Star Trek

I’ve been planning yet another rewatch of this film for a while now and then I heard the news that Roberto Orci passed away and that really got me. Orci’s writing really shaped me as a person both with Trek and Transformers and the world of entertainment is a much darker place without his work.  This is easily the perfect blockbuster. It has everything going for it and it instantly hooks you with that fantastic opening set piece. The cast is dynamite and instantly you get the same feeling you do in the 60s series. Someone described Pine’s performance as “Shatnering” and my god that’s such an accurate description. The man walks on to that bridge and instantly turns into William Shatner. You can tell this film was made with a lot of love and reverence for the source material, little details like the Farragut name drop and the warbling noise at the start just add an extra layer of detail that makes it feel right. The fact that there’s no crazy redesigns or bizarre choices is nothing short of a miracle.  Speaking of redesigns- my god she’s beautiful. The Enterprise is simply stunning and that beauty shot of her never fails to give me chills. The perfect update to Matt Jeffries original design.  There’s something so addictive about this film, I can’t explain it or count the number of times I’ve seen it. The writing is spot on with so many memorable moments that just make this film. Like I said before, the fact that we will never get another Roberto Orci writing credit is an incredibly sad thought.