very nicely done.

Awesome

Ya know...this is inspiring in the amount of raw emotion it conveys, DesktopHippie;)

Gotta ask though: is the semi-transparent shot on the left part of River's flashback just before she goes ape-shite on the Maidenhead's patrons? Cuz if it is, River's eyes strangely don't look like her eyes...almost like the mental tampering was manifesting through her occular pigmentation changing...

BEB

In answer to your question, BEB, the transparent shot on the left *is* part of River's flashback just before she goes nuts in the Maidenhead. But... it's not a picture of her.

I'm sure you've noticed that while River stares at the screen there are a few ultra-quick, almost subliminal, shots of something completely different. I got curious once and slowed my DVD speed right down so I could watch them all frame by frame.

The shots we see are (in sequence):

-River's eyes, staring full into the screen, looking decidedly menacing

-A dead body on Miranda

-The Operative

-River in the lab seen at the start of the movie, with that needle thing stuck on her head

-A Reaver, snarling at the screen (taken from the earlier Reaver scene)

-The shot I've used above - a partial face shot of a very creepy looking old lady

-Another shot of River in the lab, this one showing more detail than the first

I have no idea who the old lady is - she's never seen in the movie. I'm assuming she's one of the key members of parliment The Operative mentions. Maybe we'll learn more about her in the sequel :)