Things You [i]Liked[/i] About Serenity: Questions Raised [Spoilers]...
POSTED BY: zoid
UPDATED: Sunday, December 25, 2005 02:57
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Originally posted by ShinyGeeket:
It actually means "That's for the chickens to laugh at" in Russian
It sounds nothing like Russian, i'm pretty sure its Latin. Check that part with English subtitles (It should say what language it is), cant check myself as i'm not at home.
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One of the scenes I really like is at the end when they are fixing up Serenity. You see Kaylee and a shirtless Simon (calm down ladies) start to make out and move out of the shot. Then from a hatch above you see Rivers face look out and watch them. 
I always wonder just how much of an eyeful she gets. 
JerryT
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whispering wrote:
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It sounds nothing like Russian, i'm pretty sure its Latin...
It's colloquial Russian, alright. Specifically, Simon says, "Это курам на смех", an old Russian saying that literally translated means "It is to hens on laughter". Hence, "That's for chickens to laugh at" or "That is sublimely absurd."
But don't feel bad for thinking it was Latin. Russian is highly infused with Old Church Slavonic brought north by Greek Orthodox (Eastern Catholic) missionaries from the Byzantine Empire. Although most of OCS was Greek, there was more than a bit of Roman-tic influence as well...
St. Cyril-lically,
zoid
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Originally posted by zoid:
Fellow Browncoats:
What do y'all think? What did you like about Serenity?
Uh...everything!
Seriously, after seeing the movie about 6 times now, I don't have one complaint. In fact I seem to love it more and more each time I see the film.
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