Hello my name is Christina and I am a science fiction nerd. There I said it. I like my futuristic stories, time travel, utopia, dystopia, you name it, I’ll probably have at least heard of it. So when the first new Star Trek came out, I had my doubts. Who could possibly take the place of William Shatner as the infallible Captain Kirk? I’ll tell you. Chris Pine, a man who can drown you in the world’s most beautiful blue eyes. Ladies, let me tell you the newest Star Trek does not disappoint all you fan girls out there. Chris Pine, even though to my utter disappointment did not pull a Shatner and rip of his shirt, was drool worthy. Anton Yelchin’s, Chekov, adorable accent had me swooning. To all of you BBC Sherlock fans out there, Benedict Cumberbatch did indeed deliver all that was expected of him and more by playing the world’s best Khan. While I stared dreamy eyed at these wonderful men, especially Pine’s gorgeous blue eyes, my brother leaned over and whispered in my ear “Scotty (Simon Pegg) reminds me of your boyfriend.”
Which is perfectly fine with me because as per usual Simon Pegg entertained me to no end. I particularly enjoyed watching him struggle to run the length of the room while the other characters could leap through the air and land without even twisting their ankle and then proceed to run around and fight for a half an hour. Thanks Simon Pegg for keeping it real.
On a less frivolous fangirl note, I have to say I truly was blown away by the movie as a whole. The opening scene on an alien planet was breathtaking. I did not feel like they were on a set with a bunch of fake rocks and green screening, I felt like they really were on an alien planet. The scenery’s detail was incredible, and even more impressive, original. Someone had a lot of creativity to think up an entirely different world. What really took my breath away was the hiding of the Enterprise in the planet’s ocean. Who thinks of stuff like that? The effects and the scenery in general were all thoughtfully put together and executed brilliantly.
The film also maintained a balance between new and old. There were lots of wonderful moments of nostalgia and quiet jokes poking at the original. Being one of those dorky kids watching all the original Star Treks with my Dad this really made the movie. Leonard Nimoy of course made a brief reappearance which always makes me chuckle. The costuming was cleverly balancing old school brightly colored uniforms with newer models that didn’t look quite so camp. Maybe Bones reusing the standard “Damn it Jim I’m a Doctor” line was a bit much, but hey what’s Star Trek without a bit of goofiness?
However, what I truly enjoyed about the movie was the interaction between the characters. All of the dialogue flowed so naturally and there were bits that seemed to have nothing to do with the plot and their main goal was to show the relationships between all the characters. It proved itself to be more than an action film with scene after scene of running around, explosions, and fighting. There was a true sense of story, with plot, relatable characters, and complex relationships. At one point Captain Kirk, Uhura, and Spock fly out to Kronos a Klingon planet. While in the pod Uhura and Spock break out into a relationship fight and drag Kirk into it. The moment seemed so human and realistic to me that it made me really start to care about these characters beyond their roles as Captain Kirk, Spock the Vulcan, and that chick who’s name I can’t pronounce.
J.J. Abrams, I tip my hat to you on another job well done, I look forward to the next installment.
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