Things you didn't notice until you got the DVD...
POSTED BY: Shiny
UPDATED: Sunday, April 30, 2006 15:27
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Originally posted by SameErtia:Quote:
Originally posted by GenTarkin:
Ive watched the movie about 13-15 times total including theatre so far, and there is just one line that is still messed up for me....What does MAL say to innara as he begins to walk away and then she says "I was.."
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Mal says, "I wish like hell you was elsewhere."
thanks a bunch =) oh another thing, I just wanted to see if I was the only noob that took my friend explaining to me what the operative meant when he said in the end "there is nothing left to see"
my friend explained to me .. the whole thing about his character being a samurai based character...and basically he went and ended his life because of his huge failure in his task/mission...
that totally like winded past me every time I saw it up till my friend talked about it...I was like grr me is dumb LOL
anyone else miss this?
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A great reference to the series: When Mal is talking to Inara after waking up, you can see all the scars on his body from previous fights. The most noticeable one being the knife wound on his chest from Crow in The Train Job. If you look close enough you can also see the scar on his stomach from being tortured by Niska on War Stories, and the bullet wound on his shoulder from the pilot.
Operative: "I want us to resolve this like civilized men. I'm not threatening you, I'm unarmed..."
Mal: "Good." 
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Okay, go to the deleted scenes, and check out the one where The Operative is discussing Mal & crew with the nameless Ensign. Freeze frame the computer read-out and zoom in.
1. It lists Mal's military rank correctly (ie Sergeant).
2. Both Mal and Zoe are listed as "Nontrialed Browncoat". This would indicate that "Browncoat" is an official term for an Independent soldier, instead of a mere nickname as previously assumed -- and further suggests that at least some Browncoats were brought to trial for something or other. (Presumably the vast majority were given a blanket amnesty, as in the American Civil War.)
3. Mal is listed as one of only two survivors of the battle of Serenity. Since 33% of the Browncoats survived the battle, this must refer only to Mal and Zoe's home unit, the 57th Overlanders, of which they were truly the only survivors. (AKA "Balls and Bayonettes Brigade" -- a term which also appears on the readout, making it official as well.)
Ghod, sometimes I love living in the digital era.
"Kaylee, grab the kid who's taking a dirt nap with Baby Jesus, we need a hood ornament." -- Nathan Fillion, (AKA Malcolm Reynolds evil twin Skippy)
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Originally posted by SameErtia:
Just had to add that I in no way see Jayne not knowing how much ammo he has left down to the very last bullet.
That's his job, and we know it's one of the few things he does very very well.
Then again, this is the guy that forgot where he put his mags during the Mule/Reaver skiff chase.
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Originally posted by ebonezer:
And the acustic "Ballad of Serenity" at the end of the credits. That was awsome. I almost cried. Any tabs around for that?
And how does Mal get the idea to disguise the ship as a reaver ship from the op?
In answer to your request, I hope these help. :)
http://www.nd.edu/~jspies/serenity.html
In answer to the second, right before Mal switches off all of the com channels showing the Operative face, just after the Haven Massacre, Mal begins:
"You think I care? *spoken with surpresed rage*
"Of course youn care." *Spoken with quiet subtlty*
You're not a Reaver, Mal. You're a human man and you'll never understand how--"
In this moment of examination of character, the Operative unwittingly inspires Mal to "bunger" the entire Alliance fleet with a plan that actually boarders on completely insane, by the standard of rational that the Operative was applying to Mal's overall character. The kind of plan an honorable man would need to outwit a foe that believes his quarry doesn't have the WILL to do the something so coldly sacriligious that other men of will would be willing to do.
"Yeah, grenades cost extra."
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Originally posted by ability6:
Could anyone explain to me in two of the deleted scenes why they call out "Summer!" when they screw up? Just curious...
It is from the show.
If memory serves (it often doesn't) it is from the last scene of Objects in Space, it's a long take that included everyone in the cast, and Summer was at the end. So everything would be going perfectly and then she'd mess it up.
Whenever that happened Nathan yelled, "Summer!" Then he messed up a take right at the start and, even though Summer was two rooms over and in no way responsible, yelled, "Summer!" as if it was her fault.
That caught on so any time something went wrong, even if she wasn't on set, they'd yell, "Summer!"
Again, my memory is highly fallible.
Also in the blooper that followed the "SUMMER!" exclemation, Nathan's line should have had the words "some are". However he said it sooo quickly with his natural drawl that it actually came out sounding more like the word (or name) Summer. Just wanted to slide that by. :)
"Yeah, grenades cost extra."
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One of the absolute funniest moments in "Serenity" I missed until my third theatre viewing was after the Reaver skif had crashed into Serenity after the Barn Swallow manuver.
Kaylee comes racing down to the cargo bay, concern in her eyes. As she does she comes upon Jayne who is blocking up the staircase as he tries to remove the Reaver arrow that is lodged in his leg. When suddenly, Kaylee very brusquly shoves him out of the way, her eyes never once even moving away from Simon long enough to even ackowledge Jayne, before exclaming her frightened concern for Simon's safety. :D
Kaylee's downright cold blooded "non-use" shove for the completly in-the-way Jayne and his subsiquent groan and grimmace as he is pushed aside like so much useless meat, just kill me everytime I get to this point in the BDM. :D
"Yeah, grenades cost extra."
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Call me blind, but during the skiff chase when the reavers roped Jayne, I never noticed that they sent a spike through his calf. It just happened so fast and I was just so into the moment that it never registered that they shot a spike through his leg! I just assume they roped him by the foot.
Ouch...
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Except for the deleted scene references, ( I've not checked those out yet ), I got all but 2 or 3 of those listed.
Most of those I caught, but a few make more sense after some explantion. River crying as she works on the wiring is one I didn't catch, but should have.
The parasol resembling Kaylees didn't register either. I'll have to check that out next viewing.
One of my favorites is the Op talking to Mal after Book's death, telling Mal he's not a Reaver... I caught Mals facial expression the very first time, especially with what follows.
" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "
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Originally posted by DeltaFourTwo:
Kaylee comes racing down to the cargo bay, concern in her eyes. As she does she comes upon Jayne who is blocking up the staircase as he tries to remove the Reaver arrow that is lodged in his leg.
Hmmm, I'll have to watch that again. I thought Jayne pulled out the arrow right after Mal pulled him back up on the mule.
JerryT
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