-=> Nightfox wrote to Poindexter Fortran <=-
Ni> Re: Star Trek's 50th
Ni> By: Poindexter Fortran to Nightfox on Sun Aug 07 2016 11:06:25
Ni>> Star Trek on TV was often thoughtful and cerebral, but it seems to
Ni>> me that movies tend to be less so.
PF> Could this be a post-Roddenberry thing? He was consistent in trying to
PF> provide social commentary, wonder if that was lost on the people who took
PF> the flag after his passing.
Ni> I'm not sure.. I thought some of the original Star Trek movies were a
Ni> bit less cerebral, even when Roddenberry was still alive (such as Star
Ni> Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home). I
Ni> suppose The Voyage Home had some social commentary (Save The Whales),
Ni> but still it seems to me that they tried to put a lot of humor and
Ni> action in it.
The Wrath of Khan was one of the best for me. I keep watching it once a year.
It gave a sense of real adventure and story of the past as well as insight in
to Kirk. As a boy I had no idea he had a wife. I know this isn't related to
'Cerebral' but I just wanted to chime in about Star Trek 2.
--- MultiMail/Linux v0.49
■ Synchronet ■ fatcats bbs - fatcatsbbs.com
|
