vampire Slayer has been dismissed merely as a fad. Studies reveal that it is generally ca ...

(16 pages) 61 0 2.7 Apr/2005

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies

'Buffy Bites Back'

Compares one episode of the series 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' and Bram Stokers gothic novel 'Dracula'. Written in NEWSPAPER FORMAT. Buf ... tes Back Recently, many television reviews and critics have been reporting that the hit TV-series 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' is nothing more than "... a cheap teenage soapie." Other reports have said ... re is absolutely no educational value within the "corny script work and horrendous acting." But pro-Buffy experts refute by insisting that there is a lot more to the series than meets the eye. Joss W ...

(5 pages) 35 0 0.0 Aug/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Hush, Buffy the Vampire slayer

imits the actual communication of the film are proven though the lack of communication in the show. Buffy and her crush are able to kill the gentlemen without communication which means it is not neces ...

(2 pages) 2 0 0.0 Sep/2014

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis