Serenity/Awesome: Difference between revisions

*** What is even more awesome about this moment is the fact that this happens right after Mal asks about River. Before Zoe can say "She's dead, sir..." the doors open to show her and that absolutely terrifying look on her face...

* In a less spectacular but no less awesome instance, River wakes up and realizes what Miranda is. She finds herself still handcuffed to the floor, and gets a look on her face that simply says, "You know, I don't want to be handcuffed anymore." She then proceeds to escape, ambush Jayne from the ceiling and knock him out without trying, dodges the rest of the crew as they try to find her, and when Mal finally catches up with her, holds him at gunpoint without even ''looking'' at him.

** Hell, five people, three of whom hadn't even shot someone before, holding off so many of the so-called terrors of the 'verse for as long as they did? That's awesome in its own right.

*** Which brings us to Kaylee's line of "To hell with this. I'm gonna live."

* The Operative's introduction. Coming off as a nice, reasonable, perfectly understandable fellow, and then casually killing the head doctor of the Academy and ''praising'' him for his good work even as he's impaled on his sword.

** Prior to that:

'''The Operative''': ''(draws his sword)'' }}

** The Operative, for all his villainy, is pretty much a walking CMOA. The buildup to the fight between him and Mal at Inara's training house is one great example -

'''The Operative:''' I am, of course, wearing full body armor! I am not a moron! }}

** This quote:

** The Operative gets one more at the end of the movie, when he fully realizes just what his utopia would mean.

** "There is nothing left to see." The only way that line could have been more quietly awesome would be for Mal to turn around and find that the Operative had [[Offscreen Teleportation|disappeared.]]

*** A deleted scene took this one further and almost made it to [[Tear Jerker]] territories. In the scene, the Operative asks Mal how he went on after losing ''everything'' at Serenity Valley. While Mal didn't kill him, he completely ''destroyed'' him.

* And Mal's scene when he's plotting to disguise Serenity as a Reaver ship, and browbeats the entire crew into submission when they all object at the same time.

** That scene is even more awesome in the light of his previous promise to Inara. "Trust me. If I start fighting a war, you're gonna see something ''new''."

*** And judging from River's expression as Mal walks away, she's "seeing" something new as well...

** The Operative draws his sword, as Mal pulls a random tool from a nearby toolbox to counter-attack. They get ready to strike, and Mal, the Operative, and the audience realize at the same time that his weapon is a {{spoiler|screwdriver}}. Which he eventually uses to {{spoiler|stab the Operative in the leg, then pull the Operative toward him with it for a follow-up punch.}}

** The final confrontation with the Operative. You know, the one when Mal gets ''impaled through the stomach'' with the Operative's blade, and then [[Determinator|casually pulls it out and continues fighting.]]

'''Mal:''' "But right now I'm gonna have to go with wrath." }}

*** Their first confrontation was also awesome, especially the whole albatross debate.

**** What about the bit when the Operative asks Mal if he's prepared to die for his beliefs, and Mal says 'I am,' quick draws, pushes him back with 6 shots and then calmly says, "'Course, that ain't exactly plan A."

** And of course, the Operative tells Mal that [[The Stoic|he can't make him angry.]] Later on, the otherwise painfully-honorable Operative [[Trying to Catch Me Fighting Dirty|shoots Mal in the back]].

'''Mal''': "[[Dramatic Irony|You don't know how true that is.]]" }}

*** '''Inara''': "Please! Spend an hour with him."

**** For those who want to know just how legendary it is, might I direct your attention to [http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/2959/ohcrap.png this little beauty] presented ever-so-correctly by the [[Oh Crap]] page?

*** Made ''even better'' by his line, which starts off calm but very quickly devolves into panic:

* Inara's little trick with the incense:

'''Inara:''' And that's not incense. [flashbang disguised as incense goes off] }}

* Jayne: "Shiny. Let's be bad guys."

* A very simple exchange:

'''Guard''': "....okay!" }}

** The moment after Jayne comes running into the vault, telling them that Reavers are about to attack.

'''Mal:''' ''Get them '''inside the vault'''!'' }}

* The dialog following River {{spoiler|single-handedly beating up everyone in the bar then passing out}}:

'''Mal''': "I really don't." }}

** And of course:

*** While there's no arguing that he got KTFO'd where he stood and that it was hilarious, Jayne ''was'' the only guy in the whole damn bar who managed to sneak up on River and actually get a decent shot at subduing her. Which is pretty damn awesome, [[Fridge Brilliance|when you think about it.]]

*** Also, Jayne has the drop on River and has a reasonable chance of killing or disabling her, even without a gun, but when push comes to shove, he tries to restrain her unharmed.

* Mal's landing announcement at the beginning, as the ship is hurtling toward the ground:

* "Gosh, it sure would be nice if we had some ''grenades'', ''dontcha think''?"

* Jayne, "Shepherd Book once told me, 'If you can't do something smart, do something right'."

** The above line is made even more awesome by incorporating a silent [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]], as Jayne slides the booze-bottle to Simon – who accepts it and takes a drink. It takes a lot for those two to bury the hatchet, but Miranda definitely qualifies.

* It seems like the entire 'Verse is encapsulated in the following rant. Remember, you keep pushing people, eventually people ''will'' '''push''' '''''back!'''''

** It may not be awesome, but it's damn scary watching Mr. "You'll be awake, facing me and armed" shooting an Alliance pilot that's trying to surrender without batting an eye. Ye gods, Mal is pissed.

* Nathan Fillion gets one himself. In Mal's final battle with The Operative, instead of faking his face hitting the glass floor, Nathan Fillion actually slammed his face against it ''every single take''.

* Simon decking Mal after the opening heist anyone?

* Though it is also a [[Tear Jerker]], River telling Simon to ''kill her'' is a sign of just how much she cares about them. Its a moment that really defines her: she would rather ''die'' than be a threat to the others, either directly through her insanity or indirectly through the Operative. That she's willing to die ''for the rest of the crew'' is incredibly unselfish.

* Aw, come on... let's be honest here. The entire movie is pretty much one long [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]].

** That this movie even exists is a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] for the fans. "We have done the impossible, and that makes us mighty."

** Also, he was impersonating a doctor, which he already is.

* Kaylee gets a Crowning Moment of Awesome, Funny, and Heartwarming all in one with this exchange:

'''Kaylee''': ''[[[Dramatic Gun Cock]]] To Hell with this. I'm gonna live!'' }}

* The title sequence of the film, after the disturbing intro. The ''Serenity'' logo fades into view, and the camera pulls back from it to show the ship herself drifting lazily through space, backed by [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1r6Mkp3RRxg almost mournful-sounding music]. It quickly swells into a plucky, upbeat tune as the ship roars down through the atmosphere of a planet as we [[Jittercam]] along its length to the front to see into the cockpit. And then [[Used Future|a piece of the hull]] [[Crowning Moment of Funny|tears off]] because [[Mood Whiplash|this is still Firefly]].

 

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