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If you know me, you know I've been waiting to see
"Serenity" since it was announced. I've watched my
boxed set of "Firefly" DVDs so many times I can
think in Mal-speak, sometimes. I stopped whatever
I was doing, every time a commercial came on for
"Serenity". Yeah, I'm a fan.
No spoilers. None.
First of all, let me say, "Serenity" is not
"Firefly". There are definite differences, and not
just the cosmetic changes to the ship, or Mal's
gear. This is a movie, and it's structured like a
movie. That being said, there are plenty of
similarities to the TV series and all the cast
members make appearances. I only wish they'd had a
chance to throw Badger in, at some point.
We learn a little more about the structure of the
Alliance and the reasons we left Earth-that-was.
We learn a LOT about River, what was done to her
and what screwed her up. River is a force of
nature. As she should be. We learn about the
Reavers. We learn that they're even more
frightening and tragic than we ever thought they
were.
One of the things I love about Joss Whedon's style
of hero, they're never perfect and they always
carry scars. Nobody comes out without scars, in
"Serenity". They're also funny and I like that.
At the theater, I saw one guy dressed as a
Browncoat. I wish I had an outfit put together, so
I could have done it, as well. I hope to see
plenty of Browncoats at conventions, soon.
The movie is longer than I had thought it would
be, almost two full hours. I saw the midnight
showing and the theater was only about half full,
if that. I hope that the weekend crowds are
better. I will see this movie again, and again.
The cast and crew did the same fantastic job on
the movie that they did on the television show.
One thing I missed was the theme song. I think it
set the right tone for the TV series and I would
loved to have heard it in the movie, even if it
was over the closing credits. The melody does play
near the end of the credits, but I like the
lyrics, so I would prefer to hear it sung. Just a
personal thing.
I laughed, I cried, I will be back for more.
Can't stop the signal.
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