But too dumb to crouch down for stability on the ride up. River, the supposed nut, lowers her center of gravity. And as for one of them being a badass, I have one word for you: "Miranda."
This opening going from logos to a summary that's a holographic lesson inside a program inside archived footage is always so impressive, and then the one-shot from the cockpit to the cargo bay of top of that...one of the best movie openings ever, no question
One of the best opening sequences that I’ve seen in a sci-fi film. A ton of exposition but also you get how dramatic this escape really was. Simon had some big turnips to pull this off.
@@bill2178that's because it's all based on the Civil War. Which is an open wound in the US to this day. The movie is more political than you understand.
he is a doctor, he wants to know exactly how to best care for her, however long it took him to get there, he will wait 2 more minutes, and as an added bonus, the audience get some exposition, and we also now care about both characters in the first 5 mins of the movie. well done writers
Wow, the “ we not telling people what to think, we’re just trying to show them how” has never felt more real than in 2021. I definitely would have been a citizen of the outer planets.
@@BrowncoatGofAZ Anyone that thinks different or even has an opinion that goes outside of the “established narrative”, will be shun, cancelled, or even put in prison. Today “wrong think” will easily get your fired. It so common that it’s even got a name. Cancel culture. Look at the She Hulk show. You had to love it and think it was the best series EVARR or that meant you were a Incel nat zi. So that first scene in Serenity is pretty much what the world today is heading too (the way their society thinks part, not the child solider part). So yeah, I’m definitely a brown coat as I would want to fight for my independence, freedom of speech and freedom to an opinion.
@@BrowncoatGofAZ. We live in a age where they have propagandists calling themselves “fact checkers” and propaganda generators calling themselves groups like “correct the record” For example. In America the guy with dementia just authorized several million dollars to be used on social media influencers and that’s directly, we have no clue how much folk are getting or spending indirectly to sway public opinion. Factor in things like black rock/weo ESG score cancer on top of that and you suddenly start seeing why they feel the way they do. Go look at how they set up public school in America, it’s based on the Austrian system. Child indoctrination has been a thing since the early days, they have just started to let the mask slip more.
@@RomanvonUngernSternbergnrmfvusI prefer “the guy with dementia” over the wannabe dictator, sorry. And dictator guy isn’t much younger. And unfortunately some of that independent thought is outright racism and hate speech. I support free speech, but people who espouse hatred, racism, and misogyny should not be encouraged.
@@BrowncoatGofAZ “I support free speech but I don’t actually support freedom of speech and call censorship not encouraging it” -you just now I don’t care about who you prefer or don’t I just pointed out how scummy these folk are. Genuinely please stop saying you support free speech if you don’t actually support it
Slight retcon here -- if I recall right, originally Simon just intercepted River's delivery when she was being packaged off to God knows where; he didn't storm the base and rescue her himself. I guess they made that change to quickly get new audience members up to speed.
Simon was very obtuse about the whole thing in the Pilot episode; I figure he was much too nervous and distrustful of the crew at the time to give any more information than was strictly necessary, especially since - as show here - his overt participation in the rescue made him easier for the Alliance to target.
Whedon acknowledged this. I believe he said he retconned it because we'd be way more invested watching Simon save River in a dramatic scene than having a bunch of random people deliver her to him. Think he said this in his commentary.
I heard a great theory on reddit (credit to u/TheYLD) that the flashback of River's escape in the movie actually occurs AFTER the show. Basically, the Hands captured River sometime after the show, she gets rescued from the Academy a second time, and then the film takes place 8 months after that. The person went into way more detail than I can about how this wouldn't contradict anything and actually improves the timeline by giving more time between the series and film for the books and comics to take place. It also clears up the continuity error of Simon saying in the show that he paid people off to rescue her. He paid people off the first time. The second time, he went in personally.
My favorite moment is when Simon says "Yes, she always did love to dance," the scientist gives him a weird look just before he knocks them all unconscious.
In Firefly, Simon seems to be clueless re what they wanted River for, and chocked at the idea that she was trained to be a weapon, but in this scene he was basically told that was the case. Small inconsistency.
The tail end here is quite telling. River is the nutcase, but she's got the training and presence of mind to crouch down, lowering her center of gravity for more stability, while her fancy doctor brother just stands there, making everything less stable.
He's holding one of the guidewires. Seems pretty stable. And it's a small platform, so it makes sense for one to crouch. Also - and this is the most important bit - it's to achieve a nicely framed shot with narrative significance, to show him watching over her as she crouches. She's not exactly cowering, but she's scared and broken.
@@DaveDexterMusic 1. No, it's dumb to stand like that. You have to think beyond just him being secure. It throws off the whole platform. 2. Plenty of room for both to crouch. 3. Never said she was cowering. Emotional element is there, but she just demonstrated superb training, so that's part of it. Agreed about the narrative shot. My point still stands.
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Simon was a badass here
But too dumb to crouch down for stability on the ride up. River, the supposed nut, lowers her center of gravity.
And as for one of them being a badass, I have one word for you: "Miranda."
Simon is a goofy, kind of wimpy nerd - unless his sister is in danger, the all of his self doubt disappears and he gets to work
100% if kaley saw this her netherreagions would be roking
@@TommygunNG um, ok. If you asked River who the most badass person in the universe was, I'd put good money on her answer being Simon
No, not at all. It’s not that she’s not grateful for what he did, but “badass” would not be the term she would use.
This opening going from logos to a summary that's a holographic lesson inside a program inside archived footage is always so impressive, and then the one-shot from the cockpit to the cargo bay of top of that...one of the best movie openings ever, no question
One of the best opening sequences that I’ve seen in a sci-fi film. A ton of exposition but also you get how dramatic this escape really was. Simon had some big turnips to pull this off.
Loved by many STILL underrated, the series and this in particular.
One of the best films ever made.
👌👍
Agreed
damn shame they didnt keep it going
@@bill2178that's because it's all based on the Civil War. Which is an open wound in the US to this day. The movie is more political than you understand.
Certainly not, but underrated for sure.
The fact Simon didn't freak out here seeing his sister tortured right in front of his eyes is just crazy.
He is a man of focus, commitment and sheer fucking will.
He knew she was being hurt from her secret messages to him, he probably emotionally prepared himself for this for months.
he is a doctor, he wants to know exactly how to best care for her, however long it took him to get there, he will wait 2 more minutes, and as an added bonus, the audience get some exposition, and we also now care about both characters in the first 5 mins of the movie. well done writers
he was one of the greatest doctors of thier time, he wanted symptoms, he wanted diagnosis, to care for her after, what a dude
Wow, the “ we not telling people what to think, we’re just trying to show them how” has never felt more real than in 2021. I definitely would have been a citizen of the outer planets.
What do you mean?
@@BrowncoatGofAZ
Anyone that thinks different or even has an opinion that goes outside of the “established narrative”, will be shun, cancelled, or even put in prison.
Today “wrong think” will easily get your fired. It so common that it’s even got a name. Cancel culture.
Look at the She Hulk show. You had to love it and think it was the best series EVARR or that meant you were a Incel nat zi.
So that first scene in Serenity is pretty much what the world today is heading too (the way their society thinks part, not the child solider part).
So yeah, I’m definitely a brown coat as I would want to fight for my independence, freedom of speech and freedom to an opinion.
@@BrowncoatGofAZ. We live in a age where they have propagandists calling themselves “fact checkers” and propaganda generators calling themselves groups like “correct the record”
For example.
In America the guy with dementia just authorized several million dollars to be used on social media influencers and that’s directly, we have no clue how much folk are getting or spending indirectly to sway public opinion. Factor in things like black rock/weo ESG score cancer on top of that and you suddenly start seeing why they feel the way they do.
Go look at how they set up public school in America, it’s based on the Austrian system. Child indoctrination has been a thing since the early days, they have just started to let the mask slip more.
@@RomanvonUngernSternbergnrmfvusI prefer “the guy with dementia” over the wannabe dictator, sorry. And dictator guy isn’t much younger.
And unfortunately some of that independent thought is outright racism and hate speech.
I support free speech, but people who espouse hatred, racism, and misogyny should not be encouraged.
@@BrowncoatGofAZ “I support free speech but I don’t actually support freedom of speech and call censorship not encouraging it” -you just now
I don’t care about who you prefer or don’t I just pointed out how scummy these folk are.
Genuinely please stop saying you support free speech if you don’t actually support it
Slight retcon here -- if I recall right, originally Simon just intercepted River's delivery when she was being packaged off to God knows where; he didn't storm the base and rescue her himself.
I guess they made that change to quickly get new audience members up to speed.
Simon was very obtuse about the whole thing in the Pilot episode; I figure he was much too nervous and distrustful of the crew at the time to give any more information than was strictly necessary, especially since - as show here - his overt participation in the rescue made him easier for the Alliance to target.
Whedon acknowledged this. I believe he said he retconned it because we'd be way more invested watching Simon save River in a dramatic scene than having a bunch of random people deliver her to him. Think he said this in his commentary.
I heard a great theory on reddit (credit to u/TheYLD) that the flashback of River's escape in the movie actually occurs AFTER the show. Basically, the Hands captured River sometime after the show, she gets rescued from the Academy a second time, and then the film takes place 8 months after that. The person went into way more detail than I can about how this wouldn't contradict anything and actually improves the timeline by giving more time between the series and film for the books and comics to take place. It also clears up the continuity error of Simon saying in the show that he paid people off to rescue her. He paid people off the first time. The second time, he went in personally.
so we watched a video in a dream in a recording technically on youtube. What movie is this inception.
1:45 Summer Glau is such a good actress.
She is in a class of her own.
My celebrity crush as a kid
My favorite moment is when Simon says "Yes, she always did love to dance," the scientist gives him a weird look just before he knocks them all unconscious.
River. The original Space Libertarian. River Tam for President!
She can Either blow us all up or rub soup in our hair. she would be less crazy than what we got. atleast she's not sniffing our hair in a weird way.
@@slewone4905 Damn straight. When you've got the worst, anything will be an improvement.
Imagine season 2, in which the people who helped Simon busting River out reaching out to them after learning about Miranda.
In Firefly, Simon seems to be clueless re what they wanted River for, and chocked at the idea that she was trained to be a weapon, but in this scene he was basically told that was the case. Small inconsistency.
Where Rimworld began
I thought this was a flashback and was giving him an evil backstory....
wtf i need this clip wth is admiral titan entertainment?
dude what?....
@@user-ci1wg5gh2t the watermark on the bottom left in the clip
The tail end here is quite telling. River is the nutcase, but she's got the training and presence of mind to crouch down, lowering her center of gravity for more stability, while her fancy doctor brother just stands there, making everything less stable.
He's holding one of the guidewires. Seems pretty stable. And it's a small platform, so it makes sense for one to crouch. Also - and this is the most important bit - it's to achieve a nicely framed shot with narrative significance, to show him watching over her as she crouches. She's not exactly cowering, but she's scared and broken.
@@DaveDexterMusic 1. No, it's dumb to stand like that. You have to think beyond just him being secure. It throws off the whole platform.
2. Plenty of room for both to crouch.
3. Never said she was cowering. Emotional element is there, but she just demonstrated superb training, so that's part of it.
Agreed about the narrative shot. My point still stands.
She is not crazy. She is a psychic and was brainwashed, obviously.
@@teiagaw7663 Same dif.
That nurse, in 1st scene, was she in Glass?
Tamara Taylor, the teacher? She was in Bones.
@@ShadowSonic2 The nurse in the opening scene
@@joneshugh You're thinking of Sarah Paulson, she's in this movie but not till later.
3:37 two by two hands of blue
1:47 Freeze! All of you are under arrest for torture her and the galaxies court of law
What were those scientists doing to her?
Stripping her brain.
Weaponizing her.
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