Movie Review: Serenity
For those who don't already know, Serenity is based on the short-lived FOX series Firefly. The series only lasted 11 episodes, with 3 additional episodes included on the DVD. While the DVD sales weren't enough to get FOX to revive the series, Universal took Joss Whedon's (also the creator of Buffy and Angel) series to the theaters. And two years after the first episode of Firefly aired, we now get to see the crew of the starship Serenity on the big screen.
While the movie does follow what the 14 episode series put into place, the movie does a good job explaining where the crew is at. Whedon actually does a good job in explaining what Firefly fans already know, since much of it is done at a different angle, giving us more clarity on events in this universe. There are also events that took place between the last episode of Firefly and this movie, so everyone is on an equal footing at the start of the movie.
As what IGN said in their review, this movie works on many levels. For one thing, while this movie is based around River's plotline, she isn't the only character that we see evolve.
The villain is actually one of the best villains I have seen. He not only is a type of villain you don't want ever to actually experience, he shows us exactly why the Alliance is evil. We always got a sense that the Alliance is bad (see River), but never before got the whole jist of just how evil they really are.
The ending works the best of any movie I have seen in a long time. I'm a little hesitant to tell exactly why (since it does involve the actual storyline), but I'll point to the Firefly pilot (also called Serenity).
This movie has got plenty of praise for it, and it certainly earns it. Both fans of Firefly and fans of good movies alike will love this movie. The action doesn't stop, but it doesn't hinder or slow down the story. Although much is going on, the movie is still very focused on the characters. This movie should have been released in the summer. It would have been a good cure for the slump in ticket sales.
While the movie does follow what the 14 episode series put into place, the movie does a good job explaining where the crew is at. Whedon actually does a good job in explaining what Firefly fans already know, since much of it is done at a different angle, giving us more clarity on events in this universe. There are also events that took place between the last episode of Firefly and this movie, so everyone is on an equal footing at the start of the movie.
As what IGN said in their review, this movie works on many levels. For one thing, while this movie is based around River's plotline, she isn't the only character that we see evolve.
The villain is actually one of the best villains I have seen. He not only is a type of villain you don't want ever to actually experience, he shows us exactly why the Alliance is evil. We always got a sense that the Alliance is bad (see River), but never before got the whole jist of just how evil they really are.
The ending works the best of any movie I have seen in a long time. I'm a little hesitant to tell exactly why (since it does involve the actual storyline), but I'll point to the Firefly pilot (also called Serenity).
This movie has got plenty of praise for it, and it certainly earns it. Both fans of Firefly and fans of good movies alike will love this movie. The action doesn't stop, but it doesn't hinder or slow down the story. Although much is going on, the movie is still very focused on the characters. This movie should have been released in the summer. It would have been a good cure for the slump in ticket sales.
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