Star Trek Reboot review
Hm, maybe calling it a review is not really accurate because I'm still very emotionally compromised right now and I'm pretty sure I won't be able to write about it half as coherently as I want, but well yeah.
So anyway, today I finally got round to watching Reboot. I think because my obsession with Star Trek has been diluted somewhat what's with me being in a new fandom (Sherlock) and everything, maybe, just maybe, I can escape the flood of tears I definitely would be expecting a few months before. Ooooh God how I was wrong.
Okay, so anyway not much impressions, actually, because 1. I've read so much about this subject before that nothing was surprising or anything anymore (except for one thing that I'll discuss later) 2. And like I said, so many posts have been made about the good side and bad side and the probable reasons for why they did what they did and the things that make no sense whatsoever (re: Spock/Uhura), I think it'd be too redundant to restate them. The same goes for the characters - they were exactly the way I expected them, okay maybe except for McCoy because he's even better than I think he'd be. Too bad he doesn't have much screen time, I wish he had more screen time D:. Well, other than McCoy, the others were sufficiently different from their original counterparts in TOS that I was able to see them as someone else that happens to share the same name, and their looks definitely helped. And the fact that I was less bitter about reboot than before was sufficient enough for me to enjoy the movie.
It was good, generally speaking. The pace IMO is a little bit fast, especially at the beginning, and I'd imagine it'd be a little bit too much to take on for new audience at first. I'd perhaps want it a bit less obvious that they're putting excuses and turning eyes only to introduce everyone to their proper place (for example, Scotty: how the heck did he get to be in charge of the engineer room so quickly?). The plot, objectively speaking, is pretty nice and nifty I guess. Its purpose is to explain this universe, to bring everyone together, and to be the start of something new, so I guess it did it job despite its flaws. The death of Amanda, however, is probably the most stupid and obvious plot device I've ever seen - I mean what? That's the only thing that surprised me upon watching this movie - I've always assumed she died because they couldn't rescue her or something, I never imagined it would be because someone put her standing on the edge of a fucking cliff when everything around her is collapsing. It's stupid, but well I moved on.
(Oh and that reminds me: What the hell was a human doing in a Vulcan High Council? I mean, what? That is downright illogical and another of those obvious plot devices. And you know, I really would imagine something as important as them 1. has a better-looking chamber - I mean, a cave? Really? 2. has more than what seems to be 10 people at most. But oh well Spock of course was probably only looking for his parents so.)
So what sent me into a hysterical ball of crying mess? Why, anything that is related to TOS of course. Namely, Spock Prime. (By the way, where did the name ~Prime come from anyway, it wasn't anywhere in the movie). I think naming him is enough explanation, but hell why not elaborate.
JUST. JUST LOOK AT THE FUCKING MELANCHOLY IN THOSE FUCKING EYES AND TELL ME HOW AM I NOT SUPPOSED TO CRY?
So there's this post on Tumblr that I can't stop thinking about every time I look at Spock Prime, especially when he's talking to Jim, and further emphasized by the fact that there's FUCKING MELANCHOLIC MUSIC PLAYING IN THE BACKGROUND.
http://andyprue.tumblr.com/post/7877550911/shoveaspockinit-ageofgreenery-bigmamag
Basically it's about how fucking tragic Spock Prime life's been, and I quote:
- Years lived (so far): 157
- Years knowing Jim: 28
- Years trying to forget Jim: 3
- Years spent as Space Husbands: 20
- Years spent alone, carrying a holographic message of Jim on a pendant around his neck: 94
I sort of planned to write an analysis or something, or at least attempt to describe what Spock went through in those terrible moments of his life and when he met Jim for the first time in this universe, but then I couldn't because every time I think about it I tear up and I don't even know what my emotions are even doing anymore but. Yeah.
Maybe tomorrow. When my eyes aren't so sore even the wind blowing from the freaking fan stings.
And oh yeah Vulcan dying doesn't help. Seeing a culture that I've come to love and cherish collapsing in mere seconds is just, I have no words. But well seeing as Spock(s) is/are even more miserable than I am and they moved on, I'll make do.