Things You [i]Liked[/i] About Serenity: Questions Raised [Spoilers]...

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HOGWAFFLE

Friday, December 23, 2005 2:36 AM

I personally love that Book doesn't tell us his past. I think it adds an amazing touch of reality. Where you do not learn everything sometimes.

What simon says to put river to sleep....anyone know what it means cause its been driving me crazy wanting to know!

I love the scene with river and simon where he talks to her about miranda, and she says "I never know what I'm saying" that whole scene is fantastic to me. Her performance cuts to my soul.

And the end when river and Mal talk. The line where he sayd "love keeps her in the air when she oughta fall down" I cry every time! Because I feel like the was joss's line to the fans. That he is talking about serenity the movie as much as he is talking about the ship.

PSOLARIS

Friday, December 23, 2005 2:41 AM

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Originally posted by hogwaffle:
And the end when river and Mal talk. The line where he sayd "love keeps her in the air when she oughta fall down" I cry every time! Because I feel like the was joss's line to the fans. That he is talking about serenity the movie as much as he is talking about the ship.

Ohhhhh...nice!!! I like your thinking. I didn't think of that!

Psolaris

"Ten percent of nuthin' is...let me do the math here...nuthin' into nuthin'...carry the nuthin'"

AAHHAAA

Friday, December 23, 2005 3:49 AM

couple comments...

I liked that in Serenity, Joss has now extracted what he needs from Westerns, but didn't make it 'Western'. I think there were two simple messages, one Zoe's line 'heroes get people killed'. Think mebbe Mal will have to deal with that. The other was something like 'we don't want to be perfected to fit your system'. The vision has evolved since Firefly, tho I really liked the more personal stories like Trash & Jaynestown- hope there's always room for that kind of storytelling.

SHINYGEEKET

Friday, December 23, 2005 4:27 AM

Original post:
What simon says to put river to sleep....anyone know what it means cause its been driving me crazy wanting to know!

It actually means "That's for the chickens to laugh at" in Russian

As for what I liked in Serenity, well I loved everything about it but just to state a few things:

I loved seeing River fight, and I could totally buy the telekinesis thing. I hadn't really thought about it until it was mentioned in this thread, but I could see how that would work.

I really love the scene with Simon and River, right after Simon is shot. The emotion is so heartbreaking. I love this scene even more after hearing Joss talk about how upset Summer was filming it in the commentary. The cast gets so into to it, it's like they're not even acting.

I love the opening scene on Serenity, where you get to see the ship and the crew again. It gives me warm and fuzzies everytime.

Absolutly love Mal and River on the bridge at the end. His speach about love makes me cry everytime. That and the fact that they left Wash's dinosaurs on the consol.

"We will rule over all this land, and we will call it... 'This Land'."

ETHAN

Friday, December 23, 2005 5:59 AM

I like the litte mental construct Mal has come up with in order to understand his feelings and relationship with River. There was no coincidance when the Operative mentioned the myth of the "albatross" and Mal being up on the poetic origins (try not to faint ). I like to think he spends considerable time off screen privately contemplating her situation. He readily adopts the nickname for River in the bridge scene at the end. I always thought Mal hid a special sensitivity for River. Their histories are similar with regards to himself being brought up by many "ranch hands." River's ranch hands are the crew of Serenity.

I also like the River telekinises idea with the lights.

I think the Operative's sin is Gluttony. No he doesn't get freaky with the bon bons, but his gluttony is with his belief. His too powerful need to believe what he is doing is the right thing, disables his perspective. His moral balance is thrown off, and becomes downright indulgent. His lack of temperance is the definition of gluttony.

Nice thread.

MYFIREFLY

Friday, December 23, 2005 7:12 AM

I loved a lot of things about the movie, but one thing that really stands out for me was some of the shots of Serenity.

The opening scene of Serenity entering atmo, Serenity without power in a flat spin with the Reavers following, the barrel-roll as She leaves atmo at the end...

There was some beautiful attention to detail in those special effects and some really magnificant photography of our favorite boat.

ZOID

Friday, December 23, 2005 8:48 AM

myFirefly wrote, in part:

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...The opening scene of Serenity entering atmo...

You know, I saw the movie in the theatre 4 times, alone and with family. Since purchasing the DVD on the 20th, I've seen it 3 more times. Right now, it's paused in the player in the middle of a second viewing with JW's commentary track (that'll be viewing #4 when completed).

Every time I've seen the film, that moment gives me gooseflesh. And a tear in my eye. And a lump the size of a Yugo in my throat. She's just so f*cking beautiful! I apologize for the language; but, there just isn't any other way of putting it, honestly.

The thought has actually entered my head a couple of times while watching her fade in from the title: "I love that ship!" And when she starts the retro-burn my heart swells to bursting with adoration/admiration/pride/longing...

Does that seem right to you?

Obsessive/Compulsively,

zoid
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"Love... Love keeps her in the air when she oughta fall down... Makes her home." -Capt. Mal Reynolds, Serenity, a.k.a. 'the BDBOF'

HOGWAFFLE

Saturday, December 24, 2005 4:49 AM

Is that really what it means? Cause with joss I wouldn't be surprised! And yes the dinosaurs I forgot about that part!!!

USMC

Saturday, December 24, 2005 5:42 AM

I like that part too when the ship enters atmo. Kickass way to follow a teaser intro. Once the music comes in during decent into the planet, I got teary eyed. My favorite part is when River is talking to her brother, right after he gets shot, she stands, says "My turn" then runs down the hallway, jumps through blast door.....well, from there my throat is lumpy and I black out, have not got past that part yet.

SHINYGEEKET

Saturday, December 24, 2005 5:52 AM

I googled the phrase and that's what I found. Isn't that so Joss?

"We will rule over all this land, and we will call it... 'This Land'."

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