College Pop Culture

I’ve praised the works of Hank Green and Bernie Su many times before, but lately I have been extra excited about their new project, Emma Approved. Based off of Jane Austen’s novel Emma, Emma Approved takes the storyline and modernizes it with a vlog format to bring the story to a new audience. I loved The Lizzie Bennet Diaries which came out last year, but I think I may love Emma Approved more.

 

In the modern adaption, Emma Woodhouse makes a career out of her matchmaking talent landing high profile clients and finding them their perfect match. She works with Mr. Alex Knightly (George Knightly in the book) who doesn’t always approve of her medaling. When she hires a new assistant, Harriet, she takes her under her wing and makes her more confident. In Emma’s eyes she is making a better Harriet but her sneaky influence in Harriet’s love life may be pushing the limit too far.

 

What I love about the video series is the wonderful actress who plays Emma, Joanna Sotomura. She portrays the sometimes over-confident and ultimately big-hearted Emma well. She’s actually nominated for A Webby Award in Best Actress in a Comedy and she definitely deserves it.