"Now, your father was captain of a Starship for 12 minutes. He saved 800 lives, including your mother's and yours. I dare you to do better." Captain Christopher Pike
This was my first step into the Star Trek universe and I have to say I was slightly disappointed. It’s a good film, and the concept to be able to create a whole new line of canon is clever. It was just forgettable. The acting was quite strong, particularly from minor characters. The story line was slightly convoluted and it took a bit too long to make sense of. My biggest disappointment stems from the fact that these are not really the characters that I was expecting them to be. They have stated in the film that the character relations in this timeline are quite different from the relations in previous Star Trek material. I felt like I was getting punished for not being a fan of the franchise already. Everyone who was already a fan gets to see this awesome parallel timeline with characters that they already know, whereas everyone who thought that now would be a good time to start tuning in has to get to know characters in an environment where they are most unlike themselves.
Rank: 63
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