Star Trek

After ranting about Wolverine for so long I don't have much let to say about this film that would be any different. It was very pretty and generally an exhilarating space rollercoaster, but I was left with the same feelings I have after riding a rollercoaster, "man, that was a rush," but the feeling fades and you aren't left with anything substantial to hold on to. Having not be very familiar with the original Star Trek series, all the character introductions that took up the majority of the first part of the movie were confusing and fell flat for me. I basically had to start guessing that we were meeting someone important because Kirk was introducing himself for like the 8th time. I didn't really see much of an arc for Kirk because he was always an arrogant asshole, with a little bit of bad-boy charm thrown into the mix. I didn't understand his rebellion and struggle to join Starfleet. That was all resolved too quickly and then he didn't change the rest of the film. Him and Sylar's (aka Spock) relationship didn't have as much of an impact for me because I am not familiar with the original friendship between them so I didn't appreciate their fighting like hardcore fans did (uhumm Dustin). Again for me this film was a lot of action that I wasn't emotionally invested in and the story seemed to be split too much between Spock and Kirk so that I didn't feel that I got a true arc or identification with either of them. Emotions ran shallow for me in this one and arcs looked more like slightly curved lines. So much was on the surface and the world destroying ship was cliche. Winona Ryder as Spock's mom was laugh out loud ridiculous. Otherwise, it was a fun little ride, but I'm not dying to get in line for it again.

I think I'll post some pictures rather than write more because those are fun. Some of the retro 70s throwbacks, like hair and make-up were neat, but women were non-existent in this film unless they were literally giving birth or having sex with the lead male. Boo.