Serenity for the fourth time was still just as good. It was even in a mediocre theater. I paid particular attention to the music after having listened to the soundtrack. I still think there are a couple of pieces of music that should have been on the soundtrack, but without some of the movie sounds, the music lacks. The more I see the movie, the more I feel it is a very well done piece of cinematography. I love the story line. I feel for and with the characters. And I feel the coldness of space and the warmth of Serenity (the ship). One of the strongest emotional parts is when the crew has to deal with the captain turning the ship, their home, into a Reaver abomination. There are definitely a few scenes with a much more overt emotional price, but the emotional conflict from the time the Operative says "You're not a Reaver, Mal, you're a human man..." and you see that look of determination come across his face, until his speech about how he is the captain and they either need to do what he says or get off his boat... It is very tense for anyone who has seen the TV series and understands Serenity as the 10th character (in the TV show, Book and Inara were on the ship making a total of nine people). Even the fourth time it was something of an emotional roller coaster. Maybe more so, because when Wash was flying to pick up the mule after the heist, I got a little misty.

In my opinion Serenity is definitely a soon to be classic. While it might not do well in the theaters, it will always have a following. Its classic themes and likeable characters, and the battles of sorta good versus mostly bad all contribute to a movie that could be enjoyed by a wide range of people. If only those people knew that they should go see it.

Si monumentum requiris circumspice
"If you seek his monument, look around"
--epitaph of Sir Christopher Wren