Talk:Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

message: From EW today, and it looks like they've done similar essays for other films in the franchise. --EEMIV (talk) 17:58, 8 June 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Potential source 

message: *”Don’t wait for the translation, answer me now,” a reference to UN Ambassador Adlai Stevenson’s speech during the Cuban missile crisis.
*”There is no stockade,” the speech when Kirk and McCoy are brought to the prison (regardless of how it’s spelled) is almost word-for-word the same speech as in the beginning of The Bridge on the River Kwai: "If you work hard, you will be treated well, but if you do not work hard, you will be punished! A word to you about escape: there is no barbed wire, no stockade, no watch tower. They are not necessary. We are an island in the jungle. Escape is impossible. You would die. Today you rest. Tomorrow you will begin."
*The switchover from Klingon to English at the beginning of the trial is a reference to the film Judgment at Nuremberg
*Colonel West is a reference to Oliver North.
*”The End of History,” Kirk’s speech at the end references Fukuyama’s article about the end of history.
*"The original Klingon" is a reference to the wartime British film "Pimpernel" Smith (1941) in which a German general quotes Shakespeare, saying “'To be or not to be,' as our great German poet said."
*”Only Nixon could go to China.” A reference to President Nixon’s 1972 visit to China.
*”We need breathing room,” a reference to Hitler’s take on Lebensraum or possibly a 1923 interview where he said, “they must have room to breathe and room to work.” A paraphrase.
*”Have you not a shred of decency in you, Kirk?” A reference to Joseph Welch’s questioning of Senator McCarthy: “Senator; you've done enough. Have you no sense of decency, sir? At long last, have you left no sense of decency?”
*Guess who’s coming to dinner. A 1967 film about an interracial marriage.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bjengles3 (talk • contribs) 19:29, 16 December 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: The article isn't intended to encompass every allusion or reference in the film; that's for IMBD trivia sections. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs talk 19:59, 16 December 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Other allusions 

message: I think it's pretty clear that the baton-passing in Kirk's closing narration was intended to refer to the TNG crew and not that of the next ship to bear the Enterprise name. The clearest indication is the "where no man... where no one has gone before" transition, bridging the difference between Kirk's and Picard's narration. The official Star Trek site's synopsis even references the TNG name by noting that the baton is being passed to a "new generation" of explorers. Brad E. Williams (talk) 13:49, 11 December 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: I've removed the parenthetical entirely. It's simply not important for the plot section, the rest of the article makes abundantly clear what was going on in Trek otherwise, and as you say it's intended to be TNG since the Enterprise-B hadn't really be conceived for Generations yet that it's more likely it's supposed to link to the currently-running TV show. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs talk 15:22, 11 December 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: That works for me! Thanks! Brad E. Williams (talk) 16:57, 11 December 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  A New Generation of Explorers 

message: Should someone replace the poster art with the actual poster? Jazzy Jazz Jr (talk) 03:48, 8 February 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: No, I think it's fine. It's been there since 2008 without issue. We're not compelled to show the title or even the billing block (which is unreadable with that low resolution anyway). Some films have dozens of posters, and it doesn't matter that much which one to pick. It's probably not going to match what people see on Netflix and other streaming services. It's just something to have as visual identification. Erik (talk | contrib) (ping me) 04:27, 8 February 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Poster Art