Moralizing Star Trek for schoolchildren

Rating: 6/10 (10 February 2014)

I have not read the book, I knew nothing about the plot, thus I sat to watch it with an open mind (usually I do either-or as I like to follow unknown twists). But the outcome was the following: many good and distinct performances (Butterfield, Ford, Davis, Kingsley, Steinfeld - in particular), lots of political correctness (different races-genders-religions included), hypocritical approaches-attitudes (child warriors are good everywhere, aren't they?) and visual over-sophistication (all this technology and weaponry). All wrapped in an elaborate package and apparently meant to encourage not-so-popular youngsters with strong characters and high ambitions... Yes, digital technology is fine, but this alternately with educational ideas in the form of blunt lines may work on the young people, but adults just shrug their shoulders.