Oh man, all of this. Especially re: Kirk's death scene. It was a beautifully acted scene. Like you said, this cast is amazing and they nail every freaking moment of it. But, I called that twist from the very begining, as soon as we got a shot of Cumberbatch taking a sample of his own blood to save that little girl.
This also annoyed the fuck out of me because I could predict every fucking plot twist. And some how that was the most disappointing to me, it was just a very sloppy story. I knew Pike was going to die, how else would Kirk have gotten his captaincy back- which reminds me of another gripe. Once again, Kirk kind of avoids the consequences of his actions. I mean, yeah, losing a mentor, especially one of Pike's caliber is horrendous heartwrenching. But I don't buy that that one act suddenly taught him humility.
I mean, it was so freaking obvious Marcus was pulling for a war. I called the torpedoes being something other than what they were claimed to be, but I was expecting them to take out Kronos in a fashion reminiscent of Red Matter.
And oh man, I don't even want to start on his daughter. She was not a character, she was a plot point. She really served no other purpose than to draw attention to the torpedoes, and cast suspicion on her father. I also felt that Uhura and Spock being at odds with each other, especially the way Uhura brought it up in the transport tube and in the shuttle felt really... very petty. I get she and Kirk are friends, but it seems unprofessional for her to dump on the captain while they were on duty? It just sits wrong with me.
I admit, I laughed at KHAAAAAN, but I didn't feel bad, because so did most of the theater. Whereas everything else in the movie felt like loving references to the originals, that felt like a "we don't know what to do, so we're putting this in because it's iconic with the character."
You hit all of my thoughts so perfectly. Cumberbatch was an amazing villain, but why, my god, why. They could have done Harry Mud. They could have done Gary Mitchell. They could have done like the trailers implied, like you said. I would have loved the hell out of a movie that gave us Kirk as a first officer to Pike for a few actual fucking missions, that then led into terrorist attacks against Star Fleet. I mean, I think Pike and Kirk in the office and at the bar was the most powerful scene in the movie. I'd have said Kirk's death, but as mentioned before, we knew it wasn't going to stick, and that really took all the impact away from that scene. Also it played into the death = redemption trope. Oh, he saved his family, that makes all his arrogance at the start of the film forgivable.
In conclusion, Kirk/Spock/Uhura is my ship of choice, along with Scotty/Enterprise. Simon Pegg really stole every scene he was in. I just wish the story was tighter, you know? Not so obvious with every little plot point. But yay, less lense flares?
Also: ship porn. God that scene with the Enterprise, battered and bruised rising above the clouds. Unf.
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Date: 2013-05-22 04:28 am (UTC)This also annoyed the fuck out of me because I could predict every fucking plot twist. And some how that was the most disappointing to me, it was just a very sloppy story. I knew Pike was going to die, how else would Kirk have gotten his captaincy back- which reminds me of another gripe. Once again, Kirk kind of avoids the consequences of his actions. I mean, yeah, losing a mentor, especially one of Pike's caliber is horrendous heartwrenching. But I don't buy that that one act suddenly taught him humility.
I mean, it was so freaking obvious Marcus was pulling for a war. I called the torpedoes being something other than what they were claimed to be, but I was expecting them to take out Kronos in a fashion reminiscent of Red Matter.
And oh man, I don't even want to start on his daughter. She was not a character, she was a plot point. She really served no other purpose than to draw attention to the torpedoes, and cast suspicion on her father. I also felt that Uhura and Spock being at odds with each other, especially the way Uhura brought it up in the transport tube and in the shuttle felt really... very petty. I get she and Kirk are friends, but it seems unprofessional for her to dump on the captain while they were on duty? It just sits wrong with me.
I admit, I laughed at KHAAAAAN, but I didn't feel bad, because so did most of the theater. Whereas everything else in the movie felt like loving references to the originals, that felt like a "we don't know what to do, so we're putting this in because it's iconic with the character."
You hit all of my thoughts so perfectly. Cumberbatch was an amazing villain, but why, my god, why. They could have done Harry Mud. They could have done Gary Mitchell. They could have done like the trailers implied, like you said. I would have loved the hell out of a movie that gave us Kirk as a first officer to Pike for a few actual fucking missions, that then led into terrorist attacks against Star Fleet. I mean, I think Pike and Kirk in the office and at the bar was the most powerful scene in the movie. I'd have said Kirk's death, but as mentioned before, we knew it wasn't going to stick, and that really took all the impact away from that scene. Also it played into the death = redemption trope. Oh, he saved his family, that makes all his arrogance at the start of the film forgivable.
In conclusion, Kirk/Spock/Uhura is my ship of choice, along with Scotty/Enterprise. Simon Pegg really stole every scene he was in. I just wish the story was tighter, you know? Not so obvious with every little plot point. But yay, less lense flares?
Also: ship porn. God that scene with the Enterprise, battered and bruised rising above the clouds. Unf.