![]() There is also a good chance parents will find this new Trek suitable for teen viewers. Visually amazing, with a great sense of the depth and scale of space, this production may become one of the best-loved cinematic treks. The well-written screenplay gives them great material to work with too. Thankfully, they deliver very credible representations of the people we (speaking for those of us who Stardate back a little longer) know so well. The performers playing these characters (all of whom were developed before the cast of this movie ever walked the Earth) literally have a hard act to follow. For those who have wondered how these two divergent personalities-one driven by logic, the other by gut reaction-ever managed to learn to work together, this movie will answer that question, and many more. Although the bad guys play the catalyst of the plot and provide reason for the many impressive action sequences, the core of the story really revolves around Kirk and Spock. These rookie officers find themselves pressed into service when the Romulan issue becomes critical. There he will ultimately begin a tenuous relationship with Kirk and many other characters familiar to movie audiences worldwide. Feeling he will forever be considered inferior compared to his purely logical colleagues, he too embarks on a journey to Starfleet Academy. Meanwhile, many light-years away, a young Spock (Zachary Quinto) faces humiliation on his planet due to his mixed Vulcan-Human ancestry. Aware of his father’s stellar Starfleet service, Pike convinces Kirk to join the ranks. Kirk (Chris Pine) could care less about space politics- that is until Captain Pike (Bruce Greenwood) discovers the scrappy and drunken youth in the middle of a bar fight with Federation cadets. But on Earth, isolated on the Iowa plains, a young and rebellious James T. ![]() Romulans are the big problem on this voyage, thanks to a rogue spacecraft that has adapted some high tech equipment into a weapon of revenge. However, with the unveiling of this film, which fills in the backstory of the heroes from the original series, there is potential for a bold new injection of story ideas and discoveries in this perpetual franchise. The Star Trek universe has been silent over the past few years, leaving diehard fans with little to do but collect past movies and television episodes on Blu-ray discs.
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