Hmm ...

I'm watching the movie right now. (So happy that it's airing on Sundance, by the way. Haven't seen this movie in ages.) The part where Valerian arrives at the celebration in a dress and headpiece, and then dances with Galen, just played.

One thing bothers me about this scene: The townspeople's reaction to the revelation that the person they thought was a "he" is actually a "she." They're surprised, which is natural. But wouldn't you think that they'd also be angered? Enraged? Furious? Irate? I mean, Valerian was spared from the lottery because of her deception; because she disguised herself as a man. Meanwhile, how many of the townspeople lost their daughters, sisters, nieces and cousins to the dragon because their names were selected during the lottery?