¨You think
your world is safe? It is an illusion. A comforting lie to protect you. Enjoy
these final moments of peace. For I have returned to have my vengeance.¨
First off I
have to say that I loved J.J. Abrams´ reboot of the Star Trek franchise in 2009
and I was highly anticipating this sequel. I had my reservations of whether or
not Abrams was going to be able to maintain the same level of success he
achieved with the prequel since the originality and freshness of the characters
was going to be gone. It is much easier to reboot a known franchise and make it
fresh with the introduction of new characters and letting us know how
everything began (sort of like what Batman Begins did), but it is much more
difficult to make a worthy sequel to such a beloved prequel. Somehow I think
Abrams managed to pull it off once again by introducing a great villain and
maintaining the freshness of the original film with some great chemistry
between Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto along with the rest of the crew. At many
points during the movie it even felt like a buddy comedy instead of a
blockbuster sci-fi action film, but then Abrams managed to mix it all together
quite nicely. It may be much lighter than The Dark Knight, but I felt he did
something similar to what Christopher Nolan did with his trilogy by giving us a
great villain and giving the movie several layers. This sequel may even be
better than the prequel although many people may disagree with me. At least I
think Abrams was able to maintain the same level of entertainment once again.
This is a very fun and engaging movie with some great characters and
spectacular visuals. This is the best film I´ve seen this year and by far the
most entertaining one. I was never a big fan of the Star Trek TV series or the
original movies, but I was completely hooked with the reboot and Abrams once
again teams up with screenwriters: Damon Lindelof, Alex Kurtzman, and Roberto
Orci to give us a gripping script with some great twists that Trekkies will
probably enjoy. I don´t want to give away any spoilers, but if you´ve seen the
film you know what I´m talking about. Star Trek into Darkness is the most fun
I´ve had in theaters this year.
The movie
takes place one year after the events of the prequel as we follow the crew from
the USS Enterprise and their Captain, Kirk (Chris Pine), as they encounter new
missions into foreign galaxies. In their latest mission they are trying to save
a civilization from a volcano eruption without them knowing of their presence.
Kirk and his First Commander, Spock (Zachary Quinto), manage to save the
planet, but Kirk does so by breaking some rules. This doesn’t go well with
Spock who despite being saved doesn’t agree with breaking protocol. When they
arrive back to Earth, Spock informs their bosses and Kirk is discharged from
the fleet. While this is taking place a former member of Starfleet, John
Harrison (Benedict Cumberbatch), bombs an installation in London and later
attacks a high ranking officers meeting at the Starfleet headquarters before managing
to escape. Pike (Bruce Greenwood) is killed during this incident and Admiral
Marcus (Peter Weller) reinstates Kirk as Captain of the Enterprise in order for
him to hunt down the terrorist. And so the new mission begins with Kirk and
Spock back together again with the rest of their crew: Uhura (Zoe Saldana),
Bones (Karl Urban), Scotty (Simon Pegg), Sulu (John Cho), and Chekov (Anton
Yelchin), all looking for revenge.
The
relationship between Quinto and Pine´s character was probably the highlight in
the prequel, and here once again we get to see how their relation has developed
over time. The scenes they share together are really entertaining, but the
supporting cast is exceptional once again with Simon Pegg and Karl Urban giving
the funniest performances and lightening up the mood. Cumberbatch makes for one
of the best villains I´ve seen this year and his performance is incredible. The
twist with his character is really clever and it made me want to go back and
watch the original films. The film is so good because it focuses on the
characters and their relationships more than on the action and visuals, which
are incredible nonetheless. I really look forward to what JJ Abrams and his
crew are going to bring to the table in the Star Wars franchise because what
they have done here was spectacular by combing comedy and sci-fi action. I am a
huge fan of pretty much everything Abrams has done, ranging from what he did
with the Lost series to his latest film prior to this one: Super 8. It will be
very hard for another summer blockbuster movie to top this one this year. It
has really raised the standard and the bar for the upcoming movies. Please go
watch this film, you won´t regret it.
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