October 10, 2005

Serenity Shindig

Over at Catallarchy.

Jonathon Wilde explores Firefly at length and presents a review of each of the episodes.

Oh, if you haven't seen Serenity yet just what are you waiting for? Go now!

Update: I just got around to reading Julian Sanchez's review having previously bookmarked it until I'd seen the movie due to some spoilers:

Of course, you don't have to have read Camus, or even be fond of berets or clove cigarettes, to be a fan of Serenity. The film's genius is that it works on so many levels—political, philosophical, and (not least) narrative. If you show up in theaters just looking for a tightly plotted, smartly scripted sci-fi action flick, you'll come away happy. For the attentive viewer, though, Serenity is not just a string of good chase scenes, but an "absurd reasoning," a surprisingly profound meditation on what freedom means—both in politics and, perhaps more importantly, as a source of personal meaning.
Read the rest.

Posted by Steve on October 10, 2005
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