The final film for the NexGen crew and I think many people are bitter about it. Of course it may be the very fans that nitpick that have ruined the franchise.
I have been a huge fan of ST since I was a kid. I still have some collector items from my childhood and consider it one of the greatest franchises ever made. I think fans have ripped this movie unfairly however sighting "inconsitencies" as their hate for it when I really think it is the end of the franchise they hate and want to take it out on the final going.
The special effects are amazing first off. Any who say other wise have standards that are way to high. I will put this up against any Star Wars movie with no fear. It is also very exciting to see the Enterprise E really open up in the final battle. Add in the sweet looking Romulan ships and all is good.
This story is creative in that it challenges the most solid character in NexGen with what he could be. Watching Picard try to trust Shinzon at dinner, in conversations with Crusher, is interesting. In fact we want it to happen as well, Romulans rule, but get the inside track that it won't work. Later when Shinzon directly tells Picard that he is a mirror, it is moving to see Picard hang his head and later confide in Data his struggle. True this wasn't done to the deepest level it could but the anger of Shinzon and the winning strength of Picard play so well off of each other.
Datas final demise at the end of the film is what I think turns fans off most to this. They say it is useless and undramatic. How human don't you think? Data gives his life to preserve the lives of his friends. He does the one human action that makes us desire he could have developed more. That is what makes it so sad and moving. The fact that he had so much to grow into and has chosen to sacrifice himself for his friends, with a simple "Good Bye." Add the scene in which the other cast are remembering Data and Riker begins to tell of how he first met Data. A perfect farewell to a friend IMO.
All other nitpicks in my mind are childish. It is a film not a god blessed history book. Can we Star Trek fans enjoy Star Trek as entertainment and not as our bible?
I have been a huge fan of ST since I was a kid. I still have some collector items from my childhood and consider it one of the greatest franchises ever made. I think fans have ripped this movie unfairly however sighting "inconsitencies" as their hate for it when I really think it is the end of the franchise they hate and want to take it out on the final going.
The special effects are amazing first off. Any who say other wise have standards that are way to high. I will put this up against any Star Wars movie with no fear. It is also very exciting to see the Enterprise E really open up in the final battle. Add in the sweet looking Romulan ships and all is good.
This story is creative in that it challenges the most solid character in NexGen with what he could be. Watching Picard try to trust Shinzon at dinner, in conversations with Crusher, is interesting. In fact we want it to happen as well, Romulans rule, but get the inside track that it won't work. Later when Shinzon directly tells Picard that he is a mirror, it is moving to see Picard hang his head and later confide in Data his struggle. True this wasn't done to the deepest level it could but the anger of Shinzon and the winning strength of Picard play so well off of each other.
Datas final demise at the end of the film is what I think turns fans off most to this. They say it is useless and undramatic. How human don't you think? Data gives his life to preserve the lives of his friends. He does the one human action that makes us desire he could have developed more. That is what makes it so sad and moving. The fact that he had so much to grow into and has chosen to sacrifice himself for his friends, with a simple "Good Bye." Add the scene in which the other cast are remembering Data and Riker begins to tell of how he first met Data. A perfect farewell to a friend IMO.
All other nitpicks in my mind are childish. It is a film not a god blessed history book. Can we Star Trek fans enjoy Star Trek as entertainment and not as our bible?