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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CarlZog" data-source="post: 2619910" data-attributes="member: 11716">I think I walked into this movie with a lot of expectation that probably made it unfair to judge on its own merits. Right or wrong, I really assumed this movie would written more like a setup for a renewed series or at least a couple more movies. While those doors are obviously wide open, I was really surprised how many of the central conflicts from the series were so neatly and quickly resolved in this movie.Watching Firefly then Serenity made me feel like I'd read the first five chapters of a great book then skipped ahead to the last chapter. I may know how it ends now, but I'd still would have rather had a chance to read the rest of the book.Overall, I walked away from Serenity thinking that Whedon's talents are stronger in the series medium, where plotlines have the time (assuming you don't get cancelled) to develop slowly and subtly.  A lot of Serenity seemed like it was beating me over the head, but maybe to someone unfamiliar with the series, it wouldn't have seemed that way. Admittedly, it can't be easy to start a story in the middle; introduce all the characters and their motivations; try to explain what's happened so far; then resolve everything -- in two hours.Wash's death did open the door for anything to happen, which lead to a lot higher level of suspense for the end of the movie. I was positive River was dead, but I was never worried about Mal.So with the central issues of the series wrapped up or made moot (who was Book?), it'll be interesting to see where Whedon goes from here.Carl</blockquote>

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