I liked Firefly a lot when I first saw it. It wasn't the BEST thing I've ever seen, and I have to say it's not Whedon's best work. However, it is VERY good, and I would have loved to see it last longer. So, naturally I decided to watch Serenity after I finished the series.
I wasn't impressed. The series basically took every writing trick Joss Whedon has and shoved it in, whether it fit or not. Want a pointless death of a major character? It happens twice! Want too much time spent focusing on an uninteresting, troubled girl? It's here! Want moral ambiguity shoved in your face until it becomes mind numbing? Wait until the crew decorates a ship with the bodies of dead little kids!
But honestly? What irritated me the most about this movie was the memetic badass: River. I was kind of interested in River in the series, partially because she wasn't the focus of the entire plot. Her super duper fighting skills that came out of nowhere felt like they were there because Whedon just needs to remind us that women are the greatest creatures on this earth. Added in with the fact her craziness just seems so much more irritating in this movie for some reason and I just couldn't take it.
Also, the movie made it practically impossible to like Mal. Which, is almost as bad as the River BS because he was my favorite character in the series.
Not all that impressed.
I liked Firefly a lot when I first saw it. It wasn't the BEST thing I've ever seen, and I have to say it's not Whedon's best work. However, it is VERY good, and I would have loved to see it last longer. So, naturally I decided to watch Serenity after I finished the series.
I wasn't impressed. The series basically took every writing trick Joss Whedon has and shoved it in, whether it fit or not. Want a pointless death of a major character? It happens twice! Want too much time spent focusing on an uninteresting, troubled girl? It's here! Want moral ambiguity shoved in your face until it becomes mind numbing? Wait until the crew decorates a ship with the bodies of dead little kids!
But honestly? What irritated me the most about this movie was the memetic badass: River. I was kind of interested in River in the series, partially because she wasn't the focus of the entire plot. Her super duper fighting skills that came out of nowhere felt like they were there because Whedon just needs to remind us that women are the greatest creatures on this earth. Added in with the fact her craziness just seems so much more irritating in this movie for some reason and I just couldn't take it.
Also, the movie made it practically impossible to like Mal. Which, is almost as bad as the River BS because he was my favorite character in the series.