Hopefully without really spoiling anything from the film...
As is clear from the previews and surmised by Nick, Simon & River's story goes big, big places in the film. And it kicks butt.
The Hands of Blue show up in the comic book series bridging the series and the film...the final issue isn't out yet, so even I don't know quite how much their plot is advanced or resolved, but it's excellent stuff in any case.
As for the Blue Sun Corporation, there's a lot of fan speculation that we know more than we realize...that they may be connected to the Hands (in fact, I think one of the writers hints at that in some of the DVD extras), that they're also somehow in on or contracted for or controlling the government program River came out of...notice the shirt Jayne's wearing in Ariel when River cuts on him, turning blue to red!
There's also a definite mystery around Book which I'm sure you've noticed, and while the film doesn't get at this one directly, there have been a) vague hints from Joss that it might play into the next film and b) some VERY interesting fan theories that the movie may have subtly told us a lot more than we realized at first about the preacher man. (I can't say more than that 'til you've seen it, but trust me, it's brilliant. The theory, I mean. Well, the movie too...)
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Date: 2005-08-18 04:55 pm (UTC)As is clear from the previews and surmised by Nick, Simon & River's story goes big, big places in the film. And it kicks butt.
The Hands of Blue show up in the comic book series bridging the series and the film...the final issue isn't out yet, so even I don't know quite how much their plot is advanced or resolved, but it's excellent stuff in any case.
As for the Blue Sun Corporation, there's a lot of fan speculation that we know more than we realize...that they may be connected to the Hands (in fact, I think one of the writers hints at that in some of the DVD extras), that they're also somehow in on or contracted for or controlling the government program River came out of...notice the shirt Jayne's wearing in Ariel when River cuts on him, turning blue to red!
There's also a definite mystery around Book which I'm sure you've noticed, and while the film doesn't get at this one directly, there have been a) vague hints from Joss that it might play into the next film and b) some VERY interesting fan theories that the movie may have subtly told us a lot more than we realized at first about the preacher man. (I can't say more than that 'til you've seen it, but trust me, it's brilliant. The theory, I mean. Well, the movie too...)