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| Star Trek: Cheating; ♦♦♦ | |
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| Topic Started: May 8 2009, 11:08 PM (97 Views) | |
| Post #1 May 8 2009, 11:08 PM |
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Kirk cheated on the Kobayashi Maru. And the producers of this film cheated in the telling of this story. Through the oft-used cheap trick of time travel, they have completely dismantled the old mythology of Star Trek and built a new one. Using literary sleight-of-hand, they have managed to maintain all the characters in place with all the proper relationships (with one extra Spock, one fewer Vulcan planets, a dead Amanda Grayson, and a Christopher Pike, still in a futuristic wheelchair, but for a rewritten reason), leaving open the possibility of retelling the entire Five-Year Mission, either following the Star Trek Bible or ignoring it, at their whim. Such chicanery reminds one of the DC "imaginary stories" of the Sixties (as if fictional stories could be "real"). This current bit of film trickery is just as unimaginative as that old paper-based scam. That being said, Star Trek is a pretty good piece of flim-flammery. Actors were carefully chosen for their appearance and talent in recreating the original crew members. Spock and McCoy are downright uncanny. Unfortunately, a few pieces just don't quite fit. Chief among them is Spock's love affair with Uhuru (which needs to be conveniently forgotten in any future episode). As for the crafting of the film, it is a bit overloud in many places and features too many overlong fights. The special effects are overdone. It just does not have the cerebral look and feel of the original series. Action and effects are too important and story is not important enough. And, that is a major flaw. Overall, though, Star Trek is a pretty good watch. If you are a fan of the original series, be sure to see this on the big screen. The characterizations will be deeply satisfying. If your aren't an old-time Trekkie, watching it at home in HD will be good enough, but not required. |
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