Ok, so Serenity doesn't give people a whole lot in terms of answers but in my oppinion it does flesh out Book quite a bit. My interpretation of Book is that he used to be an operative just like the one in the movie.
The operative is obviously a man of extreme faith in the alliance. He doesn't seek truth because he is arrogant enough to think that he already knows what the truth is (that the alliance is better than cookies). Anyways The Operative obviously ends up being wrong, which is proved to him when Mal makes him watch the tapes from Miranda.
Now clearly Book had some mad skills and a shady past (remember when he was injured and the alliance helped him out?). I think Whedon set up The Operative as a parallel to Book in order to show us the manner in which Book's character evolved. I think that he was an operative for the alliance (he clearly knows how they work) who killed a lot of people and then eventually had an epiphany. I have no clue what this epiphany was but it changed Book, making him take on the life of a shephard.
At the end of the film I think it's pretty clear that The Operative is in much the same place Book would have been in the past. Furthermore, when Book is introduced in the series he's randomly wandering a space port just like The Operative is at the end of Serenity.
I don't know, is this obvious to anyone else? Thoughts?
Question about Serenity with spoilers
It will all make perfect sense. I believe Nightshade loved it and he's never seen the series. The only thing I can think of is that some of the deaths that occur won't have the same impact if you've never seen the series.
Having said that, you can buy the series for like $30. But yeah, just watch the movie if you'd like.
Having said that, you can buy the series for like $30. But yeah, just watch the movie if you'd like.
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