Once more with Serenity

[chani]

I'm still not feeling well but I've planned to watch the film again on Monday with a friend, hopefully I'll be better then.

Here's stuff I forgot to say in my previous entry or that came to me while discussing Serenity on the C&S.

Nathan Fillion isn't simply a good actor, he has a lot of charm, a fine jaw,  fabulous nostrils and a gorgeous ass...the latter having been used by Joss Whedon (ok that sounds slashy but I didn't mean to suggest anything like that) on the series and being used again on the film: the scene in which Mal was sleeping on his belly and got up with pants very low on his hips!

Nathan could be in the Rugby calendar!

More seriously now.....About Wash's death that shocked or saddened many fans. I don't understand why fans were so angry and all blaming Joss' cruelty. I support his choice. It might be the only time in the movie when Joss actually didn't follow conventions (like everybody that counts is safe and sound in the end no matter how illogical it is! I'm thinking the soooooo lame ending of "War Of The World" here.).

I see Wash's death like Anya's in "Buffy"....a wanton death, occuring when you aren't supposed to expect it but making sense given to the context (this is a very dangerous battle damnit!)and thus completely believable and realistic. That wasn't gratuitous cruelty, that death was necessary and gave the film a sudden air of flesh and life (I know it's paradoxical!). That was a good death unlike the boring, gaspy Book's death that was a pure cliché.

Besides at the end both Mal and River ended up at the same place, or rather side by side in the cockpit. Wash's death allowed it, making a room for River.

It reminded me of "Firefly" 's last episode, Objects in Space when River somehow became the ship.

In the same way, River is part fo the crew at the end of the film, and she's no longer a wild, frightened, crazy child.  She found the serenity she needed, so naturally she can pilot the ship.

 

Comments

[kazzy-cee.livejournal.com]

Sorry you are still feeling ill Chani *sends you tissues and cold medicine*.

I agree with Wash's death. I thought it was a very good 'end' because we'd been with him piloting through the ships and then it just was so sudden. Unexpected, but 'clean'.

I HATED Book's death (it was very cliche) but I also felt that his appearance in the film really didn't add anything to it. Then again, he wasn't a favourite character of mine as there was too much mystery about him.

[(Anonymous)]

Not much of a cold despite my sore throat, but it feels like my back is broken and I can't stand much.

I agree, it was "clean".

[frenchani.livejournal.com]

whoops!

[dawnydiesel.livejournal.com]

I wasn't angry about Wash's death, I was more devastated. I adored his and Zoe's relationship. Anytime a show portrays a married couple as being a realistic, loving, fighting couple, I love it.

[frenchani.livejournal.com]

Someone had to die, it was either him or Zoe or Jayne.

Killing Jayne would have been the obvious choice because he had less bounds, but Joss never gives in the obvious and for the outside viewers (non fans)the Wash/Zoe couple didn't mean much because the movie didn't explore it.

At least as Kazzy pointed out it was a "clean" death.

[dawnydiesel.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm not saying I don't agree with it, it was the logical choice to make the fans "feel".

[elizabeth-cs.livejournal.com]

Oi, sorry to hear you got sick. Now I see what the confusion was all about. I cannot believe C&S is still running after all those years.

I agree with you on "someone had to die" thing - that was inevitable, and Joss was in his traditional mood.