That weapon is information. One important character is a kind of hacker whose tagline is, "You can't stop the signal." It's a great summary of the power of information disseminating technology, whether it's the printing press, TV, or blogging. (It's also the title of Steve Green's review, not-so-incidentally.) The idea that a small band of individuals working together, even though they have different and sometimes conflicting motives and goals, can manage to do more for the cause of freedom than an armed rebellion is very powerful, and is the real theme of Serenity.
That sounds really heavy (and boring) but trust me, the movie isn't. It's hilarious, moving, intense, and just plain wonderful. Please see it this weekend so they'll make another.
(I figure I should say just one negative thing about the movie: the great theme song from the TV show was [almost] entirely missing.)
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Article comments
1 - Scott
I'm gonna check this movie out tomorrow. Sounds like it will be a good start to the weekend.
2 - Matty
I never quite clicked with 'Firefly' the series for some reason and it's very rare for me to be sold by simply a trailer - yet I must admit that 'Serenity' is top of my 'must-see' list when it's released in the UK.
JW has come a long way since 'Alien:Resurrection'.