Star Trek has maintained its integrity while Star Wars has lost its integrity? What the hell is he on about?
I've seen a couple of the TV adverts for the new Star Trek film, and I get the impression that with this new film Abrams is aping Star Wars. The brief shots in the adverts look more like something from Star Wars than Star Trek. It's as if Abrams wants to make a Star Wars film, but as he knows he can't make a genuine Star Wars film he decides to make a Star Trek film that merely apes Star Wars. I may be completely wrong about this but that's the impression of the film I get. An impression that is strengthened by the fact that the actor playing the new Kirk supposedly claims that he based his portrayal of Kirk on Han Solo.
I grew up watching the original Star Trek on TV over and over again. I've been a fan of the original Kirk and Spock for about as long as I've been a Star Wars fan (about 30 years). But I have no intention of seeing Abrams's new film. There are several reasons for this. One is Simon Pegg. Another is that the filmmakers seem to have contradicted a lot of the already established backstory of Kirk, Spock and co (if what I've heard about the film is true). And one major reason is that I feel that Kirk and Spock are such iconic characters that recasting the roles is wrong. Hell, can you imagine Luke, Han and Leia being recast and having the original Star Wars trilogy remade? I feel it's a bit like that.
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I've seen a couple of the TV adverts for the new Star Trek film, and I get the impression that with this new film Abrams is aping Star Wars. The brief shots in the adverts look more like something from Star Wars than Star Trek. It's as if Abrams wants to make a Star Wars film, but as he knows he can't make a genuine Star Wars film he decides to make a Star Trek film that merely apes Star Wars. I may be completely wrong about this but that's the impression of the film I get. An impression that is strengthened by the fact that the actor playing the new Kirk supposedly claims that he based his portrayal of Kirk on Han Solo.
I grew up watching the original Star Trek on TV over and over again. I've been a fan of the original Kirk and Spock for about as long as I've been a Star Wars fan (about 30 years). But I have no intention of seeing Abrams's new film. There are several reasons for this. One is Simon Pegg. Another is that the filmmakers seem to have contradicted a lot of the already established backstory of Kirk, Spock and co (if what I've heard about the film is true). And one major reason is that I feel that Kirk and Spock are such iconic characters that recasting the roles is wrong. Hell, can you imagine Luke, Han and Leia being recast and having the original Star Wars trilogy remade? I feel it's a bit like that.
Anyway, rant over. Sorry about that.