Serenity: Difference between revisions

* [[All Planets Are Earthlike]]: [[Justified Trope|Justified]], as all available planets and moons have been [[Terraform|Terraformed]].

* [[All Your Base Are Belong to Us]]: In the [[Big Damn Movie]], the crew is left with no ground to go to.

* [[Always Chaotic Evil]]: Reavers, explained.

* [[Anti-Hero]]: Jayne Cobb, naturally. Most of the crew qualifies for this as well.

* [[Buffy-Speak]]: ...well, it ''is'' a [[Joss Whedon]] movie.

* [[Bulletproof Vest]]: {{spoiler|The Operative is ''not'' a moron.}}

* [[Car Fu|Hovering Transport Cart and Personnel Vehicle Fu]]

* [[Casual Danger Dialogue]]: {{spoiler|Mr. Universe}} records his last words:

** ''Serenity'' is one of the "[[The Alleged Car|rustbucket]]" variety.

** The gigantic flying wrecks of the Reaver ships are also ...quite a sight to behold.

* [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]]: Blue Sun is hinted at being behind the Academy.

* [[Covert Pervert]]: Both Kaylee and River like to watch.

* [[Dual-Wielding]]: River {{spoiler|uses a sword and axe taken off the Reavers during the big showdown}}.

* [[Earn Your Happy Ending]]: It says something when movie's ending is one of the more ''positive'' ones Joss Whedon wrote.

* [[Environmental Symbolism]]

* [[Epic Tracking Shot]]: After 10 minutes of schizophrenic, [[Smash Cut]]-ridden intro, we get the title card, and then a 4-minute-long [[The Oner|Oner]] that brings us home to the ship and her crew. (Movie Magic Tidbit: the sets for ''Serenity'' are divided between top and bottom levels. The cut was disguised with a whip pan on one of the stairwells so that it looks like a single take.)

{{quote| '''Inara:''' And that's ''not'' incense. ''[flashbang grenade detonates]]''}}

* [[Noble Fugitive]]: Simon and River.

* [[No Place for Me There]]: The Operative is the [[Trope Namer]].

* [[No-Nonsense Nemesis]]: Played with between River and Mal.

* [[Quick Nip]]: Jayne

* [[Quote Overdosed]]: It's ''very'' quotable. You can't stop with just one.

* [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits]]: ''Serenity'''s crew.

* [[Rebuilt Set]]: ''Serenity'' looks a tiny bit different from the version seen in the show.

* [[Rich in Dollars, Poor In Sense]]: Averted. Simon's time on the ship has stripped this element from him, replacing it with [[Darker and Edgier|a tired bitterness behind much of his actions.]]

* [[Sacrificial Lion]]: {{spoiler|Book and Wash}}

* [[School for Scheming]]: The Academy

* [[Science Fiction]]

* [[Shoot the Rope]]: Mal needs several shots to sever the mini-harpoon from Jayne's leg. While he's hanging from the back of Mule II ''at full tilt.''

* [[Shrouded in Myth]]: Reavers, at least until their origin is revealed.

* [[A Simple Plan]]: Mal has these a lot. And they go wrong with [[Finagle's Law|alarming regularity]]

* [[Single Tear]]: The Operative, when he sees {{spoiler|the footage from Miranda}}.

* [[Watching Troy Burn]]: {{spoiler|Haven}}

* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: The Operative

* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Zoe points out that Mal could have saved a man's life simply by dumping the loot from a heist.

* [[What You Are in The Dark]]: Nobody but Simon would have known if he had abandoned River. Not even River herself.

And notably [[Averted Trope|avoided]]:

* [[Evil Army]]: Alliance officers believe that they are genuinely trying to protect people and improve the Verse, whether that's actually true or not.

* [[Outgrown Such Silly Superstitions]]: Buddhism and Christianity are still dominant religions. Also, Mr. Universe appears to be Jewish.

* [[Space Is Noisy]]: Instead, it is [[Mickey Mousing|Mickey Moused]]. Justified in the big space battle scene since [[Word of God|commentary]] says they technically are in atmosphere.