The plot is inconsequential as to whether or not people will go see it.
Abrams and I are oceans apart on the hows, whys and whos of a TOS era based film.
I never would have reused the existing characters, and least not the whole crew.
The film should have been true to the Trek mission statement.
Exploration of space, serving this greater cause, best of the best on this starship that's mission is more important then self. Risk for great reward, not to save our asses because we have to, because we want to. Because we put ourselves out there in harms way because we choose it, not because we are forced to.
I think Captain Pike with a very retro Enterprise could have been done, recast Spock as that would be necessary but no more.
We saw what could be done on Enterprise and nobody complained about original looking bridge with some updated displays. Fans loved it.
And for god sake hire some GOOD science fiction writers! Give them that famous mission statement as core theme and go back to the roots of wagon train to the stars.
Boldy go again, strange new worlds, seek out NEW life and NEW civilizations.
Now, perhaps, maybe before I die, I might see something like that again.
Abrams and I are oceans apart on the hows, whys and whos of a TOS era based film.
I never would have reused the existing characters, and least not the whole crew.
The film should have been true to the Trek mission statement.
Exploration of space, serving this greater cause, best of the best on this starship that's mission is more important then self. Risk for great reward, not to save our asses because we have to, because we want to. Because we put ourselves out there in harms way because we choose it, not because we are forced to.
I think Captain Pike with a very retro Enterprise could have been done, recast Spock as that would be necessary but no more.
We saw what could be done on Enterprise and nobody complained about original looking bridge with some updated displays. Fans loved it.
And for god sake hire some GOOD science fiction writers! Give them that famous mission statement as core theme and go back to the roots of wagon train to the stars.
Boldy go again, strange new worlds, seek out NEW life and NEW civilizations.
Now, perhaps, maybe before I die, I might see something like that again.
I agree 100% but will we ever see that sort of Trek on the big screen?
........... Which leads me back to to the conclusion that Trek belongs on the small screen where every so often they can concentrate on something other than the villain of the week or the latest plot to destroy the Earth.
Yeah, that worked out great for Green Lantern. :lol