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[schmerica]

So the farther I get from Thursday night, the more flaws I can totally see in the movie. The plot doesn't really make that much sense; if you like *any* of the characters other than River or Mal, you probably spent some time annoyed or sad about the lack of stuff for them to do (or the differences in them -- hi, Kaylee, what did you do with the girl who loves Serenity?). The whole thing's way darker, and generally different from the show -- I don't even know if I'll be able to watch Firefly, now, for a long time; it feels like the movie really killed it off forever.

Still, though, my primary impression is still "omigod, WOW." I can't think of any movie that's had this much of an emotional impact on me in a really long time -- laughing, smiling, wincing and flinching and jumping. I mentioned the bite marks, right? There was one point I gasped out loud; I don't *know* when the last time that happened to me was.

That said, the only thing that really frustrates me is Inara. In this movie, she was superhot (yay) and had one really good line ("that's not incense"). Otherwise she may as well not have been in the movie at all. I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR YEARS TO FIND OUT ABOUT HER OMG SHOOT YOUR WAD ALREADY JOSS GODDAMN YOU TO HELL OUT OF GAS COMMENTARY.

*cough*

Also, I wasn't in anyway going into this movie looking for pairing or shippiness, but Jesus fucking Christ. The crazy space incest was shoveled on amazingly thick, wasn't it? And, okay, I *love* River/Mal, and have since I saw "Objects in Space", but I loved it in full knowledge it was a crazy fringe pairing with no more support than a mutual Serenity-obsession and a cute scene in spacesuits. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MY SHIPPY SELF WITH THIS MUCH CANON SUPPORT! I'm kind of freaked out! With the little one and darling and the picking her up when she's asleep and then their both being badasses and then the copiloting and and and and!!!

I wonder what it will be like watching the second time, knowing Wash is actually dead. I didn't believe it in the movie when I was watching it; I thought they would come back and he'd be unconscious and horrible shape but that they'd fix him up. I thought it all the way until the gravestones. I guess I hadn't truly realized it was a movie and not a TV show, still.

Comments

[moireach.livejournal.com]

I will tell you what it's like you will be watching and you will be thinking THIS IS THE LAST MINUTE OF HIS WHOLE LIFE AND HE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW and then you will be like "I won't watch" and then you will be like GET OUT OF THE CHAIR MOVE MOVE and then you will be depressed all over again for a month.

I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MY SHIPPY SELF WITH THIS MUCH CANON SUPPORT!

HAHAHAHA. Dude, Mal/River/Serenity *OT3*.

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

So now that everyone's seen the movie, you can write fic for it? Right? RIGHT?

*cough*

Maybe next time I watch the movie, Wash won't die!

[moireach.livejournal.com]

Heee, MAYBE! I want to. We'll see how inspiration strikes.

BUT YOU TOO, RIGHT?!

Also you know what was incredibly hot? When Mal and Simon were practically doing it onscreen for the first twenty minutes. Wtf?

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

BUT YOU TOO, RIGHT?!

SURE! Just, you first!

Heeeeee, I'm so lame. I NEVER see the boyslash in Firefly EVER. I appear to be strangely immune to it!

[moireach.livejournal.com]

Heh, I usually don't either!! I'd read some fic, of course, and was like yeah, that's cute, whatever, but the first twenty minutes of this movie, and then when Mal like PUSHED him onto the table and he was struggling -- oh my.

I think it's 'cause with Mal arguing = foreplay. Ahahaha.

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

Either that or you fled to the slash because the het was TOO REAL FOR YOU.

[moireach.livejournal.com]

HAHAHAHAHA. Yes that is totally it. I was like "boy parts AND girl parts?! THIS IS NOT LIKE FANTASY."

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

Man, I totally want to say something really dirty to that, but there are just so many options!

[brooklinegirl.livejournal.com]

Maybe next time I watch the movie, Wash won't die!

This is exactly what my brain is telling me too! I am certain we're right.

[musesfool.livejournal.com]

God, the Mal/River was just... breathtaking in the movie. I mean, "little albatross" *dies* and then, "But I like to hear you say it."

And the Crazy Space Incest was on display as well.

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

omg, I KNOW. I just -- *flails!*

[calendae.livejournal.com]

Wash isn't dead. He somehow wandered off before they got back from Mr. Universe land to hide like a wounded animal. He *has* to be still alive! Sigh.

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

*sniffle* Maybe he's in a place now where Joss can't touch him.

[burntcopper.livejournal.com]

I saw the rough cut back in february, it hasn't come out in cinemas here yet, so I've had a bit of time to distance myself. (and yes, I've been biting my tongue about Wash THAT LONG.) Plus those of us who were at that screening are wailing 'but it won't have the little white boxes of unfinished effects (tm)! It won't be nearly as good without the little white boxes!' (seriously, it had 'insert effect here' signs, music pasted on, it was probably far bloodier than the final, etc)

My other problem? I've seen Summer and Nathan at..um... 3 conventions is it now? maybe 2, but they act like that all the time in real life together, so I see it more as protective big brother. I'm still a tad pouty about Simon not being as stiff, but in the meantime I feel the need to go and set up shrines to Zoe. And yes, still going 'Wash! Noooooooo!'

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

I haven't been to any conventions, so I guess I don't have any real life stuff in the way of my mad theories!

[speshope.livejournal.com]

So I was watching a Making Of thingie and Nathan totally just said that he thinks Mal has more in common with River than anyone else on the ship.

Thought of you.

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

Hee. Go me?

It was YOU!

[fashes.livejournal.com]

You didn't mention Mal crouched on the floor of the "cell" *watching* her. For how long? Was she ever awake?


Over the summer someone got this Mal/River idea into my head and it Would Not Leave. Going into the theater this weekend I could *not* remember who? Or where from?!?

It was YOU! I think? *rereads Unexpected Pearls* Grains of lovely wrongness in there. So lovely.

*reads Flesh and Blood like new*

. . .

She... him. Damn. Yes I blame you for planting the seed long ago when this fandom was new and shiny. God that was beautiful.

Is there more Mal/River anywhere?