Serenity DVD [SPOILERS]

[Mouseferatu]

Given that, in the final edit of the movie, she doesn't use a bow, I'm thinking your objections are less than relevant.

Uh, actually, she does. It's a high-tech bow, self-loading with explosive arrows. But it's definitely a bow.

Unless they've changed it from the theatrical release to the DVD, and that sounds less like a Whedon thing and more like a Lucas thing.

 

[Klaus]

Just watched this movie and it was damn good!

The reavers reminded me of Dark Heart of Space (d20 Future campaign model).

 

[Banshee16]

But... I find it just so amusing when I see gamers romanticize ancient/medieval weapons while decrying guns.

It's not only gamers. The war museum in Canada has a quote on the wall from a soldier in the Boer War.....it talks about the advent of guns, and the guy says something like "the new guns allowed a new recruit with a 12 cent revolver to kill a seasoned swordsman with twenty years experience"....that was 100 years ago.

I'm sure getting whacked by a sword wouldn't be very pretty, but guns made it easier and cheaper to give soldiers the ability to kill each other. Make that process easier, and maybe there's a risk of having people that are less disciplined than someone who's been practicing for years. It's certainly made it easier for certain countries to develop armies of child soldiers..

Personally, I'm not sure I even noticed Inara with the bow when I was watching the movie. I would suspect that she used it due to comfort level. Maybe she was a crack shot with a bow, whereas the recoil of a gun would make it too difficult to use, for someone as small as her. Having never actually fired a gun myself, friends I know who have, have consistently mentioned that it's actually not so easy, due to the kickback etc.

Banshee

 

[Ranger REG]

edit: And what's up with the Chinese swears? I'd figure that there'd be a few asians out there if everyone's speaking Chinese, but I don't remember a one.

Joss believed that in the future the two superpowers USA and China are going to merged in order to explore and colonize in space.

If you like Serenity, you should watch from its humble beginning in them Firefly TV series DVD set.

Granted, it may not be the best sci-fi film (nothing can top Star Trek ... boo-yah! ) but I would watch future Serenity sequels if the production studio would give Joss more $$$.

 

[Ranger REG]

And I'm saying exactly that: Inara was less an asset to the team because she chose a bow instead of a gun.

Why, because she wasn't injured but her gun-toting companions were?

 

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

From a roleplayer perspective: It's obvious that Inara (as a Charismatic Hero) has taken the Archaic Weapon Profiency and is thus proficient with bows and swords. But she lacks the Personal Firearms Profiency. Having an already meager attack bonus due to her chosen classses, she didn't want a -4 penalty to her attacks.

Still, it is correct that she is not the greatest asset in a fight (just as Kaylee isn't, judging from the series), at least not when you only count her weapon fire. I don't know if she used her Charismatic Hero Inspiration talents (assuming she actually took these talents, since as a Companion, the Charm/Favor route was probably more useful to her)...

In the movie, her special talents weren't needed much, though she managed to surprise the Operative with her makeshift explosives. The whole scene gave Mal finally some kind of warning on what was really going on...

 

[Ranger REG]

Still, it is correct that she is not the greatest asset in a fight (just as Kaylee isn't, judging from the series),

Nor Simon Tam. He's not exactly the futuristic Doc Holliday.

Personally, I like the fact that she is an anachronistic person to contrast the blunt mercenary soldiers of Jane and Zoe.

 

[Vigilance]

I wouldn't mind having Simon along in a gunfright. He doesn't seem to be trained, but his unflappable cool seems to stay with him, both in War Stories and the movie.

Kaylee and Inara on the other hand, I'd rather have NOT with me.

 

[Klaus]

Unless it's Kaylee in a "I'm gonna have sex!"-driven battle frenzy!

 

[Fast Learner]

Inara used a bow because it looked cool. No other reasoning is required.