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05-18-2009, 08:10 AM
Gentleman
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I've had this happen before to me, but not on this level...
I really enjoyed the film...
but I can't overlook its COLOSSAL PLOT HOLES
. As much as I try to love this film... I just can't.
The pace is perfect. The first half hour is flawless. The characters are rich, the performances great. AND, above all, virility's back in Trek. This was a return to the true "space adventure" genre.
Now, that being said... oh my, it was like a rollercoaster of plot holes. I'm not talking about canon issues here, AT ALL. I'm talking about old school plot holes. For fuck's sake, these writers actually get PAID!
I can overlook one. Two. Three big plot holes? But this was... geez. I'm sure you folks discussed some of them in this thread (haven't read through it). Nero's ridiculous vendetta (and 20 years of waiting) is just the tip of the iceberg. this was BAD scriptwriting fellas... don't let J.J's great pacing fool you.
Also.
As much as Star Trek's about "boldly going where no man has gone before", I don't have a problem with the fact that this film didn't really deal with space exploration at all. HOWEVER... they didn't even have the courtesy to explain what Starfleet or the Federation is (there's only a line by Pike concerning this, way out of place). So... all this "it's also for non-fans" talk is nonesense to me. All those scenes revolving around Starfleet Academy and not one hint at what in the blazes it was all about.
SO, I said to myself: OK... what is this film all about, then? What's the core subject? "Destiny", I figured. You're a waste and dude from the future comes and tells ya: you eventually become a great man. Woah, there. But the Funny thing? They didn't even explore this subject matter that much either.
So, in the end, this film ended up being PRECISELY what it shouldn't have been: it was about itself. It was a Star Trek film about Star Trek (the tale of how "it all came to be")... ironically failing to instruct you about what Star Trek is all about, in the first place.
NEXT!
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