He (physically) makes strides back to it throughout the film in a way that is pitch-perfect in it's Star Trek-ness. Idris Elba is the latest in a long line of broken captains and he does a lovely job of portraying a man who has done everything, everything for his crew and, in the process, has lost his humanity. And he totally loses it and freaks the hell out and its up to our captain (and their trusty crew) to defeat them in a way that makes us all sad and yet grateful for our friends who somehow keep us from turning to the dark side. Some captain has had it up to here with the Federation and their. And that's a message I think we all need to hear right now.īroken Captain: This is a trope that goes all the way back to TOS and occurs in pretty much every Trek series. Beyond sends a message that we are always more powerful together than divided. Trek has always been about the power of unity, of friendship, of kinship among crew and Beyond gets at that in multiple, fantastic, resonant ways. An alternate title might as well be Star Trek: Friendship is Magic and I would absolutely be alright with that. Hell Yes, Optimism: Beyond is unapologetically optimistic without being saccharine. The moment this happened I immediately had that same old feeling I get when I watch Trouble With Tribbles, Trials and Tribulations, Mirror, Mirror, Author, Author, Hollow Pursuits, or any of the episodes in the long, long tradition of rompy Trek. Waves of enemy ships explode like fireworks as the Beastie Boys blast into deep space. In the (almost) climax, the key to defeating the hive of alien ships, comes down to disrupting communication abilities and they do this with. And there are movies where you do both and enjoy every second of it while it's happening. Given Anton Yelchin's tragic death, I found myself wondering/hoping that she might be on the bridge for the next film.īig, Dumb, Fun: There are movies that you laugh at and there are movies that you laugh with. She also manages (like Petty) to have a weird sort of punky/spunky quality that I found really refreshing. She's tough, resourceful, brilliant, and she's been stranded on a hostile planet for years. She reminds me a lot of Lori Petty's character, Noss, from the Voyager episode, Gravity. Her screen time is ultimately limited but she manages to set a lot of story in motion. She manages to dupe everyone at Yorktown and lure The Enterprise and its cargo back to the hands of her captain. Kalara, the (apparently) alien woman who escapes to Yorktown from a nearby unstable nebula has a lot going on. At that moment this movie said, "Yes, I am for you." Guys, I literally started crying when Kirk said he'd spoken to Commodore Paris. She's the only person in authority Kirk deals with in this movie and she conveys a deep understanding of his situation at the beginning and end of his story in Beyond. The Commodore played by the amazing Shohreh Aghdashloo has incredible gravitas. They are characters who exist to help deepen two main (male) characters. Both actresses did a great job but their roles weren't expansive and you can sort of tell that by the way I've reminded you who they are. Amanda (Spock's mom) and Carol Marcus (Kirk's love interest) were both fine. LOVED.Ĭhicks, Man: Beyond is the first of the rebooted Trek to feature multiple women with real agency. ![]() Instead, Beyond is flooded with terms, costume designs, and history from Enterprise which, I loved. Part of this comes from the fact that the only canon Trek history pre-TOS-era is from Archer's time but they could easily have ignored it and just jammed in more technobabble and new history. References fly not only from TOS but also the two most maligned (and, of course, my favorite) series, Voyager and Enterprise. ![]() ![]() References: Beyond was written by a longtime fan and it shows. NOW FOR SOME SPOILERS!!! ALL HANDS ABANDON SHIP!!!! TO YOUR KELVIN PODS!!! ![]() I absolutely, without reservation, recommend it. It doesn't take itself too seriously but still manages to tug at the heart strings which, if you're like me, you'll feel that in your lower right side. Star Trek Beyond is the first rompy "episode" of this Star Trek "series." It's fun. MYOST is about me and my experience with or thoughts about Trek rather than a compilation of graded reviews. It was a rabbit hole that, as it turns out, I didn't really need to go down. I was worried this was a reflection of how Paramount felt about the film-maybe they were dumping it off without trying to spend too much money, maybe it wouldn't be good, maybe it would get bad reviews, maybe people wouldn't go see it. I hadn't seen a single trailer in theaters (in spite of seeing multiple, big blockbusters since Star Wars) and I'd seen very few previews on TV. I really loved the Abrams reboot but I'd been worried for a while about this one.
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