Favorite non-verbal character moments

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SHAMBLEAU

Thursday, February 26, 2004 7:30 PM

One of the many glories of Firefly is that so much is said visually. Simon is urged to tell a funny story and there's a quick cut to River. Her eyes are shining. She's expectant. "It's going to be a great story! My brother is so shiny!" is all there in one brief reaction shot. I started thinking about the scenes which brought out something about the characters' inner cores without a word being said.

shambleau

FOURSKYS

Thursday, February 26, 2004 8:39 PM

I have to say, Mal's got some really great facial expressions:

In serenity, when he kicks off the lid of the box, and does a double take.

In Mrs. Reynolds when Saffron tells him she's his wife, the double blink in priceless.

In Ariel, when he meets Jayne, Simon, and River at the back exit, he gives this shrug that just says "What are you waiting for, let's go." And as non-chalant as can be too.

Gotta give Kaylee props for the Strawberry scene too, good non-verbal moment there.

MERLINDREA

Thursday, February 26, 2004 8:44 PM

Yes, I have to go with Mal, too. The look on his face when Saffron offers to wash his feet is priceless!

Merl

MADMAN

Friday, February 27, 2004 4:07 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by merlindrea:
Yes, I have to go with Mal, too. The look on his face when Saffron offers to wash his feet is priceless!

Merl

Yes!! This has to be the best moment of the whole series!!

VETERAN

Friday, February 27, 2004 5:30 AM

Yeah. That's good. But I'm just going to have to watch every episode one more time and come up with a list to see if it's the best. (Not like a really need an excuse to watch 'em all again.

SOJOURNER

Friday, February 27, 2004 6:00 AM

There are so many it's hard to make a list! As far as funny, Wash's face when he sees Mal after his beating at the beginning of trash. As far as scenes that really struck me I'd have to say every scene where they do a brief cut to the characters internal emotional state. Inara had a few of those moments. Early had the longest. I'd have to say that the entire crew has a wonderful moment at the end of the message during Tracy's voiceover. That gets me everytime.
My last isn't really a non-verbal one, but it's not terribly verbal either. At the very end of the teaser for Heart of Gold when Mal points his gun and says "Whaaaa" in that menacing tone. Switch from playing for a laugh to that "mal's just plain cool" feeling.

ok, enough rambling.

--Bryan

HKCAVALIER

Friday, February 27, 2004 6:34 AM

One of my favorite sequences in the whole series is the interrogation montage from Bushwacked, in which each character is summed up in just a few lines--or in the case of Jayne, no words at all. Just that totally redundant "You can't break me" look. One of my faves.

HKCavalier

Hey, hey, hey, don't be mean. We don't have to be mean, because, remember, no matter where you go, there you are.

SERENA

Friday, February 27, 2004 6:51 AM

Oh, I've got one that kills me every time -

At the end of Our Mrs. Reynolds when Mal gets Inara to admit that she didn't just fall and hit her head. Her whole face speaks volumes - you can see that quick struggle and the decision to finally admit everything. And then Mal interjects with this little smirk and says "see, I KNEW you let her kiss you" and walks off leaving Inara just standing there stunned, blinking - like that's all she's capable of.

She looks like she's been winded, or just felt the wind of a bullet whistling past her head.

Priceless!

"Every well bred, petty crook knows that the small, concealable weapons always go to the far left of the place setting."

SINGULARITY

Friday, February 27, 2004 10:56 AM

I'd have to say the best faces where made during the scenes in Janyestown were a) the crew sees the statue, and b) when Hero of Canton is being sung. Great tv, and dvd IMO.

At times I wonder about my own sanity. Then I remember I have no point of reference and feel much better....

AERONSTORM

Friday, February 27, 2004 12:18 PM

"Objects in Space" where River is floating down to the Captain and he catches her. Beautiful moment!

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