I waited until my 20 year-old son returned home from
college to see the new Star Trek movie with him this weekend.
Apparently, the movie is still going strong, at least at the upscale
IPIC theater where we saw it in adjacent reclining Barcaloungers.
We were unable to get adjacent seats at either of the first two
showings we attempted to buy tickets for and had to opt for a
viewing three hours later. We had a ball watching it, then had
big fun picking it apart afterwards. We both chuckled when
upon meeting Spock Dr. McCoy commented, "I like him!" And
we both exclaimed "red suit!" when Kirk and Sulu entered
the exit pod enroute to launching down to disable the Romulan
drill. And I laughed out loud at the best red shirt death EVER!
WE looked at each other and shared smiles at several of the
affectionate homages Abrams made to the Star Trek canon.
Sops to the faithful? Perhaps, but I thought they showed the
proper amount of respect to the franchise. In fact, much of
what made the movie enjoyable was the wealth of Star Trek
knowledge we brought with us. I was very impressed that
Abrams was able to take something so shopworn and make it
into something so shiny and new.
As someone who despises dogma, I am highly amused by
the Trek faithful who are outraged by Abram's "sacrilege."
I direct all of you to Kevin Smith's movie "Dogma." If Smith
could do this this Catholicism, Abrams can do this to Star Trek.
To me, the Kirk Conundrum - how does this brash whipper-
snapper get to helm the flagship of the Federation is no more
perplexing or illogical to me than the 13 year-old Kirk drag
racing a vintage cherry red Corvette or female crew members
being dressed like stewardesses from the 1960's ("Fly Me!").
What the Star Trek movies and subsequent series did was clean
up the Crayola-colored, hormone-fueled juvenilia of the Original
Series. And Abrams, bless his heart, has put it all back!
Regarding the surprising, unexpected and totally logical
hook-up between Spock and Uhura: As Spock's father divulges,
he married Spock's mother because "he loved her," and if it is
possible for a full-blooded Vulcan to love an Earthling, wouldn't
it follow that Spock would be likewise influenced? First
enraptured by his intended's intellect, then her conviction
and firm spine and only then by how fetching she looks in a
mini-skirt. I loved the way the dots were connected in this
movie - where future developments were presaged by prior
events already revealed.
college to see the new Star Trek movie with him this weekend.
Apparently, the movie is still going strong, at least at the upscale
IPIC theater where we saw it in adjacent reclining Barcaloungers.
We were unable to get adjacent seats at either of the first two
showings we attempted to buy tickets for and had to opt for a
viewing three hours later. We had a ball watching it, then had
big fun picking it apart afterwards. We both chuckled when
upon meeting Spock Dr. McCoy commented, "I like him!" And
we both exclaimed "red suit!" when Kirk and Sulu entered
the exit pod enroute to launching down to disable the Romulan
drill. And I laughed out loud at the best red shirt death EVER!
WE looked at each other and shared smiles at several of the
affectionate homages Abrams made to the Star Trek canon.
Sops to the faithful? Perhaps, but I thought they showed the
proper amount of respect to the franchise. In fact, much of
what made the movie enjoyable was the wealth of Star Trek
knowledge we brought with us. I was very impressed that
Abrams was able to take something so shopworn and make it
into something so shiny and new.
As someone who despises dogma, I am highly amused by
the Trek faithful who are outraged by Abram's "sacrilege."
I direct all of you to Kevin Smith's movie "Dogma." If Smith
could do this this Catholicism, Abrams can do this to Star Trek.
To me, the Kirk Conundrum - how does this brash whipper-
snapper get to helm the flagship of the Federation is no more
perplexing or illogical to me than the 13 year-old Kirk drag
racing a vintage cherry red Corvette or female crew members
being dressed like stewardesses from the 1960's ("Fly Me!").
What the Star Trek movies and subsequent series did was clean
up the Crayola-colored, hormone-fueled juvenilia of the Original
Series. And Abrams, bless his heart, has put it all back!
Regarding the surprising, unexpected and totally logical
hook-up between Spock and Uhura: As Spock's father divulges,
he married Spock's mother because "he loved her," and if it is
possible for a full-blooded Vulcan to love an Earthling, wouldn't
it follow that Spock would be likewise influenced? First
enraptured by his intended's intellect, then her conviction
and firm spine and only then by how fetching she looks in a
mini-skirt. I loved the way the dots were connected in this
movie - where future developments were presaged by prior
events already revealed.
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