SERENITY + BEER

3.9/5
stars nathan fillion, adam baldwin, gina torres

after incessant nagging from my brother, i went to see joss whedon's SERENITY, a film based off the cult television series Firefly. i thoroughly enjoyed the movie and even though i had no idea what it was going to be about or who any of the characters were, there was the inherent joss whendon comedy and smart-ass comments that made me feel right at home.

the film follows a group of mercenaries aboard the Serenity, a ship that is barely holding itself together. they do odd jobs to pay for repairs, pay themselves, and satisfy "the need to eat sometime this month". like i said before, the even though i didn't know the characters, i felt like i did. they were well developed and believable. when it comes to special effects, CG, and dog-fight directing, all i have to say is this: george lucas, talk to joss whedon. the epic space battle in Serenity is amazing.

the film hits emotional highs and lows of the characters, as well as the funnier side of what it is to be a human being. i've just gotta sit down and watch the series now to fully appreciate it.

AND now the "beer" part...

the other night i went out to a pub to meet up with some friends. i knew i wanted to go an dmade the effort to go, but when i got there i felt numb. i expected it would be the guys hanging out and making some noise, but i was wrong.

it got me thinking, was being "wrong" all that was making me feel numb? possibly. it's sort of like going to party and expecting to see someone there, but they don't turn up. you feel like you've wasted your time, and you just want to go home. but yo know, in the back of your mind, you might as well make the most of the situation - and more often than not there's someone around who knows what you're thinking and talks to you about it. and you're always greatful that they did. but you don't tell them that, they already seem to know.

then the following night was similar... the guys would be at the joint drinking, just not together. and that's the kind of drinking that i really don't like. but i was wrong, but this time it turned out to be good. we we all just sitting around and getting wasted, beer after beer, shot after shot. it was great. it was nostalgic in some ways too, but i won't get into that. i always seem to...

so what does SERENITY and BEER have to do with each other? well, let me try and articulate this coherently: it doesn't matter if you don't know what's going to happen, you just have to make the most of it.

-LOki