See, I'm largely insulated. If not for here (and I'm not following links, I like insulated) I wouldn't know a contingent of people were being rabid. I'd know that sure, some of us were less than in love with the movie, for various reasons. I'd know I wasn't alone in being meh and vaguely sad to see the story *I* preferred coming to an end. But that's it.
Heck, there were probably 20 people max in the theater when I saw it. And there was a little cheering at various points from one group behind me, and clapping from them at the conclusion as well. But other than that? It was just a movie.
You could argue that fanatacism is just misdirected passion. Sometimes that passion is properly directed and troops get DVDs and some homeless people get coats. That's what makes it not hilarious. More Browncoats did more good than those who didn't.
A year ago this weekend the top two movies earned $65 million (Shark Tale and Ladder 49) compared to $25 million for Flightplan and Serenity combined this year. Hard to believe all those people stayed home because they didn't want to see a movie with Browncoats. C'mon.
And now, a Variety ad: [link]
Why wouldn't you take your $10 and see the movie again? Wouldn't that be more helpful?
To me, this is an example of the craziness.
And I feel as though I can speak with some authority on this kind of insanity.
No one forced them add those people to their list, no one forces them to read their posts, and no one is forcing them to keep them on their f-list.
I don't see it very differently from christiandollarstore. Who is banned.
You could argue that fanatacism is just misdirected passion. Sometimes that passion is properly directed and troops get DVDs and some homeless people get coats. That's what makes it not hilarious. More Browncoats did more good than those who didn't.
I think you're preaching to the head disciple, there.
I don't see it very differently from christiandollarstore. Who is banned.
I don't get this reference.
I'm a proud browncoat, hopefully sans the craxy (at least this craxy). I've done a lot of recruiting, cheered in the theater and sang the theme song, but I also told my mom she shouldn't see it because I don't think she'd like it. I think the majority are at my level, but there are a few truly craxy people out there, in this fandom and others.
I feel like we lost the high moral ground on Variety ads right around GBAE.
CHRISTIANDOLLARSTORE WAS MY FAVORITE!
Ahem.
All right, this is way too long to cross post (and I have a feeling the comments will only make it worse) so my thoughts on "Serenity," centering on the political transformation of the crew, are here and all sorts of spoilery.
Ah. I'm not talking about spamming people's comment sections. To me, f-list implies these are the people whose LJ's you read. I find it ridiculous for people to gripe about what someone posts in their Livejournal when no one is forcing them to read that person's LJ. It's the same as saying "I'm never going to eat shrimp because everyone on my f-list keeps talking about how much they love shrimp and I'm sick of hearing about it." I mean, WTF? Eat shrimp or don't, and if you'd don't want to hear about shrimp all the time, de-friend the Shrimpistas and be done with it.
