Star Trek

I remember the time when I used to watch the Star Trek series when I was kid. I wouldn’t say that I was a ardent fan of the Star Trek series, but I did watch most of them. I watched it like any other adventure series, without realizing the fantasy of Space Travel, without understanding the warp speed, and the awesomeness of Spock.

It was only until I read somewhere that JJ Abrams would reprise the original Star Trek into a movie, I was psyched. It hit me making me realize that I actually liked the original series.

Of course I was almost certain that new Star Trek movie would dissapoint like many other old franchises that tried spawning into present day movies(Transformers, Incredible Hulk..I did like Ang Lee’s Hulk), but I gotto say JJ Abrams is a clever person. Alternate Reality!! Thereby showing Abrams version of how Kirk through his journey of enlisting in the Starfleet, initial friendship with McCoy and meeting his crew,unlikely bond with his first Officer and lifelong friend, Spock, came to be the Captain of the USS Enterprise. I also loved the fact that Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman paved a way as to how and why Leonard Nimoy had to come back to role of Spock. Amazing, I couldn’t write how much I loved the plot.

The characterization was good and refreshing. For Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto to step into Kirk and Spocks’ shoes would have required a lot of work. It would require a lot to satisfy the fans of the series. I always knew Zachary Quinto would pull it off. Even though I am not much of a fan of the famous TV series Heroes, I loved Sylar. Karl Urban, Simon Pegg and Anton Yelchin’s versions of Bones, Scotty and Chekov was a lot feistier and good too, although it was different to see how Uhura have a more important role in this movie. John Cho as Sulu, well he wasn’t wasted, but I think he was overshadowed by the other characters.

To wrap it up JJ Abram’s Star Trek was chunks of fun and it only got better when I saw it the second time. I think I will see it again in a better Movie Hall.

“Live Long and Prosper”