[firefly, links] Serenity, not spoilers

[wispfox]

It was good. It was too much going on in too little time. It was abrupt. It was not the greatness that I'd come to expect from Firefly. This is sad. I hope there is a director's cut, and it helps. I also hope I find someone to borrow the comic books from, and they help.

Serenity in 2000 Words or Less. This link, though is highly spoilery! But funny.

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[shadesong.livejournal.com]

The novelization also helps (fleshes things out a bit), and you can borrow our copy.

[wispfox.livejournal.com]

Ooooh. Nifty! I would like to borrow it, yes. :)

[beaq.livejournal.com]

I think I have a new tagline.

"I wish my last moments had a better camera angle than right up my nose! *dies*"

[wispfox.livejournal.com]

*laugh* Yes. :)

[xiphias.livejournal.com]

The comics suck, and don't help.

The director's cut is the one you saw in the theater. There were scenes that were cut, many of which were filmed, and which may end up on the DVD, but, having read the screenplay, Joss was right to cut them. I mean, I'd like to see a lot more of the Inara/Mal stuff which was cut, but it wasn't necessary for the movie. And most of the rest of the stuff that was cut was exposition that was unnecessary because it was entirely covered by the actors' facial expressions.

Which may be the problem for you, being bad with faces and all.

[wispfox.livejournal.com]

The comics suck, and don't help.

I've heard they suck, but that they fill in the gap between the series and the movie. Which could help with the abruptness problems, especially in how Mal and Simon were behaving as compared to the series.

There were scenes that were cut, many of which were filmed, and which may end up on the DVD, but, having read the screenplay, Joss was right to cut them.

Hmm. I think that things which are right to cut for a movie still might have helped with the problem I had with too damn much going on at the same time. Breaks, you know?

entirely covered by the actors' facial expressions. [...] Which may be the problem for you, being bad with faces and all.

Ah. Hmm. Yes. I bet I was distracted by too much going on to be paying enough attention to facial expressions.

[xiphias.livejournal.com]

Just to calibrate: were you able to understand River's reaction to Simon asking, "Am I talking to Miranda right now?"

[wispfox.livejournal.com]

Only because of his reply to her facial expression; her facial expression confused me terribly.

[xiphias.livejournal.com]

In the shooting script, River said something like, "No, dummy, I'm not a multiple." But her facial expression expressed that same idea better, and with no words -- at least, for neurotypical members of the audience.

Her facial expression expressed the following things:
"Your suggestion is not true."
"You're being stupid for even thinking of that."
"I care about you, and trust you, because otherwise, I wouldn't be making this face."

It was the sort of face that a sister might make to a brother, if they cared about each other, and teased each other in a friendly way.

So it did a lot of things very well -- but only for people in the audience who can read faces.

[wispfox.livejournal.com]

Ah. May also have been the angle at which we could see her face. She was, IIRC, mostly hidden behind her hair, which does _NOT_ help.

I did, however, get most of that from his verbal reply to her expression.

[jasra]

http://whedonesque.com/?comments=8471 - talk of scenes that'll be included on the DVD (I didn't click through but thought I'd give you the link to explore).

[wispfox.livejournal.com]

Thanks. :)

[ian-gunn.livejournal.com]

I missed the first issue of the comics but I have the rest. I did not think the art did the characters justice but the story is fair. If you don't run across them sooner I'll could bring the ones I have to psinging.

[wispfox.livejournal.com]

'k. Cool. Thanks!

I won't be at the next Psinging, however.

[ian-gunn.livejournal.com]

You're welcome.

That will give me more time to find them...