Star Trek!

[osprey_archer]

How much do I love Spock? I really, really, really love Spock. I love the scene where he's talking to the Vulcan academic council and he tells them to "Live long and prosper" and you can tell, by the twitch of his eyebrow, that what he really means is "Fuck you." And the scene where Kirk is throwing a temper tantrum and Spock gives him the Vulcan nerve pinch and maroons him on Hoth (okay, Hoth is the wrong fandom. But still.)

I even liked itty bitty Spock being picked on by the other Vulcan children. (Someone should tell them that bullying him for his parentage is illogical.) Oh, and the scene Uhura tries to be all sympathetic about planet Vulcan being eaten by black hole, and Spock is like, "If it will raise crew morale if I skulk around sobbing in corners I will do so. Otherwise..."

I wasn't so enthusiastic about Uhura making out with Spock, but that might just be jealousy. (Although really, her timing is quite poor. "Spock, let me make you feel better about the genocide of your people by sexually harassing you.") I did like the fact that she didn't make out with Kirk, though. Actually, I liked the fact that Kirk lost and lost and lost in this movie - of course he won a lot too; but he didn't save the world and get the girl and steal all the great lines, like he did in the original series.

Instead Kirk saved the world, and Spock got the girl and the great lines (well, Scotty got some great lines too), which seems about fair.

I want to be Spock when I grow up. Calm, cool, collected, bitingly yet subtly sarcastic, deadly when crossed. I don't even demand the pointy ears; I would be happy with just the personality traits. I'll even give up the "deadly" if I have to, just for the rest of it. This is not to much to ask, surely?

Commensurate with my Vulcan love is my dismay about the fact that one of the film's main set pieces is destroying planet Vulcan - as great as Spock's line about the fact that he was "now a member of an endangered species" is, I am still dismayed; but now that the shock has faded I think I may get over it. Eventually. Maybe. *sniffles* My VULCANS. COME BACK TO ME.

Comments

[exuberantself.livejournal.com]

I think the part where it was an actual ensemble piece may have been my favorite change in the whole movie. Did you notice that the actors were all listed alphabetically? That's never happened before.

The part where Vulcan imploded? I was a little shocked...I kind of expected something to happen where they went back and made everything right.

It's funny, I want to be McCoy when I grow up. Smartassed to the point of being rude, efficient, and generally awesome. We just need to find ourselves a Kirk. :)

[osprey-archer.livejournal.com]

I also expected them to put Vulcan back together in the end. The part where Spock was piloting his weird little ship into Nero's Tentaclemobile? I was all, "Ah, now the red matter is going to blow up and they're going to go back in time and put everything back together."

And then they didn't and I was quite shocked, and mourned for Vulcan for the next two days. On the one hand it's nice that they didn't use that time travel out...but on the other I wish they hadn't made their irrevocable action blowing up planet Vulcan. Because really, that's just mean.

We totally need to find ourselves a Kirk. With a Kirk we would be totally unstoppable and could probably take over the known universe.

[exuberantself.livejournal.com]

It's true. We would rule the universe with wit, sarcasm, and (the tiniest bit of) brute force.

[visualthinker11.livejournal.com]

...yeah, so i'm not an original series star trek fan (yet) but i have seen the movie and fallen in love. and one of my big things about the movie was exactly what you said, that kirk didn't get ahora and save the world. that seemed incredibly well-done to me. also spock with attitude, that was GREAT.

...i have no original thoughts about this movie, actually... i just loved it very much. ; )

[osprey-archer.livejournal.com]

Hee. Squee is a perfectly acceptable substitute for original thought.

[anait.livejournal.com]

Actually, I liked the fact that Kirk lost and lost and lost in this movie - of course he won a lot too; but he didn't save the world and get the girl and steal all the great lines, like he did in the original series.
Yes!

I loved the movie too!

I have never been a J.J. Abrams fan until now, but he did really well with this movie. I liked all the actors. I want to say 'especially so and so,' but really, they were all great. I have to say, I disagree with you on the Spock/Uhura. I thought it was great, and I ship them now.

The movie was a really good balance between character development and things going BOOM. Yep. Now for the fic!

[osprey-archer.livejournal.com]

To each her own. I generally end up shipping characters who right-thinking people think ought not be shipped, so it's probably a good sign for the pairing that I'm not enthusiastic.

The fic is going to be insane.

[anait.livejournal.com]

Yep. :)

Fic link, courtesy of Sally:

http://sparky77.livejournal.com/596751.html?style=mine

Chekhov, Gen, lots of everyone being young and awesome.

[osprey-archer.livejournal.com]

Whee! That was fun. Poor Chekov, though. And Kirk doesn't quite know when to stop, does he?