Joss Whedon has revealed that he dislikes the ending of "Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back."
The director told Entertainment Weekly that "Empire Strikes Back" was ultimately an unfinished movie. He said, "Empire committed the cardinal sin of not actually ending. Which at the time I was appalled by and I still think it was a terrible idea. Well, it's not an ending. It's a Come Back Next Week, or in three years. And that upsets me. I go to movies expecting to have a whole experience. If I want a movie that doesn't end I'll go to a French movie. That's a betrayal of trust to me. A movie has to be complete within itself, it can't just build off the first one or play variations."
Whedon, who is also known for his work on the hit TV series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," also had the chance to speak about his thoughts on how the Vampire genre has evolved. He stated: "A small part of you is like: 'Well, you know, I did that first. I liked that band before they were popular. The thing about Buffy for me is-on a show-by-show basis-are there female characters who are being empowered, who are driving the narrative? The Twilight thing and a lot of these franchise attempts coming out, everything rests on what this girl will do, but she's completely passive, or not really knowing what the hell is going on. And that's incredibly frustrating to me because a lot of what's taking on the oeuvre of Buffy, is actually a reaction against it. Everything is there - except for the Buffy. A lot of things aimed at the younger kids is just Choosing Boyfriends: The Movie."
Whedon is currently working on "The Avengers: Age of Ultron." The director recently directed "Much Ado About Nothing" and "The Avengers."
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