Which is better?

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TJACK

Sunday, September 18, 2005 2:16 AM

IMHO None of them reflect the spirit or stlye of the show/movie,but if I have to choose...I hate the second two.

...cause Justice is the one thing you should always find.

AURAPTOR

Sunday, September 18, 2005 2:30 AM

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But I don't like the 'message' it puts forward. It just doesn't fit, so to say. Inara? With a gun?? PLEASE.
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Is your objection that it's out of character or that it's unpleasant to look at, like Nathan Fillion disliking seeing Jewel Statie/Kaylee witha gun? We've seen Inara with a gun, faggy looking little thing that it was.

Mary
Always a beast, never a burden.

W/ out getting into specifics, I agree w/ the sentiment that Inara w/ a gun like that just doesn't fit in w/ the spirit of the show/movie. Yeah, I know,we all saw 'Trash', but for the sake of advertising the BDM... naw.

As for the 'look' of the poster, I actually like the sexier, blade wielding River better.

" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "

TOYOTOYO

Saturday, October 8, 2005 5:54 PM

right... living here in germany, i feel i may be able to lend a hand in the translation here (though bear in mind, my german's not yet great).

see, although i don't really like this poster all that, as i don't feel it fits in the whole firely series' theme much, i'll give credit where it's due.

see, german's normally far less ambiguous than english. this is what makes english as entertaining as it it. anyhow, they've managed to incorporate quite a bit of ambiguity in here, if i'm reading it right... let me explain:

"Flucht in neue Welten". now, flucht means escape, flight, getaway... so, as a german reader, which is it? simply journeying to new worlds? see, that's how it reads, to those who don't know the series. but for those who do know it, you'll see it reads more as getaway, or escape. the fact that serenity is perpetually flying from planet to planet under the radar. escaping? definitely that too! see, the caption works.

next: "Die Einen haben Waffen. Sie ist gefährlich". right, this is highly ambiguous. literally translated: "they have weapons. she is dangerous". but there's so much going on here it's crazy. german, unlike english, and much like french, assigns a gender to all nouns. male/female/neuter. "they have weapons" is pretty clear, but the next sentence is loading with ambiguity, as i'll explain.

Sie: could mean "she". most obvious interpretation. it could also mean "they". beacause a weapon is female in german, it could also mean "it". so the caption could read, "they have weapons, they (the people who have them) are dangerous", "they have weapons, they (the weapons themselves) are dangerous", or "they have weapons, she is dangerous". now those who've watched firefly will obviously lean towards the latter interpretation. clearly. i think the creative team behind the design of this poster deserve a doffing of my hat. i reckon they've been pretty smart here. it leaves the german public wondering. it's not as clear as google's translater would have you think.

that's it. hope i've helped. if any thoroughbred germans read this and would like to point out any mistakes, i'd be glad to hear from you.

JONNYQUEST

Monday, October 23, 2006 5:31 PM

A German speaker myself, I did find the last to be a bit obsure, probably intentionally so. I have a feeling we're dealing with an Idiom here, but I'm rusty enough not to speak with any authority. I checked the Babelfish translation and it rendered it, "The weapons have the one" (alternately, "The one has weapons"; don't forget the word order in german sentence structure can be turned all around): which turns the meaning a bit inside out wouldn't you say? The weapons possess one > the one is possessed of weapons > the one is a weapon: she is dangerous. The other take would be instead of "They have Weapons" but "They are Armed: She is Dangerous". I think it's a deliberate play on words. But that's just me...

"Well, here I am."

WHIMSICALNBRAINPAN

Monday, October 23, 2006 5:35 PM

I'd have to say that I like the first one best. I feel that it conveys the tone of the BDM better.

"Well, my days of not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle." http://whimsicalnbrainpan.blogspot.com/

JONNYQUEST

Monday, October 23, 2006 5:39 PM

Whimsy! How nice to see you. I was answering another question about this subject when I ran across this thread and couldnt' resist chirping up.

"Well, here I am."

WHIMSICALNBRAINPAN

Monday, October 23, 2006 6:30 PM

Back at you Jonny. I hope all is well in your 'verse.

"Well, my days of not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle." http://whimsicalnbrainpan.blogspot.com/

JONNYQUEST

Monday, October 23, 2006 6:38 PM

Well I was okay until I realized this thread was October 2005!! Oh, well did achieve new relevance because of the question. Neat site, btw. I'm going to have to poke around in there some more.

"Well, here I am."

WHIMSICALNBRAINPAN

Monday, October 23, 2006 6:57 PM

LMAO! I didn't even notice. Thanks for the compliment about my site. I do my best to keep it interesting and I have a few Browncoat followers.

"Well, my days of not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle." http://whimsicalnbrainpan.blogspot.com/

ASORTAFAIRYTALE

Wednesday, October 25, 2006 2:26 AM

Okay, it has been noted that this thread is really old, but I'm gonna give my opinion anyways!
I like that German one best, mainly because I think in the blue one, Summer Glau looks nothing like herself, and Nathan looks kinda like Charlie Sheen, which is just plain weird. Although the colors on that first one are nicer...

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