Who else thinks Serenity is a pretty ship?
POSTED BY: JubelLate
UPDATED: Monday, July 3, 2006 23:37
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JubelLate and fellow 'coats:
For me, the greatest thrill in the movie is the first time we see Serenity (opening shot of second scene, if I recall correctly).
My heart swelled with pride -- as a from-the-first-episode Firefly viewer -- to see her on screen again, against all odds. My heart filled to bursting as the soft music increased in tempo to a Highlands 'reel' and she began to slip into reentry burn. And then a piece of her flew off... That's our girl!
Not many have said it: The music in the movie is fantastic. It retains the feel and characteristic of the original series. The accompaniment of Serenity's big screen debut on that retro burn was perfect, in my opinion. The music showed the viewer who she is; it emphasized ('underscored') her essential nature. Serenity is a frontier woman: she's got grit, determination, is fiercely committed to family, and not afraid of hard work. Who wouldn't love her?
Serenity's more than a ship. Next best comparable inanimate object raised to human character would probably be The African Queen, and she's a distant second in my book. (NB: Tho' ya gotta love her rising from a watery grave to torpedo the German warship and save newlyweds Charlie and Rose.) I wonder if JW is a fan of old Bogart movies? There's a few parallels between Charlie and Mal...
Respectfully,
zoid
P.S.
Anybody got an MP3 of the accoustic "Ballad of Serenity" played at the very end of the credits? I want that for my cell ringer...
-zed
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"I aim to misbehave." -Capt. Mal Reynolds, Serenity, a.k.a. 'the BDM'
Charlie: "We can't do that!"
Rose: "How do you know? You never tried it."
Charlie: "Well, yeah, but I never tried shooting myself in the head neither." -The African Queen
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I have always thought that Serenity was a very pretty ship, but I didn't realise how much she had become ingrained in my consciousness as the '10th member of the crew' until the moment in the movie where she almost (spoiler alert!) doesn't make it. How come we don't hear so much about that near-fatal injury?
Anyhow, keep flying...
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serenity's so pretty that if it were a girl, i'd bang her over and over until i was spent.
that's how awesome it is.
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Serenity kind f reminds me of an old Volvo I used to have....
Not much to look at, but DAMN that thing ran. Started every time you turned the key...and only broke down on me once...in my driveway (very considerate).
It had about 300,000 miles on it when we sold it to a pizza delivery driver, who had it going for another 4 years before she died.
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"Funny and sexy. You have no idea. And you never will."
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You can totally understand what Mal thinks when he first sees her, and why all the crew think of her so fondly as home
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You ever find that?...
I know the post was a long time ago, i've just been looking for this mp3
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Originally posted by zoid:
JubelLate and fellow 'coats:
P.S.
Anybody got an MP3 of the accoustic "Ballad of Serenity" played at the very end of the credits? I want that for my cell ringer...
-zed
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At first, I didn't really like the outer design (especially with the thrusters on the extenders), but now I get teary-eyed whenever I see her because she's so beautiful. I guess that's love for you.
I loved the interior right away - especially the space in front of the infrimary, so cool.
I dunno about the ladders to the bunks, though. Cool, but sort of impractical. I'd feel kinda trapped.
The Serenity Summer Campaign is on, baby - prepare to kick some serious pigu!
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=19&t=21775#326341
September 30th is Serenity 'Versary! Be there or be a purple-belted poop-head. (<- not the official slogan.)
I'm so into Firefly, my butt glows in the dark.
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To quote my Other Captain: "It's just... it's such a pretty boat."
Man, seeing that beautiful girl come on screen on the 23rd nearly brought tears to my eyes. I'm not sure whether it's good or bad that someone started cheering and broke that teary moment a little.
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I totaly agree which is why my fave shot in the whole of it (Firefly and Serenity) is the shot in the pilot when we first see her
http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/llama.php
-try it out, I dare you
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I'm so into Firefly, my butt glows in the dark.
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Newbee pops his head up. Hecks yes. In my top 3 beside Millennium Falcon and Ebon Hawk,I reckon.
Same balance of utilty and beauty, IMHO. Head down.
"It's my estimation that every man ever got a statue made of him was one kind of sumbitch or another."
Capt Mal Reynolds
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