Silent moments in Serenity (( *WARNING SPOILERS ARE INSIDE* ))
POSTED BY: Edge99
UPDATED: Sunday, October 9, 2005 05:37
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It's not exactly a silent moment, but it's a non-dialog moment.
When we first pull back to see Serenety all Reavered out, the main theme from the movie is playing. Except it's not the main theme. It's a twisted, distorted, out-of-tune perversion of the main theme. It definitely keys you that things are seriously not right.
Another thing noticed on the 4th viewing: the reentry scene just after we see the "Serenity" credit, just before we pull into the bridge and meet Mal and Wash for the first time, is perhaps the most convincing depiction of "hitting atmo" that I can ever remember seeing. The bursts of ionization that roar back from and around the nose give a really convincing feel of the ship's speed. It reminded me a bit of the reentry scene from "The Right Stuff", only better.
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Y'know, I've been seeing the scene wherein Jayne passes his drink to Simon as a scene with double meaning. The logo indicates it's Blue Sun, which Joss has said is the reigning Megacorp of the Firefily 'verse.....and remember the blue-handed people ? I figured that gesture was meant partially as committing to Simon's side against his enemies.
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Originally posted by lordchutulu:
i'll add my two cents... or one scene. the scene where the assasin is pinned to the railing and
...then the old training kicks in
Y'know, that's what I thought initially too. But after seeing it for the fourth time, I realized there's _almost_ a tear in his eye. He loses his faith here--he believed in doing evil for the pursuit of good, and here he realized that it _wasn't_ for good. He'd been betrayed, and that is what shows in his face (it's also why he calls off the troops, and helps the crew restore Serenity, and appears in different clothing for that last talk with Mal). Which makes perfect sense, given Joss's predilection for humanizing villains. I got clued into this via Soupcatcher, and another post here (where?) that compares the Operative to a samurai.
~ Soupcatcher is a hottie ~
I totally agree that the Operative has an epiphany in the scene where Mal has him pinned to the rail and forces him to watch the holo. I read that posting comparing the Operative to a samurai too, it was very good. If I find where I wrote down the name of that thread I'll copy a quote here. Interesting that both Mal and the Operative are redeemed by the holo, isn't it?
Another thing I really liked that wasn't a whole big silent moment, because Mal was talking. In the final scene River is all zoomed forward on the chair and intent on flying the ship. Then Mal starts to talk to her about flying and she scoots back and puts her feet up on the chair, hugging her legs and listening to Mal's story. That was just such a sweet moment.
Love keeps her in the air when she ought to fall down,
tells you she's hurting 'fore she keens.
-Mal
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