Assertion: trek's film | /r/CapableOf | act as reboot
Facets:
value: by taking place
type: MANNER
value: to the existing franchise
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: This film acts as a reboot to the existing franchise by taking place in an "alternate reality" using the plot device of time travel to depict an altered timeline (known as the Kelvin Timeline, after the ship destroyed in the opening scene), featuring younger versions of the original series' cast.