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It was only a matter of time before the relaunching of franchise fever catches on with Star Trek. While the original television series was never the hallmark of great writing, it was nonetheless quite path breaking for its time. In the hands of master television creator JJ Abrams, Star Trek the film gets a major overall but their true fans wouldn't be so impressed. The film starts with the death of stand-in captain John Kirk aboard USS Kelvin as he saves lives of hundreds while the enterprise is under attack from Nero. 25 years later Kirk's son James' rebellion against the society is put to an end after a talk with one of his father's colleague Captain Pike.
James turns over a new leaf as he joins the star fleet academy and graduates with flying colours. It is here that he comes face to face with Spock, the Vulcan. Spock has designed a test that no has passed and when James clears it, he accuses Kirk of cheating. The hearing in front of the commission is cut short as a rescue mission is planned to save Valcun, Spock's home. Even though James Kirk isn't allowed on the mission he is somehow smuggled in by his friend Bones, the doctor. Once aboard the USS Enterprise Kirk realises that Nero is luring them into a trap. He convinces Pike and much to the anger of Spock takes over command of a parallel mission. Soon things spiral out of hand and after much plotting and prodding Kirk and Spock save the day.
This Star Trek was perhaps created by putting in a little bit of Armageddon, Men In Black, Star Wars and adding a dash of the adrenalin released by Borne Ultimatum. The basic plot of the film is as old as the times when dodos roamed around but that is not surprising. What shocks is that there are many plot points in the screenplay that speak of a weak and lazy writing. The biggest one of them being when Spock banishes Kirk from the Star Ship Enterprise. Kirk lands on some vague planet covered in ice and meets with the future of Spock also known as Spock Prime. Kirk's character transforms from a caring an I-give-a-damn-troubled-genius to I-still-care-a-damn-but-am-a-little-serious-now character only by listening to an older and wise and calmer Spock.
The acting of all primary characters'Chris Pine (James T Kirk), Zachary Quinto (Spock) and especially Eric Bana as the menacing Nero is enjoyable and even the secondary characters Karl Urban as Bones, Zoe Saldana as Uhura, Simon Pegg as Scotty, John Cho as Sulu and Anton Yelchin as Chekov are extremely well cast. You even have the legendary Leonard Nimoy as Spock Prime (doesn't he ever get tired of playing Spock?) This reviewer thoroughly enjoyed the film as this reviewer never saw any version of Star Trek ever. Perhaps that was the exact reason to hire JJ Abrams, who has claimed to have never experienced Star Trek in its original form.
Abrams has not only treated Star Trek as some thing new but also hired people, such as the costume designer, who have never seen Star Trek and that shows on the screen. The trouble is that we have seen so many science fiction films since Star Trek that everything looks old.
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