New thoughts on Jaynetown

POSTED BY: ability6
UPDATED: Monday, February 26, 2007 04:31
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BAGHEERA

Monday, February 26, 2007 4:31 AM

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Originally posted by sab39:

- Losing ones virginity as a symbol for becoming a man (Inara calls this one out directly) and the fact that it means different things to Fess and to his father

This was mentioned elsewhere, that Inara seemed to have a taste for cherries... which in light of the faith discussion is interesting.

Losing one's virginity (at least the reluctant virgins) requires them to take a leap of faith, and place their trust and happiness in Inara, etc...etc...

When conversely, Inara is unable or unwilling to take that leap of faith with Mal, and place her trust in him. (the feeling is reciprocated, of course, but they behave like two virgins in a motel room on prom night around each other).

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Originally posted by windie:
I will struggle to find out what really happens to the crew and the whole message that Joss and his team were trying to get across.

not to be negative, but ya gotta recognize that there probably wasnt any "greater message" designed at the time the show was cancelled. certainly there were images that meant things, and some of those formed connections with each other that the viewers could read into and interprete with their own life experiences... but these hadnt reached the point where the pages were bound together into a coherent book. (and in fact, the series may have suffered for it, had it ran long enough to not be able to include so many "what if's" and "might have meant's" and instead was rigidly defined as "when they did this, they meant this..."

case in point... in the series the extent of River's abilities (and whether she's actually psychic, etc..) is left largely unanswered, with growing foreshadowing.

The movie came right out and said it, as well as dispelling the possibility that Simon didnt know about it, etc... and while it kinda gives some finality to things, it also crushed the possibility that "River was just a poor, average girl who endured unspeakable things, and slipped a little bit off her orbit".

Sometimes, questions are best left unanswered.

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