Does rewatching Serenity mean you enjoy it less?

POSTED BY: Aramina
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ARAMINA

Sunday, October 22, 2006 1:23 PM

As part of the research for my dissertation about fans' reactions to Wash's death, I've just read the following:

"[E]ach reviewing also threatens to exhaust the narrative's emotional hold on the viewer, to wear out the material so that is may be enjoyed a little less the next time." (Henry Jenkins, 1992)

Anyone have any comments on this (especially in relation to Wash's death)?

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FOLLOWMAL

Sunday, October 22, 2006 1:38 PM

For me this does not happen, Aramina.

Each time I see the BDM and that particularly horrible moment, I have the same exact gut wrenching reaction I did the first time I saw it and I cry. There's not been one time I haven't cried. Each time I saw it in the theater I saw folks I'd seen in there with me before cry too.

It may be that some folks have the above reaction... but for me.. each time I watch Serenity I see something I didn't see the time before ( this goes for the show too!) and I am struck again with the feeling of knowing these folks and wanting more.

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SISTER

Sunday, October 22, 2006 1:45 PM

Hear..hear. I totally agree. Even though I saw the movie first, then bought the Firefly/DVD set; that scene kills me everytime. As does the scene where Zoe says to Mal, "she's tore up plenty, but she'll fly true."

PENGUIN

Sunday, October 22, 2006 1:54 PM

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Originally posted by FollowMal:

For me this does not happen, Aramina.

Each time I see the BDM and that particularly horrible moment, I have the same exact gut wrenching reaction I did the first time I saw it and I cry. There's not been one time I haven't cried. Each time I saw it in the theater I saw folks I'd seen in there with me before cry too.

It may be that some folks have the above reaction... but for me.. each time I watch Serenity I see something I didn't see the time before ( this goes for the show too!) and I am struck again with the feeling of knowing these folks and wanting more.

My feelings exactly! (OK...maybe not the crying part...but there is a huge lump in my throat...)

I watched "Out of Gas" the other night and it struck me how well written and how well acted it was and how much it just drew me in, even though I've watched it many, many times...

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ARAMINA

Sunday, October 22, 2006 2:15 PM

I still cry when I see Wash die, but mostly it's the funeral scene that really sets me off. Can't say I experience the same shock at his death as I did when I saw it at the cinema for the first time, but it's still just as sad - maybe even more so.

So how often do you all watch the film and the show? I've probably seen Serenity about 10 or 11 times, the show maybe five or six (but a few episodes more than that). No doubt there are people who have seen both many more times than me.

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NCBROWNCOAT

Sunday, October 22, 2006 2:23 PM

Every time I see the BDM I grimace and turn my head, usually at the line"I'm a leaf on the wind."

The other day I was in Best Buy and was looking at the portable DVD players. They had highlight from the BDM playing on one. I had to turn away right before Wash got speared. Fortunately, the highlights ended at that point so that there were no leaks of the death for those that hadn't seen the
BDM.

ARAMINA

Sunday, October 22, 2006 2:24 PM

Edited: Oops, double post. Stupid computer

REGINAROADIE

Sunday, October 22, 2006 2:32 PM

No, and neither does the series.

It's weird. Even though I love FIREFLY/SERENITY, I'm not someone whose watches both of them on a daily basis. First of all, I'm way too busy. And second, there's so many good movies and tv shows out there for me to discover and I'm not going to just stop and only watch one half season of a show over and over again. If I were, who knows. Maybe I would get sick of it.

But mayube it's a good thing that I don't watch both of them continuously. That when I do pull it off the shelf, it still has it's magic.

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DIETCOKE

Sunday, October 22, 2006 3:34 PM

I saw the movie 19 1/2 times. All in the theater except once. Yes, it does loose it's impact if you seen it too many times. All my favorite movies loose impact when I see them too often. So, I saw it again at our Serenity Now fund raiser and I won't watch it again for a long time so I can enjoy it again the next time I see it.

When Wash got killed I was in total, utter, complete shock. I didn't have time to cry, I was wondering how Joss was going to kill everyone else off.

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RMMC

Sunday, October 22, 2006 10:52 PM

I agree with FollowMal. The impact of Wash's and Books' deaths do no diminish for me: I flatten my poor little stuffed moose every time. And like FM, I just keep finding new stuff every time I rewatch it.

I just can't see this ever getting old.

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