Tuesday, March 29, 2011
What's love got to do with it?
In Firefly, love is an important emotion even if it isn't talked about or shown much throughout the series. In the movie today we got to see many love relationships. The most significant relationship on the ship is between Simon and River, if you ask me. We saw today that he gave up everything, his job and his future, to go and save his sister. Now, he is risking his life everyday to keep her alive and with him. Simon clearly loves his sister. There is also the relationship between Mal and Inara, but he is a typical male character who is incapable being in touch with his feelings and expressing himself. I do believe that Mal likes Inara, and possibly even loves her. Then, there is the premature relationship between Kaylee and Simon which hasn't had the opportunity to develop. The most significant love relationship is the love between the characters. They are stuck with each other on the ship, and they really are like a family. While they fight and don't always get along, I think it is evident that they care about and love one another.
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I'm glad to see Michelle getting us started talking about this four-letter word. Love is a subject that isn't easy to address without sounding cheesy or cliched, and as I mentioned in class today, I am not sure how well Firefly manages the task.
I do think the Simon/River relationship (sibling love) is handled quite well. I'm not so sure about the Mal/Inara stuff. I think I like it, but I also wonder if it's just because I am such a fan of the actors.
I was really into the Simon and River interactions today, I really felt strongly about their relationship on the show, and this movie just took it totally where I wanted to see it go.
Mal and Inara are fine for what they are, basic romantic subplot devices, I think it is not done badly, but nothing new or special.
I like Kaylee and Simon, though it really hasn't gone anywhere. I think Kaylee is funny, and I wanted something to happen between the two of them.
Simon and River's relationship is real. The other relationships I mentioned seem cliche and soap opera like when discussing them, but Simon has unconditional love for his siter.
The love relationships in Firefly are effective,in my opinion, because they function so well with the show's overall focus on character interaction. The fact that men are not always overly expressive about their feelings my be a cliche, but watching how characters like Mal and Simon deal (or don't) with their feelings for Inara and Kaylee really gives the viewer a deeper insight into what makes these men tick.
I agree with Jonathan. I definitely think the romance thing with Mal is just a way to show us that he is human. I don't mind it but I'm glad Whedon didn't make it into a big thing at the end of Serenity.
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