[Series Completion Project] "Star Trek Nine: Interstellar Rebellion"

Ethyl 2022-09-16 21:31:04

One of the advantages of the "Star Trek" series of movies is that almost every episode is independent of chapters. It doesn’t matter if you haven’t watched a TV series or the previous movie. This independence lowers the barrier to viewing movies, even if it’s not. Hardcore fans of the series can also easily understand the plot. Some people may think that the content of certain episodes of the film is too metaphysical, but I think that in the later stage, this series has become more and more grounded, and it still maintains a certain connotation, or it may point to current malpractices, or covert the world. Commercialization and entertainment.

The same is true for this episode of Interstellar Rebellion. The focus of this episode is that the contravariant radiation emitted by the outer ring of the planet Baku can reconstruct the genetic structure, so as to achieve the effect of eternal youth. Therefore, the Sona, under the guise of cultural visits, attempted to use trickery to move the Baku people to another place to occupy this resource. Although this joint action between the Sonars and the Star Alliance was nominally to benefit the entire Star Alliance and to sacrifice the interests of a small number of people for the benefit of most people, it was essentially a naked invasion.

In the course of the debate between Captain Picard and the Admiral, it is worth noting that: "...Ignore the lessons of history and recreate the tragedy of forced eviction." Those familiar with modern American history should know what this implies. In order to develop and expand the territory after independence, the United States passed the "Indian Migration Act" in 1830, stipulating that Indians in the east must move to reservations west of the Mississippi River for cruel segregation and persecution. In the long period of forced evictions and massacres, the Indian population declined sharply, and by the beginning of the 20th century, there were only more than 300,000 people left. It was not until the Roosevelt Administration’s New Deal that the United States passed a new bill allowing Indians to govern themselves and stop forcing Indians to abandon their traditional culture and religion. Their situation was improved. In the "Star Trek" series, one of the purposes of the Star Alliance is not to interfere with the cultural and free development of any civilization. For this reason, Picard will resolutely resist the admiral's order and vowed to defend the Baku people to the death.

Although the special effects are not the same, the connotative theme of "Interstellar Rebellion" has the same effect as "Avatar". It can be seen that no matter what era, this motif always has practical significance. From a fundamental point of view, the purpose of war is profit after all, and the source of profit is various resources. The history of mankind is a history of resource competition. Perhaps we cannot completely eliminate war and aggression, but as long as we uphold such beliefs and pursue such pursuits for generations, our civilization will develop in a good direction.

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Star Trek: Insurrection quotes

  • Admiral Matthew Dougherty: We'll simply be restoring them to their natural evolution.

    Captain Picard: Who the hell are we to determine the next course of evolution for these people?

  • Captain Picard: [to Worf] Straighten your baldric.