I love that scene. It's great on many levels. But if Serenity was my first taste of the Firefly universe, it wouldn't have been enough. Certainly not enough to make me feel anything when Wash died, and I think that's a great shame. He's a great character. Interestingly, the regular character that gets the best treatment is Jayne. By halfway through the film, you really know him and know how he's going to respond.
Mal changes too much within the film to get to know him. If you've seen the show, you already know more of these levels and complexities.
As I said, I love it. Main reason it anooys me that it's not a good standalone is that that was the best way get people actively looking for Firefly. And if that happened, then we'd have more chance of it coming back.
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Date: 2006-04-18 02:04 am (UTC)I love that scene. It's great on many levels. But if Serenity was my first taste of the Firefly universe, it wouldn't have been enough. Certainly not enough to make me feel anything when Wash died, and I think that's a great shame. He's a great character. Interestingly, the regular character that gets the best treatment is Jayne. By halfway through the film, you really know him and know how he's going to respond.
Mal changes too much within the film to get to know him. If you've seen the show, you already know more of these levels and complexities.
As I said, I love it. Main reason it anooys me that it's not a good standalone is that that was the best way get people actively looking for Firefly. And if that happened, then we'd have more chance of it coming back.