can someone tell me Why?? (Major spoilers)
POSTED BY: britchick
UPDATED: Friday, October 7, 2005 18:34
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Wash's death was not for nothing. It wasn't gratuitous. At least, it was significant to me.
There's a certain dishonesty in saying that if you do the right thing and you take a risk, everything is going to come out roses. This crew agreed to put themselves and each other(their family)in jeapordy for a cause they all believed in. Wash agreed too. That's a genuine sacrifice.
Reality is bittersweet. In order to feel a certain 'serenity' if you will...a certain calmness of spirit on the other side of the storm, this crew decided not to run...not to just keep themselves safe. Such bravery is bravery because the risks are real, and because such actions are rarely rewarded.
If their risks had brought only pay-off for nothing lost, I think it would have been cheap. Instead we lost two very dear personalities, for the sake of this movie's integrity.
The void hurts, and I don't know what Mr. Whedon will do now to fill it, but Wash and Book didn't die for mere shock value, or for just a cheap tug at the heart strings of the fans. Their death's were earned, and the remaining crew paid dearly for this remarkable moment of transcendence from mere survivalism to heroism.
The costs are high for such a thing, but that doesn't make them not worth paying.
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so....much....shock....
i saw it back in June so i had to keep this spoilery sadness for that long!!!! FROM MY BROWNCOAT FRIENDS WHO COULDNT MAKE IT!
O man, as the time was nearing...i got all choked up and my friend looked at me and was like "dude whats wrong?" I just pointed to the screen. Sure enough...the usual laugh at his "leaf on the wind" bit then nothing but deep breaths and "NOOOOO!"s...
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"There is a sense that this is still not over. It's hard to put a finger on what's so special about this project and about this group of people, but it's just one of those things you have to trust in, and relish. I am very, very proud."
---Jewel Staite on "Firefly" and "Serenity" in "Finding Serenity" (essay collection by Jane Espenson)
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yeah, I've been thinking about it pretty much non stop since last night, and I think I worded it badly when I said book's death was meaningless, I understand that it meant they had no 'haven' and pushed mal into doing what he wouldn't have, but I still don't think it was given enough weight. I'm sad that I didn't feel sadder...
ooh but I came across a bit in the magazine today where ron glass says:
"...I look forward to whatever the future holds as far as my involvement in this world holds. Joss has assured me that in his creative mind, Book is a part of his universe. Joss maintains that it is his goal to keep those 9 characters in place."
here's a thought: river becomes a witch, possibly a lesbian along the way, starts raisin' the dead, mayhem mayhem mayhem, gets addicted, quits, but only after we get our lovely cast back (with no side effects), hooray...
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