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why are there so many lens flares in star trek
Director J. J. Abrams loved the idea that the future that the characters of his Star Trek films were in was so bright that it couldn't be contained.
how many lens flares are there in the film star trek
Dylan Browne has counted 721 lens flares in the film Star Trek and 826 lens flares in Star Trek Into Darkness.

Question: who directed the third film
Self-contained rewrite: who directed star trek beyond