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<\/a><\/p>\nDirector J.J .Abrams\u2019s latest project is terrific.\u00a0 Abrams is the television genius that created one of my favorite series of all time: Alias<\/em> (2001-2006). This new Star Trek<\/em> space-opera\/space-western is really a fun flick that goes back before 1966 when Gene Roddenberry first told the story of the crew of the Starship Enterprise.<\/p>\nThere is so much information already available about the Star Trek<\/em> franchise that includes six television series and eleven feature films (and computer and video games), that I will just comment on this current film.<\/p>\nHere are the notes I tapped out on my iPhone during the screening (so far other movie-goers have not complained about the phone light the way they do about these nice pens that illuminate a traditional note pad and three seats around in every direction):<\/p>\n
\n- \u00a0This is a vast playground that transcends time for the characters (the filmmakers, the audience)<\/li>\n
- It may be sci-fi but it is also \u201cpsy-fi\u201d. It\u2019s about character, how everything in life stems from learning empathy, discovering self and one\u2019s identity, emotional intelligence, and the integrated personality, love and self-sacrifice for others, family, ethnic diversity, community<\/li>\n
- n\u00a0 But let\u2019s not take this too far; Kirk (a wonderful pre-William Shatner Chris Pine) offers\u00a0 the psychologically damaged Romulan Captain Nemo (a scary Eric Bana; Munich<\/em>) a compassionate solution to their stalemate during the final battle; Spock (the most excellent Zachary Quinto from Heroes<\/em>) thinks it is a mistake. Nemo refuses to negotiate, as Kirk figured he would, and blows him away. \u00a0Was Kirk\u2019s compassion authentic? Ambiguous; probably not.<\/li>\n
- They talk a lot about food but never eat anything<\/li>\n
- \u00a0More about the characters than plot; they are familiar and well cast<\/li>\n
- Faith and reason, emotions and rationality: who is a human person? The perennial science fiction question<\/li>\n
- \u00a0What a wonderful universe Abrams has created: diverse and integrated<\/li>\n
- Sharp, smart writing; witty<\/li>\n
- Chris Pine is an actor to watch; he seems to be more than a pretty face;<\/li>\n
- Zachary Quinto was a perfect young Spock and it was great seeing\u00a0 Leonard Nimoy as \u201cSpock Prime\u201d hundred or so years in the future<\/li>\n
- Very much a guy\u2019s universe though Zoe Saldana as Uhura very good<\/li>\n
- Liked Winona Rider as Amanda Grayson, Kirk\u2019s mother<\/li>\n
- Could win as Oscar nods for script and F\/X; music (by Michael Giacchino, Ratatouille<\/em>) not so much; great ensemble cast<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Star Trek:<\/em> to boldly go where no man (or woman) has gone before. But I see more sequels flickering across the galaxy of my mind. As a friend of mine said, \u201cStar Trek<\/em> is a treat.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Director J.J .Abrams\u2019s latest project is terrific.\u00a0 Abrams is the television genius that created one of my favorite series of all time: Alias (2001-2006). This new Star Trek space-opera\/space-western is really a fun flick that goes back before 1966 when Gene Roddenberry first told the story of the crew of the Starship Enterprise. There is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1122,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-film-reviews"],"yoast_head":"\n
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