Star Trek

“Live long and Prosper”

The Original Series might have been good, but for non-Trekkies, the film does wonders too!

It’s been a while since I’ve updated my reviews, so I’m going to give ‘em all at once. First comes ‘Star Trek’. As a non-Trekkie, I wasn’t so excited to see this film, with the exception of seeing Anton Yelchin act. But, I must say, the film was done very well, and is easily capable of making any newbies interested in the series.

Presumably, the film is used as a prequel to the series – Trekkies, feel free to correct me. Because I don’t feel like screwing up a summary or even a synopsis of the film, I will keep it to that, and I will concentrate mostly on the acting and directing. As far as the acting goes, there was pretty much no flaw the entire film. The cast did a great job of making these characters believable. And, although a small role for him, I was still impressed with Anton Yelchin, who played Pavel Chekov, and I can’t wait to see him in more. He’s a very promising young actor, and there are hopefully great things in store for him. I was also impressed with Zachary Pinto, who was able to emulate and improve Mr Spock.

As far as the direction goes, JJ Abrams has done to ‘Star Trek’ what Peter Jackson has done to ‘The Lord of the Rings’. The entire orchestration of cinematography, art, special effects, setting, costumes, and sound made this film appealing to all the senses. And, the film went beyond the constrains of sci-fi, just as the series had done, in portraying positive messages, including, my favourite, the importance of embracing one’s humanity.

I came in with zero expectations, and left very satisfied. And, I will be buying the film when it comes out on DVD. So, therefore, I give it a B+.