Star Trek: The Death of a Progressive Vision
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Couldnt agree more. He is the wrong Director to do Star Trek.
Into Darkness made Star Trek something it is not, a dystopic vision where Star Fleet is destroyed nd a completely improbable Khan who looks NOTHING like Ricardo Montalban’s original.
I am there for the exploration aspect. The “new worlds and civilizations”, and the deep acting and ethical deep questions, AND the sense of hope.
These last 3 films are loud, bangy, too sharp and I cannot watch them over and over like many of the episodes.
So Tarentino would turn Star Trek into something even more vicious. I get thst just fine from. the Alien series which Ive seen ALL of them.
Star Trek is the ONE series that gives us a sense of hope that a better future is possible, not another dystopia YET AGAIN!!
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reagan@yourfilmprofessor.com says:
I couldn’t have summed it up any better! I especially love your last few lines, so perfectly captures what I was trying to get at in my post:
“These last 3 films are loud, bangy, too sharp and I cannot watch them over and over like many of the episodes. So Tarentino would turn Star Trek into something even more vicious. I get that just fine from the Alien series which I’ve seen ALL of them. Star Trek is the ONE series that gives us a sense of hope that a better future is possible, not another dystopia YET AGAIN!!”
YES!!! Beautifully conveyed! I especially love your point that we already have our share of dystopian science fiction (not just the Alien series!) and I would add, action-escapist science fiction; Star Trek was one of the very view venues where we got “hope” and a utopian sensibility as well.
Thanks so much for the great comment!
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The decision to get Tarantino is all about profit. Each of the recent movies did worse box office than its predecessor. The last one did significantly worse. As for Star Trek: Discovery, it looks like it’s going to be all about war. It’s not very hopeful or utopian to envision a future that consists of constant war. But at least it’s an honest reflection or OUR time.
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Yes, for sure it is all about profit! My fear is that this choice is a lose-lose for true blue Star Trek fans: The Tarantino film will either fail and Abrams and Paramount might pull the plug on the cinematic Star Trek franchise (thinking that if a Tarantino film can’t garner a profit, then nothing can) OR it will be a huge success, which, assuming Tarantino creates the movie I think he is going to make (e.g., dark, dystopian, purely escapist, etc.), the Star Trek cinematic franchise (and perhaps TV as well) will forever be altered in a darker, dystopian direction. Your thoughts on Star Trek: Discovery are depressing though your last thought perhaps leaves open a possible recovery for Discovery (TV shows sometimes need time to figure out where they want to go) towards something more deep and interesting. I hope so anyway! Thanks for more great comments!
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Hello!
Yes, yes, and yes! Totally the wrong choice!
As for the new show I wanted to let you know that my husband forced me to watch beyond the first two episodes, which are entirely back-story and set-up for the series. I hated them! However, I was thrilled he forced me to watch more because after those first two hours it returned to the Star Trek that I know and love – at least mostly. I encourage you to give it a try and see what you think.
BTW I am going to try to read more on your blog now that I am TEACHING FILM STUDIES! LOL Yes, my long time dream has finally come true and I am a full time online film studies teacher to middle and high school kids from around the world. I couldn’t have done it without you, so from the bottom of my heart, thank you! I posted my teachers page in the website option.
Looking forward to more great theories and insights from you 🙂
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Hi Kristin!
So good to hear from you again! I am SO happy to hear that your are in accord with my thoughts on the next Star Trek movie. I posted my blog post on several Star Trek fan sites and though I got quite a bit of support I also got thoroughly roasted by a lot of Star Trek fans for my opinion! And thanks for your thoughts on the new Star Trek TV show; I am thankful that you like the show and how it seems like the Star Trek that you “know and love,” an encouraging thought! I will definitely give it a shot sometime soon. I am hearing encouraging thoughts from other people as well, so perhaps the Star Trek we love will live on…just on TV.
Wow, teaching film studies, that is just SO wonderful to hear; I am SO happy for you!!! I know that you grew up loving films and films are a passion of yours so that is just such a perfect scenario for you (as it was for me!)! Let me know how it goes for you; and if you ever need to pick my brain for anything, don’t hesitate to ask. And thank you SO much for your thoughtful and generous sentiments, you are too kind! Thanks again for your positive reinforcement for my film blog and best of luck to you in your new teaching venture though I don’t think you’ll need it, you are going to be a tremendous teacher!
Best Wishes,
Reagan
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