Serenity
The other day I got a free trial for a DVD rental website, so I used it to (finally) get ahold of Serenity.
I’m not sure what I think of it. I liked it, and all the creepy stuff with the Reavers was very effective, but…I don’t think it’s as much my thing as I was hoping it would be. Too cynical, or something? I’m not really sure.
I would also like to say that I was convinced, based on minor spoilers and quotes from the movie that I’d accidently stumbled on, that it would be Mal who died towards the end and not…who it turned out to be. That was a bit of a shock. (I spent the rest of the movie hoping he’d turn out to somehow not be dead…no luck there.)
All the characters I quite liked, especially Kaylee, but I have a feeling I’d probably like them more once I’ve seen the Firefly series. Which is going to come from the rental place as soon as I send Serenity back, so no chance to watch everything in order. Still.
The only bit I didn’t like was when they’re disguising the ship, and people are protesting, and Mal says something along the lines of they argue and they get a gun pointed at them. (Did he actually say that, or am I remembering it wrong?) That seemed a tad cruel, threatening your own friends, even for someone who acts like he does. Firefly fans, want to explain that? :D
All in all, I liked it- just not as much as I like things like Star Wars and Doctor Who. (And I feel a bit guilty about technically seeing it without having to pay for it, since I know that the DVD sales would probably count towards the chances of a sequel)
March 4, 2006 @ 5:13 pm
Really? You thought it was cynical? I thought it was very positive in the end. The thing about Mal threatening the crew is fairly typical of Mal. He’s not a soft and cuddly guy at all, but he does have his own code that he lives by. “A man of honour in a den of thieves” is how he’s described in one episode, and I think it fits pretty well. He is, really, an outlaw, but there are things he won’t do. Dammit, I have no Mal icons!
March 4, 2006 @ 7:05 pm
Really? You thought it was cynical? I thought it was very positive in the end. Yeah…maybe cynical isn’t the word I was looking for. Dark, or gritty, or something. I did like the ending, though- you’re right, it was a pretty postive ending despite the deaths. ;)
March 4, 2006 @ 6:36 pm
I was a little disapointed too. I thought it was great, but not as amazing as it was hyped up to be and having seen Firefly it didn’t give nearly enough resolution to the series as I’d wanted it to. All in all, Firefly’s a fair bit better, so I’d try and get ahold of that. (And ditto the whole he’s-not-dead-not-really thing. I have a whole theory that because Firefly and Serenity don’t fit exactly in terms of plot, that it’s actually an ALTERNATE UNIVERSE and he’s ALIVE REALLY. Hum. Time for my medication perhaps.)
March 4, 2006 @ 7:09 pm
I was a little disapointed too. Well, I wouldn’t say I was really disappointed…since I knew so little about it, I figured it’d be a bit daft to expect for it to blow my socks off. :) But I agree that it wasn’t as amazing as it was hyped up to be, simply because hardly anything is. :) All in all, Firefly’s a fair bit better, so I’d try and get ahold of that. I hope the DVD place actually do send it. ;)