Holy crap, go see Serenity.
Do it. Do it right now. I don't care if you've never seen Firefly (the aforementioned TV series on which the movie is based), see it anyway. Josh never saw Firefly and enjoyed the movie a lot. It'll just mean you won't be quite as emotionally distraught when...bad things happen to characters.
Seriously. I am so upset right now, I can't even express it. And for a movie to resonate that emotionally...well, that's something.
But if I ever meet Joss Whedon, we are going to have words.
"I am a leaf on the wind. Watch me as I soar."
EDIT: I was vague on purpose, but in his comment, Scott gets specific and spoiler-y. So don't read it if you want to stay spoiler-free. It's okay, Scott. It's not your fault.
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Today was a supposed to be beautiful day. I woke up late, went on a bikeride that, accompanied by a wonderful soundtrack provided by the my iPod, lasted a few hours. Then I lazed around and did nothing until it was time to see what I held in my mind to be the pinnacle of film potential: Serenity. It did not dissapoint... with a stipulation.
The movie made me feel. If you know me as well as I'm sure some of you do, you know I don't feel a hell of a lot. Maybe not enough. But this movie did it. I felt happy, scared, excited, I laughed, I gasped. Then I wanted to cry. You see, one of the characters in the movie was dear to me. Dear in a way that few are. His name was Wash. He was the pilot. And as near as I can explain it he was me in the series. I saw the show from his point of view. He was my representation in that world. Sure I admired and related to the captain. But I WAS Wash. One of the most beautiful relationships I've ever seen took place in the form of his marriage to Zoe, who is this battle hardened, stoic, soldier. It's something that's hard to reconcile in your mind, this wacky comic-relief type of person marrying this striking, but serious woman. But it's something that's beautiful to watch. He was the beating heart of the series for me, and though it wasn't very often about him, he was always important.
In the movie, being the pilot, he flew his ship through one impressively dangerous situation after another and despite the odds safely landed it in more or less one peice. He's just setting up a hilarious line and then DEAD. He didn't even get to finish it. When he died a part of me almost died too. I was so vested in this character that I couldn't accept his death. I can't. But I realize that he's really still alive as he ever was. He's alive in my head. And he'll continue to influence me. Screw you Joss. Wash lives.
If it makes anyone else feel better here's what Alan Tudyk had to say about his character's demise.
"I really liked (Wash's fate). I was a fan of it. Even when we did the show, I felt that Wash was a really good character to kill. In my head, I thought two seasons and then (Joss) should kill me. No one would expect it. I even mentioned it to Joss once, about Wash being a good sympathetic kill. As it works, where it is in the movie, I really like how it raises the stakes for everybody. We've lost two already and people are bleeding and shot and the captain is a mess. Wash's death helps with the feeling that all bets are off. I kind of also liked that it's not one of those deaths where I'm going, 'Go on without me! I'll hold 'em off for as long as possible. You save yourselves, I love you sweetheart.' Instead, it's 'Whoopee, I just landed the spaceship!' Dead. Joss has a talent for sticking large wooden things through people's hearts. (laughs) "
- Scott
Uh...spoiler alert.
It's not often that Scott is so effusive, but in this situation, it's certainly warranted. As a fellow nerd, I agree wholeheartedly.
NERDS!!!!
Wow, both of you are pussies.
Ok, I can't really be THAT irreverent when it comes to being inspired by an unorthodox medium (in this case, a stupid looking movie about space cowboys), as I have been moved by simple things before...nevertheless, I shake my head in bemusement at your plight and move on.
dear tim i posted a commit about at robs blog you should read it. phillip
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