I saw it tonight. Fear not, it was good.
One gets the very distinct impression that the Alliance = UN.
It was so blatant, that Whedon had to have done it deliberately.
Yeah, I saw it yesterday myself. You mention a political subtext in the movie. I'd like to respond. I think it's very odd and very noteworthy that both those on the left
and the right think the movie is speaking to them.
I don't know how Wheedon has pulled this off -- I would have thought such a feat was impossible. Either he's amazingly brilliant (a good possibility), or we might have to face the fact that deep down, those on the left and right have more in common than we realize -- and that's a scary thought!