Ⅰ. The captain and mate are in deep emotional crisis
. The spirit of the Enterprise under the combination of classics and innovation. The
background of "Star Trek: Beyond the Stars" is set after "Darkness", exploring new worlds and looking for new species, Captain Kirk (K Reese Pine) leads the Enterprise on a journey of cosmic exploration. Although full of novelty, Kirk's long-term mission left Kirk tired and ready to resign as captain. The first officer Spock (Zachary Quinto) also lamented the decline of Vulcan planet, and had the idea of returning from the ship to open up a new Vulcan planet. Before the two could talk to each other, the Enterprise received an emergency rescue mission. The mysterious alien enemy Krall (Idris Elba) sets up a trap to attack the Enterprise, intending to obtain a powerful ancient weapon.
Most of the film's plot takes place on an unknown planet in the center of the chaotic zone. The Enterprise was destroyed by Krall's powerful "swarm" fleet, and the members of the Enterprise were either imprisoned or fled. Captain Kirk, First Officer Spock, Scott (Simon Pegg), Old Bones (Karl Urban) and other survivors support each other and fight back. From the structural point of view, the plot follows the typical "hero rise" shaping - departure, enlightenment, test, return, and the routine is applied to Captain Kirk personally, and also to the entire crew of the Enterprise. The story in between is a bit similar to the "spy war strategy". It finds out spies, locates enemy information, rescues allies, and the group drama gives birth to many lines of friendship, love, etc., and the emotional connections are rich and full.
Kirk and Spock's long friendship has been as warm as ever after 50 years of star changes. They are more like guests, and their partners are bigger than close friends, but they lean on each other when they act, and their feelings are very real. The relationship between Spock and Uhura (Zoe Saldana) also cannot be measured by popular expressions such as "gluing like paint". In emotion, Spock is a staunch empiricist, old Bones treated his wounds, and he quoted the philosophy of death openly and closed, rational but not delicate, so he also had an emotional crisis with Uhura. But after this incident, Spock also had new thoughts on the Three Views. Friendly reminder: It's not that "old-fashioned, cute" Spock anymore!
Big universe, small tasks, big space and small layout, "Star Trek: Beyond the Stars" combines two factors of retro and innovation, the century-old motorcycle discovered by Captain Kirk, galloping on the new planet. From the fragmentation of the Enterprise, to the discovery of the old human spaceship a hundred years ago, to the formation of the new spaceship and its departure, the transition from the old classic to the new era has been completed.
Small motorcycles can also complete great redemption characters, and old spaceships can also struggle and reuse. It seems that the grand battle between good and evil has returned to the infighting of the human race. The film restores a classic core, thus reflecting the entire enterprising starry sky in the core, And to accommodate the unwavering spirit of solidarity and sacrifice of the Enterprise/Star Alliance in its vastness. At the same time, the story also keeps pace with the times, highlighting Sulu, played by John Zhao, as a gay character, which cannot but be said to be a victory for LGBT film culture to migrate to the universe.
Ⅱ. A new realm of bombing
"Beast Boy" music ignites the atmosphere to a new height
. The special effects of "Star Trek: Beyond the Stars" are mainly reflected in the first and last two spaceship battles. The composition is also relatively lazy and can be directly breathed by humans. As for alien creatures, the shape is relatively conservative, but the animal-shaped alien at the beginning of the film is quite happy. The highlight is still the destruction of the Enterprise and the final counterattack. The director's move also sparked strong protests from the film's creators.
In the second counterattack, the atmosphere of the film was ignited to a climax, and this paragraph was also greatly appreciated by film critics in various media. The villain's shortcomings are also highlighted behind the frenetic special effects, and even so, it still amazes fans. In the Dolby Atmos Hall when watching the movie, the sound effects and visual effects are superimposed, which has become the best way to open this space science fiction.
Ⅲ. "Our journey is the sea of stars"
Personal conspiracy and collective romance, starry sky fantasy never stops
"Our journey is the sea of stars!" The slogan shouted in "Legend of the Galactic Heroes" has become the same ancestral goal of all space movies. It is the glorious history of galactic warfare in "Star Wars", the multiplication and sublimation of civilization in "2001 A Space Odyssey", the staggering starry sky in "Gravity", and the sacrificial apocalypse in "Interstellar". It's a pioneering journey in The Expanse, all mixed with the infinite conspiracy of human inferiority and the never-ending romantic fantasy.
The Star Trek series carries all this intrigue and fantasy.
Different villains tell old-fashioned stories of rebellion, but repeated journeys are filled with vast galaxies that have never been reached. Krall, played by Idris Elba, is set in the negative energy of a dark journey. Like Captain Kirk's burnout from the seemingly "one-size-fits-all" daily voyage, Krall, as a former pioneer, completely fell into the dark side, becoming the biggest obstacle to the Enterprise's interstellar journey in this episode. The lost Kirk saw another possibility for himself in Krall - exile himself in the long cosmic drift. Or how to say it is the protagonist, in the end our dear Kirk did not escape, but implemented the theme of "freedom, rights, equality, and peace" of the Interstellar Federation to the end.
The tone of the whole movie is witty and funny, and it's a lot of fun to explore new territories and fight villains. The repeated stories of "maintaining human peace" in the trilogy reflect the theme of "home in the stars" in every detail. No matter how difficult the times are, the development will never stop. This is an ancient theme that many space movies have sung in multiple forms, but in a boatload of warm atmosphere comparable to a family, the "Enterprise" that broke the desolation of deep space maximizes human activism and optimism, and also maximizes the film's Shaped into a unique cultural symbol.
When the movie ended, the narration was "Continue to explore new frontiers, discover new planets and new species", and the subtitles at the end of the film are also wrapped around the transformation of large nebulae and emerge gently, just like the whimsical picture of "Travel to the Edge of the Universe", symbolizing the story of exploration never ending. At this moment, we still miss the Milky Way starry sky and the deep sea of the universe.
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