Star Trek Summary

Rating: Null/10 (11 December 2011)

Star trek is a movie that is filmed during the year 2233. In Narada, the USS Kelvin is attacked by the Romulan ship. Lieutenant George Kirk commands that the damaged ship be evacuated, including his pregnant wife who delivers their son James Tiberus Kirk on board. Unfortunately, on the day that James is born George dies. Kirk is known as a troublemaker so he decides to crash the Kelvin against Narada. Time passes and Kirk becomes grown up, he goes to a bar where he meets Captain Christopher Pike and is invited to be a member of Starfleet. Before George passed away, he was looking to find Ambassador Spock, a half human child, on the Vulcan. Ambassador Spock was constantly criticized for his half human nature. The two are first introduced to one another in Starfleet Academy where Spock accuses Kirk of being unethical by cheating on an exam. All of the sudden, they are notified that there is an emergency at Vulcan because they are under attack. They must make a move quickly because there are other star-ships heading to Vulcan including the USS Enterprise. Despite their first rough meeting, Kirk is eventually saved by Spock. Spock admits that he was unsuccessful in creating the black hole and because of this Nero is now seeking revenge. Kirk is now charged with the task of finding a way to save Earth which is the next stop for the Narada.
The main theme of Star Trek is exploring the unknown, in this case the futuristic unknown. In the film, a starship explores new worlds that have never been seen before. There is both action and adventure in this movie. A film with a similar theme would be Avatar because in each film, voyagers travel to a different "place" to explore. Both films also show the struggle between good versus evil and also the importance of working together as a team. The two techniques that stood out to me were sound effects and lighting. I thought it was very engaging how the music gave a dramatic effect to the film. Each starship had its own distinctive design. The sounds actually told a story throughout the course of the movie, whether it was a very serious conversation or a battle against the galaxies. Innovative lighting brought out the creativity in a film. The animators did a great job of depicting what a real explosion would look and sounds like in space. Star Trek shows the dangers and excitements of exploring an unknown world with a futuristic twist.