Super SPOILER FILLED Serenity thread

[Dagger75]

I was tired of dancing on egg shells in the other two threads and I can't find the spoiler filled thread from way back when so I made another one.
This is a NO highlight or spoiler block thread, there will be spoilers here so you best stop reading if you haven't seen the movie.





Ready, if you are past this point its your own fault.......










Did everyone in the theater gasp when Wash died? I was in packed theater for the sneak preview there were gasps then dead silence. I was hoping the movie would rewind and show Wash ducking for cover. It was hard watching the movie a second time knowing what was going to happen. Rough stuff, Joss may be a bastard but I loved it.

I think Book used to be and Operative of Parliment before he became a sheppard.

Spoil away

 

[Truth Seeker]

*Wiping the tears away...*

-Playing the Opening Serenity theme song-

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

I jumped when Wash got hit. He and Book are probably my favorite characters...but despite seeing them both go down, I'm fine with it. Honestly, I'm glad Joss wasn't afraid to let some major characters die.

Wash really stole every scene he was in, as usual. And Book. Well. Book's death scene was perfect. I can't really think of any other way to describe it.

And yes, I'm starting to think he was an operative for them. Or something similar.

Now I want more. I know that we've lost the pilot but...I want more! I always found River interesting, but after the last scene in the movie with her up as co-pilot, I require more.

 

[WingOver]

I think Book used to be and Operative of Parliment before he became a sheppard.

I agree. If you go with that theory and view the Operative as a younger Book, it just rocks. Was Book as ruthless as the Operative? Is that why he refuses to discuss his past? Will the Operative also find faith and take the same path as Book?

The Operative just rocked. Cool, calm, smart and resourceful. When Inara told Mal that he "couldn't handle this man" you could really believe it. And when Mal was faster on the draw, and more devious than the Operative, it really added credibility to Mal's status as a hero.

 

[Tauric]

I'm glad someone started one of these.

I was surprised and disappointed when Book died, but only about a 4/10, he was never one of my favorites.

When Wash died, I was stunned, and 9/10 disappointed. Did not see that coming, and did not like it.

I was surprised when the rest of the crew survived. After Wash, and the beating that Serenity took, I thought Joss was going for a "burn the house down while we're still in it" type ending, with few, if any, survivors.

I was only hoping that Mal would get the recording out, even if he died in the process. I was overjoyed that so many of them made it out.

Now, was it just me, or was Mal not just asking about the ship when he was talking to Zoe at the end?

 

[WingOver]

Wash's death was unfortunate, but I really think it added a lot to the movie. It was so abrupt, catching him in mid-sentence. It just seemed so rude. Damn you, Joss!

Then Simon gets hit, and the Operative gets Mal. I swear I was on the edge of my seat the whole last 30 minutes of that movie. Awesome.

 

[Truth Seeker]

A Encore showing I will be in, later today.

 

[Warrior Poet]

The best film I've seen since Return of the King.

I loved this film, and was so glad it didn't treat the audience like idiots. I loved the series, and this exceeded my expectations and made me feel a well of emotions.

I've loved Book and Wash ever since I first encountered them in the series, and it was hard for me to watch the shepherd die, and then awful to watch Wash die. Then when everyone else started getting hit and going down, I began to think, like Tauric, that he was just gonna wipe 'em out and start a new set of stories. I love that he was willing to do the right thing by the story, even if that meant killing off major characters, and not wimp out and tack on a Hollywood ending.

I thought the film was so tight from beginning to end, just really well put together, and despite the shocks, I loved it. Just great. Interesting that I can't wait to see it again, and I can wait to see it again. Really did not like watching Book and Wash die.

Great dialogue, very faithful to the series, wonderful plot twists and storytelling, great visuals, a helluva ride. Just awesome.

And Kaylee is mind-numbingly cute. And Zoe's dress at the funeral was one of the most beautiful I've ever seen, and her in it likewise, and it made me sad to see her so beautiful for such a sad occasion, and also made me feel great about the writing.

Nice job, Mr. Whedon.

Enjoy the film, folks. The good ones like that are rare in the machine.

I'm exhausted (just got home from the show, and it was preceeded by dinner and two fall-off-the-porch-iced-teas, so it's time to take my weary self to bed), so good night.

Warrior Poet

 

[Greylock]

Now, was it just me, or was Mal not just asking about the ship when he was talking to Zoe at the end?

That was almost word-for-word the same scene as in the original series, when Mal and Zoe first toured Serenity together.

And it was a rocking way to end, especially with Inara apparently digging Mal's "war-face".

 

[Dagger75]

Now, was it just me, or was Mal not just asking about the ship when he was talking to Zoe at the end?

I got the feeling that he was asking Zoe how she was also.