What I expected versus what happened (spoilers)

POSTED BY: est120
UPDATED: Monday, October 17, 2005 07:52
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EST120

Tuesday, October 4, 2005 3:24 PM

Of course, after so much hype and anticipation, I had many expectations for what would happen in the movie. Here is a brief comparison:

What I expected: Book would be killed
What happened: Book was killed

What I expected: Simon would be killed
What happened: Simon not only lived but was uninjured and even go together with Kaylee

What I expected: The Operative would die in dramatic fashion. Something along the lines of getting sucked into an engine or sliced in half after falling down a shaft.
What happened: Mal spares The Operative's life and they even have a final "I'll kill you if I see you again" conversation and The Operative even aids in repairing the ship!

What I expected: A cliffhanger as a segue to another movie
What happened: Pretty solid closure and a complete stand alone movie

What I expected: A semi-happy ending
What happened: Wash was killed (and I even uttered and audible gasp!)

What I expected: A great movie with lots of fun effects, story that tied up loose ends and hilarious banter
What happened: A great movie with lots of fun effects, story that tied up loose ends and hilarious banter

CHRISISALL

Tuesday, October 4, 2005 3:30 PM

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Originally posted by est120:
What I expected: A cliffhanger as a segue to another movie
What happened: Pretty solid closure and a complete stand alone movie

Same here, and boy am I happy with it!

Chrisisall, the closure freak

DONCOAT

Tuesday, October 4, 2005 3:43 PM

Small nitpick: Simon was shot in the gut (a very serious wound) but was saved (presumably by the Alliance docs) at the Operative's request.

STARPILOTGRAINGER

Tuesday, October 4, 2005 3:47 PM

Might as well use this thread for this..

This isn't exactly something I expected, but more like something I feared.

I heard that there was a segment of fans who were really violently opposed to something in the movie.

A scene in the trailer where Jayne angrily flips over a guy with blondish hair wearing a brightly colored shirt worried me even more, because I thought it was Wash - I didn't want to freeze frame it and look for fear of spoiling myself, but I was really worried. - My thought was that people were violently opposed to the movie because Whedon had written, for some reason, that Wash had betrayed Serenity by giving up River (or information that would let them get her) to the Operative, possibly because he was being threatened with the death of everyone he cared about, etc. When I accidentally heard he died, I was still worried, because I thought maybe it would be one of those 'died nobly while trying to redeem himself for his huge betrayal' during the big attempt to storm the facility and rescue River (which is something else I also expected that never came to pass - I figured at some point River would be captured and the crew would all fly in and try to rescue her).

I'm glad to see it wasn't the case.

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EST120

Tuesday, October 4, 2005 4:14 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by DonCoat:
Small nitpick: Simon was shot in the gut (a very serious wound) but was saved (presumably by the Alliance docs) at the Operative's request.

Duh. I am a M-O-R-O-N. I guess I should go see the movie again!

BTW, that is not a small nitpick, that is a HUGE mistake on my part! Thanks for correcting me!

ZEEK

Tuesday, October 4, 2005 4:30 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by est120:

What I expected: Simon would be killed
What happened: Simon not only lived but was uninjured and even go together with Kaylee

You have a strange sense of "uninjured". I call getting shot in the gut a pretty decent injury. I sure hope I never get "uninjured" in your mind.

That's what I get for taking so long to hit "reply". I guess this was covered pretty well.

You know what I expected but never happened? I heard long ago in the making stages that there was a new crew member that was only listed as a "young tough"...I was pretty ticked at the spoiler actually. Then there was never a new crew memeber. Go figure.

DONCOAT

Tuesday, October 4, 2005 10:53 PM

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Originally posted by est120:
I guess I should go see the movie again!

Why, yes. Yes you should.

DAMOVISION

Tuesday, October 4, 2005 11:18 PM

What I expected: Mal and Inara would have a big interaction expose/fight/no-love scene that would send up some more smoke in their sizzling relationship that fizzled quickly after Heart of Gold.
What happened: No more than 2 minutes of interaction between them that left me feeling cold as a fish..... I want the angst back, the longing for each other. I want the secret LUST...

Damovision

"Once you've been to Serenity, you don't ever leave.... You just live with it..."

EST120

Wednesday, October 5, 2005 11:28 AM

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Originally posted by DonCoat:
Why, yes. Yes you should.

Gonna try this weekend. Maybe Sunday if I do not get stuck in work.

Though I am not sure I can handle the big shocker again! :(

DONCOAT

Wednesday, October 5, 2005 2:25 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Damovision:
What I expected: Mal and Inara would have a big interaction expose/fight/no-love scene that would send up some more smoke in their sizzling relationship that fizzled quickly after Heart of Gold.
What happened: No more than 2 minutes of interaction between them that left me feeling cold as a fish..... I want the angst back, the longing for each other. I want the secret LUST...

I think Joss included just enough of the Mal/Inara tension to tide us over until Serenity II : The Big Damn Romance.

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