![]() It’s so easy to forget that these characters have lives and that three years aboard a ship is going to take a toll.Īs for the main plot and action, I think that it is visually one of the most interesting and impressive of the series so far. There was Sulu’s family, but early in the movie, there was a scene between Bones ( Karl Urban) and Kirk ( Chris Pine) where they talked about his father’s death and talking to his mother. But what was even more impressive was that this movie talked about the lives of these characters outside of the ship. As John Cho said, in ten years it’ll just fade into the background because his sexuality didn’t matter. As a gay Asian man it was so refreshing to see that particular culture portrayed on screen and the meaning behind it was even stronger. That brings me to the much talked about decision to make Sulu ( John Cho) gay as a tribute to George Takei. In all, this movie was the most humanizing of the franchise so far. ![]() Lin said he was interested in those moments outside of work and how characters interacted with each other in a personal setting and this sequence was perfect in positioning the overall mood of the movie. The movie begins with a simple, but resonant monologue that talked about what is like aboard the Enterprise when they aren’t being attacked or fighting. Justin Lin has shown surprising restraint in character scenes throughout the movie. I’m not too familiar with the Star Trek franchise outside the reboot films, but I imagine this is what the series felt like. Now, I will precede this review with the fact that I saw the movie during an incredible birthday weekend orchestrated by Brian, but I really think that this movie will hold as one of the best blockbusters of the decade. He proved me so wrong, in fact, that I think this is the strongest movie in the Star Trek reboot franchise. Since Justin Lin was directing it I was a bit nervous that it would actually be even more concerned with action set pieces. Second, the movie felt more concerned with having these epic action set pieces that it forgot to have a strong plot underneath connecting them. ![]() The first was the underutilization of the full cast. I thought it was thisclose to being a great movie. Going into Star Trek BeyondI wasn’t feeling the highest on Star Trek Into Darkness (check out my review here). ![]() Justin Lin’s Star Trek Beyond shows that a blockbuster can be in the same realm as a character drama and still be successful ![]()
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