Your First Time on Serenity *Spoilers*
POSTED BY: HazelRah
UPDATED: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 17:08
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Again...SPOILERS to follow....
Greetings.and.....OMFG!!!!!!!
Just got back from my Serenity sneak preview viewing experience......and ...*shaking with giddy glee*......WOW........the goosebumps have yet to diminish.The adreniline is still flowing and this is hours after the last reel ran thru the projector.To put it one way, TAKE THAT GEORGE LUCAS, This is how its done!
Diehard Fan here,first time poster,converted my share of Browncoats who in turn have converted others.I took a newbie who had only seen a few episodes and she loved the movie as well ,even without being privy to the whole story so far.
I thought it would be interesting to hear the first time reactions from fellow admirers after they have finally been able to see the film.What did you think and what do you think will happen next???
I enjoyed this movie from beginning to end, and its been ages since I've felt that way about a movie. Even my personal nitpicks are minimal.I tried hard to avoid knowing anything about this movie before going in so as to retain all of its joyous surprises.The only aspect I was exposed to was the movie trailer,which thankfully has been everywhere prominantly getting the word out.
I absolutely love how Joss handled the exposition in this movie.It worried me as to how they would fill in the uninformed masses on some of the background.I had imagined that most of the first half hour of the movie might have been a dreadful retreading of sorts of the previous storylines/history.(Train Job taught them well)Thankfully he did us proud by keeping it fresh and interesting to those of us in the know,even showing us something new,as well as conveying pertinant information.I loved how the movie begins like a cliche from many a movie before as if someone is filling us in on what happened-"last time on Firefly".And then suddenly were shown this is all taking place in Rivers classroom in the past, and just as we settle into that scene were suddenly in Rivers future and from that into the present.The transitions are perfect in their timing and before it becomes too overused,Joss stops and the present story continues.This is storytelling at its most artistic.
Ok,So needless to say,I was shocked by Wash's fate,though oddly,not wholeheartly surprised.Books,I expected.Because of his last line in the series told unconsciously to River,I had imagined that it was to be at the hand of River.I had built up this whole scenario of River taking Books life by her own hands under the influence of the Hands of Blue.(which btw,where are they??Hmm saving something for the sequel are we,Joss??)But Wash...woah.Now whose going to play with the dinosaurs?*sniff sniff*.Dramatically this was a stunner,but makes sense.Adding mucho power to the final scenes.For a few seconds,with EVERYONE getting seriously wounded left n right,even poor Serenity gets her ass whooped,and good,I thought for sure more would die, including Mal.Knowing full well Joss has no problem killing off beloved characters for good drama and having seen him do just that with Wash,I thought,hmm it could happen.In hindsight, I actually think Joss showed restraint in this matter.(However,I was ready to track down and torture Joss in the manner of a Reaver if he killed Kaylee-I kid,I kid)
Both Book and Washs death make sense storywise to me. Book really served no purpose other than being an intriguing character with a past. No one on the ship was looking for religion,faith or redemption.Sure he was a mystery,and one that may get explored even still in a sequel.Whose to say his death wont have ramifications for our BDH's futures.But he had no real connection with other characters other than his personal conflict with their behavior and his involvement.He even left the ship to preach before the movies storyline. I do like that he was given the death scene speech,so to speak,that happens in movies when a character dies and not Wash.The movie takes a moment and lets Book die, and we can mourn, but when Wash's moment happens, it just happens and we cant linger and stop the story as our heroes are i
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I loved the movie as well!
So we never learned in the comics what Book's big secret was? He seemed so warm in the series but "colder" in the movie. Anyone know why Ron declined a larger part? What about Mark S? I missed Badger.
I am a leaf on the wind
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Just saw a sneak preview last night here in Orlando. Sorry if this review/summary comes off as fanboy-ish, but I was utterly impressed, and found little to fault with the film.
Wow.
I’m trying to think of accurate words to describe my experience watching Serenity, but the main thing that keeps popping up is WOW. I even had trouble sleeping last night, as my mind kept spinning, with the wheels of thought-provoking imagination constantly turning over what Joss and this truly outstanding cast has accomplished.
This may be long, so be forewarned. I’m just going to ramble here for a bit, and as I've posted this in a few places it won't be too spoilery – no specifics – but some concepts or ideas may fall out of my brain here.
Prior to watching, I’ve read some of the non-spoilery reviews by both Firefly fans and non-fans alike, who spoke about the quality of the film – ranging from mildly surprised and entertained, to the all-out gushing and falling all over themselves with praise, with some grumbling over details mixed in.
I definitely find myself in the second group of supreme praise, but I don’t want to cheapen the phenomenon with "OMG! This is the greatest movie I’ve ever seen! Joss is a GOD! I am going to DIE if I don’t see this again RIGHT NOW!!!” Believe me, those sentiments are very much present in many of the people I saw this with last night, but for me, the gravity of the content, and what it means for these characters we have come to know and adore over the series Firefly, is something that is hard to verbally do justice. I can say that this IS one of the best films I have ever seen. Not just sci-fi or action. One of the best FILMS. Period.
First of all, the entire night was kind of surreal, as I wasn’t sure if I’d even make it into the show. I arrived at the theater – one I had never been to, and is apparently an independent under fairly new management the last couple of months – shortly after 6:00, well ahead of the 7:30 start time. All I knew was that my name, along with 30 or so others, was on a list given by Mike Case (evilmike here) to a Universal rep/P.R. spokesperson who was supposed to be there. I saw a fairly large group of people – at leat 50-60 people at this point – waiting in the roped-off hall, and wasn't sure if that was the right place to be. I told one of the mangers of my online group’s admission "arrangement", and she looked at me like I had two heads, and said everyone in that line had a "hard ticket", apparently part of promos Universal had arranged with a local radio station and some businesses. I had no news of this, and felt pretty stupid showing up with nothing. At this point, I was moving into all sorts of uncomfortable-ness, thinking I may have been had.
A few minutes later, a couple of other guys showed up in the same situation, but actually brought a print out of the thread from this place, showing the "list" of names to be admitted to this Orlando showing. We brought this to the management’s attention, but were still rebuffed with no new knowledge. But at least I knew I wasn’t the only crazy person (or sucker, if you will). I had allies in my plight and concern. We all waited for another 10-15 minutes (nothing else we really could do), and finally, a woman showed up with a big binder and notepad, with a couple printed lists, and we saw her talking to the management staff. I guess the one manager remembered our disenfranchised group, and she came walking over to us, brandishing her magic list. My name was there. So were those of the other handful of Browncoats I was talking to. She was very nice, and explained the management just was never made aware of this P.R. arrangement, and that we should move the VERY FRONT of the line, into a separate waiting area to be seated (so as to not further anger those in that long-ish line who may have been there for a couple of hours already).
Long story somewhat short, I WAS THE FIRST PERSON INTO THE THEATER, and I got the exact middle seat that I wanted, with no one in front of me, abl
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