This Year's Model of Humanity

Apparition
Apparition No. 12 by Thea Gilmore

Summary:
River's waking dream.
(spoilers for the movie Serenity)

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Many thanks to paraviondeux for lending space and to jic for advice and support. Feedback is always appreciated.

I held the future up to a looking-glass;
it bears a striking resemblance to embers of the past.

Because it appears to be the thing to do at the moment.
( Shipping Firefly the butterfly way (in eight easy steps; spoilers for Serenity, the movie) )

So, I've seen Serenity three times now. Each time, I've liked it better (and I liked it a good deal the first time 'round). It really is a movie that rewards repeat viewing. ( Spoilers for Serenity, the movie )

Many thanks to the people on my flist who had timeline thoughts. I'm leaning on the side of Joss not having the best math in the 'verse, as is common with writers. Though repeated viewings of everything in order may help me on figuring things.

( Spoilers for Serenity )

Side note: one of the things that I see, in pro movie reviews, are 'compare and contrast's that are about saying one thing is better than another. Most recently, several reviews of Serenity are saying 'so much better than the new Star Wars' flicks. This is a mindset that I can somewhat understand, but one that I most emphatically don't share. It seems to be based off of the zero-sum game -- the idea that love and appreciation are finite and that to love one thing diminishes the amount of love that one can hold for another, similar, thing.

Now, I only live in my own head, but for me, love is not a zero-sum game. Love is infinite, and I have found that loving new things only increases my appreciation for the things that I loved already. Ex. loving Star Wars gave me a whole new wave of understanding and love for science fiction in general. I tend to think of this as a good thing. I do understand why reviews would do that, as they assume, perhaps, that one can't see all the movies in the world and want people to prioritize based on their preferences. But this does, I think, explain why I'm not overly fond of movie reviews in the first place.

Main note: So, I have something of a rule. I do my best to appreciate things for what they are, not for what I wish them to be. How successful I am at that is debatable, but I think that it makes me happier as a fan.
( Spoilers for Serenity )

Just... 100 words in reaction to the movie.

( Spoilers for Serenity, the movie. )