Stylistically, it’s spectacular. Plot and theme are both weak, but a good introduction to the characters. I do appreciate how much TOS tribute it fits into the package.
Into Darkness intoduced more classic Trek anti-militarization messaging, but the story was dreadful, and somewhat presaged what happened with Abrams and the final Star Wars film.
Beyond was the best Trek film of that era but, of course, Abrams wasn’t involved in it.
Was “into darkness” the one where an assassin casually uses an interstellar transporter to escape to kronos from earth in the opening scene? You know, a technology that undermines all of trek lore, and is somehow not the central plot point?
Even if I accept the rediculous elements, the plot is so shoddy. There’s some dropped plotline about Kirk’s health failing that gets referenced at the start but then forgotten entirely? It reminds me of Finn’s near death confession of something to Rey in JJ’s Star Wars that also receives no follow up. It’s like he gets bored editting his own movie and just nopes out after one pass.
The air of something interesting in place of actually having something interesting to say. That’s just how Abrams writes. It’s not like just a mistake he makes kinda frequently, it’s deliberate. He has a whole TED talk about it.
Stylistically, it’s spectacular. Plot and theme are both weak, but a good introduction to the characters. I do appreciate how much TOS tribute it fits into the package.
Into Darkness intoduced more classic Trek anti-militarization messaging, but the story was dreadful, and somewhat presaged what happened with Abrams and the final Star Wars film.
Beyond was the best Trek film of that era but, of course, Abrams wasn’t involved in it.
Was “into darkness” the one where an assassin casually uses an interstellar transporter to escape to kronos from earth in the opening scene? You know, a technology that undermines all of trek lore, and is somehow not the central plot point?
Oh lets not forget:
Even if I accept the rediculous elements, the plot is so shoddy. There’s some dropped plotline about Kirk’s health failing that gets referenced at the start but then forgotten entirely? It reminds me of Finn’s near death confession of something to Rey in JJ’s Star Wars that also receives no follow up. It’s like he gets bored editting his own movie and just nopes out after one pass.
The air of something interesting in place of actually having something interesting to say. That’s just how Abrams writes. It’s not like just a mistake he makes kinda frequently, it’s deliberate. He has a whole TED talk about it.
I think I blacked out after the teleporter scene. It was likely for the best.