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Star Trek was amazing.

I took my father and had a hilarious time of it when he revealed his sordid past as a Trekkie. I knew he watched and enjoyed the show back in the day, but it soon became clear that my father was one fan convention away from owning a pair of Vulcan ears. He liked the movie except for the breaches in continuity with the original series. When I prodded him, it all came spilling out. Suddenly, it was, "In episode so and so Kirk said this and Spock did that and therefore the movie was wrong." I was having such a great time making fun of him, giggling, "What else was wrong, Dad?"

For once, I got to be the uncaring noob, and somebody else was the overly invested nerd. Awesome.

In terms of shipping, I went in expecting to come out a convert of Kirk/Spock, the Original Slash Pairing, the fathers of slash fiction, etc. etc. But I ended up falling in absolute LOVE with a het OTP. Go figure?



I was just getting into Kirk/Spock when BAM! Spock/Uhura!!! Their pairing took me from really liking the movie to needing to own it immediately. I need fic for them, like, yesterday. My Trekkie father informed me that Original-flavored Uhura had an unrequited thing for Kirk, and I am sooo glad that was changed (and not just because I detest William Shatner).

In terms of racial depictions in the media, I love the idea of the White dude-- the lead character no less-- being spurned while the minorities happily conduct their loving relationship in spite of him. When does that EVER happen in popular media? Never. They're also precious together, not to mention geniuses. It's geek love! And somewhat inappropriate love, since I'm pretty sure it was mentioned that he was her teacher. Naughty, Spock!

All in all, there's meat there and I hope there's a lot of fic exploring the pairing. Even more so, I hope that the pairing doesn't get lost to what will inevitably be a fandom focus on Kirk/Spock.

As for the casting, I don't have so much a complaint as a general expression of WTF??? This movie had the most RANDOM casting ever. Tyler Perry, Winona Ryder, the chick from House, Meghan from Felicity, and John Chow? Oh, and Kirk's stepfather on the phone was GREG GRUNBERG! Hello, Matt Parkman!

There were a lot of equally random tributes to Star Wars as well. O.o Nero's throne room, Nero's theme music, Nero's death... Maybe just Nero in general.

Also? I heart Leonard Nimoy. A lot.

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Date: 2009-05-09 03:36 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jaina.livejournal.com
Technically the movie didn't break continuity, since the ripple effect of Kirk's very birth being different in the alternate universe changed things :D I thought it was awesome that they took that idea and really ran with it and made it work.

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Date: 2009-05-09 04:25 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] starvinbohemian.livejournal.com
I know, but I had to explain the concept of the AU to my father, who was primarily focused on what didn't match the canon of the original show. I don't know what he was focused on during all the explanations. ^^;

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Date: 2009-05-09 05:17 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] einarrd686.livejournal.com
For once I am in agreement with you. If I were told that Spock was hooking up with anyone ever in the history of everything, prior to seeing this movie, I would have come to the film determined to not buy it, simply because it just seems so very...illogical (god forgive me). But I liked it. It worked for me. I really don't know what else to add. Megan agrees with you too.

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Date: 2009-05-09 05:57 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] starvinbohemian.livejournal.com
Lol, illogical. And lol, you agreeing with me. ;)

Smooches to Megan!

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Date: 2009-05-09 06:09 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] einarrd686.livejournal.com
Also, quick work with the icon there.

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Date: 2009-05-09 06:41 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] starvinbohemian.livejournal.com
Oh, yeah, I was on that.

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Date: 2009-05-09 05:51 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ilikethequiet.livejournal.com
I wanna seeeee! *whines that I live in the country where there is only one theatre and probably won't get to see it for weeks.*

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Date: 2009-05-09 06:00 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] starvinbohemian.livejournal.com
Oh, yeah? Which country do you hail from?

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Date: 2009-05-09 06:04 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ilikethequiet.livejournal.com
I hail from Australia dearest! And I live in the middle of nowhere so it takes time for hotass films to be delivered and shown here.

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Date: 2009-05-09 06:40 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] starvinbohemian.livejournal.com
Aww. I'm sorry. Not about you living in Australia, though, because I'm desperate to visit. :)

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Date: 2009-05-09 07:21 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] starvinbohemian.livejournal.com
YES!!! Thank you! I was just wondering where I was going to find fic. :D

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Date: 2009-05-09 05:52 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] frigginspaz.livejournal.com
I'm so glad you've outed Uncle Rick as a Trekkie.

Now I need to figure out what to do with the ammo. ...I can't think of anything that I would need blackmail for, but it's nice to have the option.

:P

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Date: 2009-05-09 06:03 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] starvinbohemian.livejournal.com
He seriously is! It was really funny. XD

You should greet him with the "live long and prosper" V sign the next time you see him.

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Date: 2009-05-09 07:22 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] frigginspaz.livejournal.com
haha brilliant!

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Date: 2009-05-09 10:32 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kaysa3.livejournal.com
I'm seeing in IMAX very SOON :D

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Date: 2009-05-09 05:10 pm (UTC)

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Date: 2009-05-10 01:20 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] turkwriter.livejournal.com
Hi,

I saw this post on the f-list of the Division 15 community and just had to post to talk about how much love I had for the Uhuru and Spock pairing in the movie.

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Date: 2009-05-10 02:55 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] starvinbohemian.livejournal.com
Weren't they cute? :D

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