Little things you noticed in Serenity
POSTED BY: christhecynic
UPDATED: Monday, January 23, 2006 22:41
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In the movie, I noticed that the flight crew in the hangar at Beaumont (sp?) wore orange uniforms that looked like the Wholeness Army from "The Postman." One of them had the 8 patch right on the sleeve. I may be wrong, but since they used the battle armor from Starship Troopers for the purple bellies in Firefly, maybe they raided another costume closet for Serenity...
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Originally posted by BWare42:
but since they used the battle armor from Starship Troopers for the purple bellies in Firefly,
Huh... I never thought about that before... but I always had the subliminal feeling in watching the Battle of Serenity Valley scenes... that I was watching a remake of "Starship Troopers." The landscape, lighting, the big ships in the sky, the nature of explosive flashes... I almost expected the bugs to show up around a rock. Before it was just a shadow-lurking-in-the-back-of-my-mind but now, you've helped make it a conscious awareness that'll always be there. I wonder if Joss did this on purpose?
'Join the forces of bug-crushing freedom' "or your friends will think you're a stupid, inbred stack of meat."
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One of the things that I noticed in Serenity was all the little phrases that River would say. First time through it meant absolutely nothing. But watching it again you go OOHHH that's what she was saying. Like when they kill the Reaver after the mule chase and she says "He didn't lie down, they never do" All of a sudden it just made sense. I just love it stuff like that. It really adds depth to the movie.
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Quote:Another one is the "old men covered in blood" line in the storage locker scene with Simon.
Originally posted by CookieJar:
One of the things that I noticed in Serenity was all the little phrases that River would say. First time through it meant absolutely nothing. But watching it again you go OOHHH that's what she was saying. Like when they kill the Reaver after the mule chase and she says "He didn't lie down, they never do" All of a sudden it just made sense. I just love it stuff like that. It really adds depth to the movie.
Cookie, along the same lines, I've noticed than many of River's most cryptic comments from the series now make much more sense -- you might try watching for them on your next viewing.
I'm thinking especially about two lines. One includes the phrases "they come out of the black, they come when you call". The other is from Ariel -- it's the line about taking Christmas away and leaving only coal. I think these can both be interpreted as referring to her secret knowledge about the Reavers.
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...along the lines of River's cryptic declarations: that's one of the first things that attracted me to the show when it first aired on Fox. That is, I was taken with the show immediately - I believe the scene of Mal being pitched out of a hologram of a saloon window on "Unification Day," hooked me instantly (and then Wash makes his "Grand Entrance, " oh YEAH!) - but, the methods whereby River's character was expanded during the early episodes, had me captivated. I couldn't think of another character on television like her & I was constantly paying attention to her (very rare) pronouncements. Particularly loved her efforts to "repair" Book's bible. 
And then, of course... her blossoming on the BDM, WOW!
This has become a particularly satisfying thread to me - I've learned a lot about little things I missed... things I'll be watching for now. Thanks you guys
It's clear that none of you "are stupid, inbred stacks of meat."
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Originally posted by Omelet:
I happen to be one of those gals. His body is just so good. ... Now why couldn't I be Jewel for about five minutes there.
Hehheh... see what I mean by "No shame?"Ooh-ooh(!), (& while I'm analogyzing), it's good you're not hard-boiled
You're absolutely friggin right I got no shame. About the cohesiveness though, it really not there. In fact, my name is a total lie. I'm as sane as a person smoking with a tank of oxygen,
,which isn't very.By the way, very funny comment. If it weren't for the damned mood swings, I would have fallen out of my chair. For now, I'm just crying and laughing at the same time.
Jayne: Are you saying River's a witch?
Wash: Yes, Jayne, she's a witch. She's had congress with the Beast.
Jayne: She's in Congress?
Wash: How did your brain even learn human speech? I'm just so curious!
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Originally posted by Andre83:
Ok, this is Serentiy (the pilot) but still :P
I just noticed that when they first land on Perephone, Kaylee tells Mal that she needs a new catalysor (no idea how to spell it). But he refuses. This is the same part that busts in episode 8 :D
Its all your fault Mal!!! :P
In the original, unfinished, cut of Serenity that scene was a little longer, and Mal told Wash to go out and buy one.
Also, it was the catalizer on the compression coil, when the engine room was a mess in the Train Job Kaylee said it was becasue somebody wouldn't replace the crappy compression coil.
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One thing that I didn't notice, was that Mal puts his hand on Mr. Universe's shoulder. Joss said that Nathan insisted that was what Mal would do, and I agree.
I always liked the character of Mr. Universe, at first I was turned off by his betrayal, but then he crawls across the floor with a sword induced hole in him to get the signal out, and he too was a believer, his last words, "They can never stop the signal."
The second time seeing the movie I noticed that the way he was acting on the wave where he's setting them up for the operative seemed out of character for him, and if it seemed out of character to me after seeing him in character for all of two scenes the crew must have picked up on it.
It wasn't a betrayal, it was the closest thing to a warning he could manage.
And more to the point, he crawled across the floor and left a message to Mal AFTER BEING RUN THROUGH WITH A SWORD. I think it's great that even though he's in a hurry, even though there are more important things going on, Mal takes one (short) moment to show Mr. Universe respect and the personal nature of it seemed perfect.
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In the Maidenhead bar, after River drops her coat, she takes one or two graceful steps and lets her first victim have it with a swift kick to the face.
The guy must have been in the middle of taking a drink, because something shatters into a zillion shards when she hits him. It's either his glass, or the poor guy's gonna have a major bill for dental work.
Either way, that's gotta smart.
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Quote:Quite some time afterward, too -- he had to wait until the soldiers finished smashing his gear and then cleared out. Something tells me Mr. U was ruttin' determined.
Originally posted by christhecynic:
And more to the point, he crawled across the floor and left a message to Mal AFTER BEING RUN THROUGH WITH A SWORD.
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