A different title for the BDM

POSTED BY: Yannigan
UPDATED: Thursday, October 13, 2005 22:59
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YANNIGAN

Thursday, October 13, 2005 4:09 PM

I'm sure this has been discussed heavily but what if the BDM had a different title? Would the box office draw have been better? I believe it would have. I've talked to a lot of my friends and business associates that haven't even heard of "Serenity." When they hear the name, they think its a chick flick! These dudes have no interest just because of the title! No wonder the unwashed haven't taken a chance on it! What would be a better title, or is this topic sacrilege to a true Browncoat?

KAZZAHDRANE

Thursday, October 13, 2005 4:16 PM

This was the title Joss chose. Therefore, it's the title that fits best, I honestly believe that.

It's not just the ship either, it could have a lot of meanings in the context of the narrative of the film.

My flatmate (who refused to see the movie, moron) said "Why didn't they call it Firefly: The Movie?" but he was just looking for complaints to make :P I'm assuming that Firefly couldn't be in the title anyway because FOX have the rights to Firefly?

In conclusion, the name rocks. Made it easy to have the title appear in-film as well :)

NIKNAK

Thursday, October 13, 2005 5:06 PM

Maybe they could have given it a subtitle. Serenity: *something here*

YANNIGAN

Thursday, October 13, 2005 5:21 PM

I agree. Wonder if the sequel(if there is one} will be "Serenity II" or something like that? If a sequel is made, then the title obviously is perfect...

BATMARLOWE

Thursday, October 13, 2005 5:37 PM

Yeah, I think so (that the title might be a problem). My thought was that if people saw the poster, they might think River's name was Serenity. SERENITY works as title for us because we see the double or maybe even triple meaning. But if you're just hearing the title I can see how people might not catch on that it's a fast-paced never-a-dull-moment Science Fiction movie.

But I gotta say this attitude from men (I'm a guy) that any movie that isn't overflowing with testosterone or gross-out humor is a "chick flick" and therefore not worth their time really pisses me off. So screw 'em. There is a middle ground between "Beaches" and "Doom".

DONCOAT

Thursday, October 13, 2005 6:11 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by batmarlowe:
There is a middle ground between "Beaches" and "Doom".

ROFL!

I would certainly hope so! If not, I'd never get to the movies.

LOGGERHEAD

Thursday, October 13, 2005 6:25 PM

Obviously they should have changed everything.

The title: Raiders in Space

- Nicolas Cage as Malcolm Reynolds
- Uma Thurman as Zoe
- One of the Baldwins as Jayne (oh, wait -- never mind)
- Winona Ryder as River
- Jessica Alba as Kaylee
- Lawrence Fishburne as the Operative
- Angelina Jolie as Inara

Then maybe people would have gone to see it. I'm referring here to *people*, of course.

PIZMOBEACH

Thursday, October 13, 2005 6:39 PM

How about: "Serenity: Not a Chick Flick About 9 People Staring into the Vastness of Space and Seeing 9 Different Things"

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YANNIGAN

Thursday, October 13, 2005 6:57 PM

Obviously sacrilege.

PIZMOBEACH

Thursday, October 13, 2005 7:19 PM

My first post was going to be more serious cuz I agree with the premise: The name "Serenity" only means something AFTER you've seen the movie (or the tv show) but doesn't tell nonfans much about what's in the film or what it's about. And then I tried to come up with "better" titles. Naming a movie is hard! Harder than my head, which now hurts from the exertion. So maybe it's a pretty good name afterall?

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