Star Trek: Is There A Place For The Kelvin Timeline Anymore?
6. The Wait Is Over
When Star Trek landed in theatres, it was a revelation. This was nothing like what had been seen before, thanks to the advancements in technology and the higher budget channeled into the production side of things. It also paid a lot more tribute to the franchise as a whole than one might have suspected from Abrams earlier interview.
There was a lot to take in. George Kirk. Captain Pike. Vasqeuz Rocks. Iowa. Givin' all she's got, Captain. Wictor wictor. This was a movie that knew how to deliver on the promise of the Star Trek franchise that had existed for more than 40 years at the time.
The film received general acclaim, with many critics giving it four stars or more. Some were more hesistant - Roger Ebert gave the film 2.5 stars, arguing that the film was a sign that the intellectualism of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek had been lost.
Juliet Lapidos argued that the film treated its scenes with a blasé approach. The standard Hollywood torture scene was present, but lacking any of the nuance of The Next Generation's dark storyline, Chain of Command. She said that this was emblamatic of torture entering mainstream Hollywood in the fallout years of America's use of 'advance interrogation methods'.