A new life and a new story for the Enterprise.

Rating: 7/10 (20 April 2017)

The film franchise "Star Trek" began in the seventies at the expense of the enormous popularity of a TV series. Films have succeeded and, if we think about it, we can consider two cycles of films (the Kirk cycle and the Picard cycle) but, no matter how much they change, they have always tried to maintain that inspirational connection with the source, the TV series. This movie is finally breaking with that. The series is no longer in the memory of the overwhelming majority of the audience and only the staunchest fans will challenge what this movie did: write a new story for "Star Trek", as if we could spend an eraser on everything that has been said and done so far and recreate everything from the scratch. Well, I usually take these exercises with caution but, I confess, I enjoyed the final product. I'm not from the generation that saw the series, so it doesn't shock me seeing the characters being reinvented with a brand new story. It can even be refreshing for new audiences.
Despite previous films, this film bets heavily on special effects and CGI. This made it visually terrific, even when these CGI seems quite unrealistic (the effect created when "Enterprise" reaches warp seems more and more like a submarine navigating fast forward). The actors did a very positive job and the least positive point was the romance between Spock and Uhura, with Kirk trying to make a triangle with them. This always seemed strange in the plot, even considering Kirk's womanizing, irresponsible and stubborn behavior. I enjoyed revisiting Leonard Nimoy in the character that earned him fame and success. The soundtrack is, by far, more interesting than the previous films, blending themes from the movies and the series into a unique and unmistakable soundtrack, that is in the ear.