Star
Trek Into Darkness hit theatres this week and I went to see it this
morning. It was definitely a good movie with many positives, but it
had one flaw that I seem to be seeing in a lot of movies these days:
a lack of novelty.
Into
Darkness brings back all of the cast from the 2009 Star Trek movie
and introduces a few new people (notably Benedict Cumberbatch). This
movie, like the previous one, was directed by J.J. Abrams who did a
great job on this film. I recently wrote an article about
movie directors that outlines what the roles of the
director are. Abrams fulfilled all of those roles and more with this
movie. The acting is top notch, the storyline progresses well and the
cinematography is just great overall.
There
are many things in the film that a Star Trek fan, such as myself,
will love. For instance, humour from the previous movie is present in
this film as well. There are even a few things (which I won't spoil)
that hearken back to older Star Trek films like the Wrath of Khan. Of
course the idea of the Prime Directive comes up during the beginning
of the movie in a scene that makes several references to pop culture
stuff like Ancient Aliens and Nibiru. All of these things liven up
the movie and make it enjoyable for fans of the Star Trek lore.
