Serenity

☞ Trailer

This movie is based on the series Firefly. Firefly was a short-lived show that only lasted a single season. Even with only 14 episodes, the show managed to gain a dedicated fan base.

Throughout the almost 2-hour movie, it shifted through ups and downs. The beginning had me laughing and the end had me crying. Not going to spoil anything here, but Joss Whedon sure does love making his viewers crazy on the emotional roller coasters he so loves to create.

The movie centers around the character of River, insane 17 year old female prodigy of well... everything. The antagonist tries to kill her because he believes she is a tool of destruction. He's not wrong. She goes completely insane at a few points in the movie at times knocking out entire rooms full of armed men singlehandedly. How is it that a show that's not really centered around a teenaged superpowered girl has more of her killing people/kicking ass than a show that is? I have no idea. Anyways, the movie has some pretty awesome fight scenes, but at times they just get really confusing and everywhere. Some scenes themselves seem to be randomly inserted and have hardly any relevance, but they actually do because those are the scenes where River is being her usual insane self. I was glad to see the whole original cast from Firefly in the movie, because I hate when movies are made off of TV shows and they use different actors.

I give it an: 8/10