Monday, May 9, 2011

Serenity

Serenity (2005)
Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

The crew of the ship Serenity tries to evade an assassin sent to recapture one of their number who is telepathic.


Trailer

First of all, let me say that I am/was an ardent fan of the Firefly TV series. It absolutely amazes and depresses me that such an unbelievably well-done series would be canceled in its first season. This fact says a great deal about the artistic tastes and foresight of those who run the networks.

With regard to Serenity, as a movie by itself, it is excellent in many respects. Its characters are rich and their interactions are filled with emotion and humor. The pacing is excellent and the graphics are first-rate. You never feel that you are watching a digitally enhanced film.

Nevertheless, I felt that the movie departs in several respects from the feel of the television series which I loved. First of all, in the movie, the main characters (especially Mal) are much darker and more vicious than they were on television series. For example, in one TV episode, Inara tells Mal that the Madam, Nandi, who ran a bordello, kept her "family" together with the strength of her heart and will, with the implication that Mal does the same for the crew of Serenity.

In the movie, however, Mal comes across as much more heartless and authoritarian. Until the very end of the movie, Mal never reaches out to his crew members, nor does he make much of an effort to communicate with them, or understand their individual situations. He is also much more cavalier in his treatment of innocent bystanders.

Additionally, although there is humor in the movie, there is much less than in the television series. Is this Hollywood's effort to show that the movie is a "serious" cinematic event? Whatever the reason may be, the movie makes a determined effort to show that this is not simply a light-hearted, swashbuckler, but is a dark and brooding dramatic endeavor. Insofar as it departs from the joyful spirit of the series, I feel that this is a mistake.

Rated: 8.5/10

Have you seen it? If so, what's your opinion?


Eingestellt von sp3nny um 5:42 AM

41 comments:

  1. i.MoMay 9, 2011 at 6:02 AM

    I've watched it. was a great movie. not the best of the world but i want to watch it again.
    following your great blog

    http://incredible-mo.blogspot.com/

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  2. b4May 9, 2011 at 6:21 AM

    I gonna to watch this soon, thanks for the review!

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  3. AnonymousMay 9, 2011 at 6:30 AM

    Watched that movie about a week ago. I already was a huge fan of the Firefly-series and i loved the movie. As you wrote, the movie differs in some parts from the series (coldhearted Mal wtf), but i overall felt it was a good continuation of the series.

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  4. choikestaMay 9, 2011 at 7:05 AM

    I'm gonna have to check that out

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  5. Splendid TVMay 9, 2011 at 7:24 AM

    I'd give it a 7.5 myself

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  6. SeanMay 9, 2011 at 7:30 AM

    9/10.

    In fact i might watch the series instead of the movie now since i've seen the movie about 100 times by now.

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  7. BluRayBoyMay 9, 2011 at 7:59 AM

    Never seen this one actually, but an 8.5/10 sounds like it's worth the watch.

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  8. Joel HallMay 9, 2011 at 9:03 AM

    I haven't seen it, even heard of it.... But I em definitely going to look for it in my local DVD hut! :D

    Great review!

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  9. TresniMay 9, 2011 at 9:16 AM

    I saw it a few years ago, a great film :D good review as well! :)

    /Tresni

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  10. FunkyDuckmanMay 9, 2011 at 9:32 AM

    It was alright. I wasn't a big fan of Firefly so it wasn't a big deal to me.

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  11. DaveMay 9, 2011 at 9:47 AM

    Yeah I thought that Serenity was really good. 9/10

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  12. tommyth3catMay 9, 2011 at 10:04 AM

    The movie tried to tie up the story too neatly. The show should have rang for at least another season before they killed it with the movie. Great blog, follow!

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  13. AnonymousMay 9, 2011 at 10:29 AM

    Gotta watch this sometime... and the series :/ So much to watch, so little time.

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  14. AnonymousMay 9, 2011 at 10:45 AM

    very good review

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  15. AnonymousMay 9, 2011 at 10:56 AM

    Actually I've never heard of this movie *embarrassed* I could watch it someday :)

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  16. SinclairMay 9, 2011 at 10:59 AM

    I loved that movie.

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  17. FwissionMay 9, 2011 at 11:55 AM

    Never saw it but I might some time

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  18. DejchMay 9, 2011 at 11:56 AM

    seen this and also firefly.. both are cool!

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  19. PonyMay 9, 2011 at 11:58 AM

    I'll have to check this one out never heard of it.

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  20. ドナルドMay 9, 2011 at 12:34 PM

    i have to see this movie

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  21. OmegaMay 9, 2011 at 1:40 PM

    I've never seen it, but I have friends who tell me it's amazing. Think I'm going to need to check it out.

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  22. PondererMay 9, 2011 at 2:05 PM

    Have not seen it! Great review, now I might!

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  23. GMay 9, 2011 at 2:09 PM

    I share your pain over the cancellation of firefly...i thought the movie rocked! Just wish they did more

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  24. VenomForMassesMay 9, 2011 at 2:53 PM

    Serenity is a kick ass movie - seen it..Firefly in other hand, haven't yet..Gonna look for it!

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  25. AnonymousMay 9, 2011 at 3:02 PM

    Never seen it, Ill have to check it out!

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  26. XenotothMay 9, 2011 at 3:18 PM

    Hrm, so it is like Firefly? I haven't seen any of those episodes either, although I keep hearing about it. Sigh, more things to add to my "to watch" list.

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  27. The Radical ChemistMay 9, 2011 at 3:50 PM

    Seen it; amazing! I'm happy they brought FireFly back... and by they, I mean not Fox.

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  28. DolaMay 9, 2011 at 5:58 PM

    badass movie =x

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  29. AnonymousMay 9, 2011 at 7:24 PM

    I haven't seen it but the trailer looks good :D

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  30. J.R.May 9, 2011 at 10:11 PM

    Haven't seen this in a few years. Didn't like it as much as the series but it was nice that the characters actually got an ending.

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  31. ThirtySevenMay 9, 2011 at 10:27 PM

    The ship transforms in the end and kills urrrbody. Seen it!

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  32. logo messMay 9, 2011 at 11:49 PM

    Havent seen this peace, will look further to it :)

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  33. VegaXMay 10, 2011 at 2:24 AM

    6/10 at best

    Didn't impress me

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  34. JayPowerMay 10, 2011 at 2:25 AM

    Awesome review, makes me wanna check it out ;D

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  35. AnonymousMay 10, 2011 at 2:52 AM

    Saw it on tv

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  36. Nicolas CageMay 10, 2011 at 3:41 AM

    Im gonna check it out for sure!

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  37. King ElysiumMay 10, 2011 at 3:52 AM

    I've never heard of this movie either, but you may have convinced me to go look for it and watch it

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  38. D22 ZoneMay 10, 2011 at 6:02 AM

    Awesome post man! keep up the good blogging!

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  39. GhekoMay 10, 2011 at 6:21 AM

    This movie didn't have something that the show did..

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  40. taylorMay 10, 2011 at 1:34 PM

    I loved firefly, and its good that they got to kinda rap things up in a way they never did with the show.

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  41. MoobeatMay 18, 2011 at 4:15 PM

    i heard it as so0so

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