So early yesterday morning, I went to see
Star Trek: In to the Darkness.
And how was it?
Absolutely fantastic.
Star Trek: In to the Darkness is an example of the rare phenomenon of a movie sequel that is actually
better than it's predecessor. This is probably largely due to the fact that this movie dives straight in to the action, in contrast to the first movie, which, understandably, considering it's prequel status, devoted a lot of it's screen time to the introduction of the characters and plot. But while the time and energy devoted to introduction and scene setting did ultimately serve an important purpose for the first movie, it did mean that the first half did drag somewhat, while in
In to the Darkness, we are thrown almost immediately in to the plot, making for an much more immediately thrilling and gripping cinema experience.
And as before, the cast is utterly brilliant. Chris Pine is great as Commander Kirk, Zachary Quinto is flawless as Spock. And it is also great to see Simon Pegg returning as Scotty. I don't know why, but Simon Pegg as Scotty is one of my favorite elements of the
Star Trek movies. It's an example of perfect casting and it really brought a smile to my face to see him reprising his role. And, last but not least, Benedict Cumberbatch is brilliant in his first blockbuster-main role as antagonist and 'villain' 'John Harrison'. Which brings me to the main theme of this post; the depictions of love and violence and 'good' and 'evil' in the
Star Trek movies.
( Some spoilers for the first and second Star Trek moviesCollapse )