To see the impact of his dad, and what made James Kirk James Kirk. Same thing with Spock.
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We did see the impact of his dad, I'll grant you that. Specifically, we saw how George Kirk was an admirable man, and how growing up without his influence made James Kirk into someone almost unrecognizably different from the James Kirk we'd known before.
I guess it's helpful that the difference at least had that background to explain it. The result wasn't an improvement, though. I'd much rather have seen the early life of the Kirk we'd known before.
(And we could have, after all. Spock's backstory wasn't changed. There was no reason that main driving force of the plot had to be tied up with Kirk's personal history. That was a storytelling choice, and IMHO a bad one.)
I guess it's helpful that the difference at least had that background to explain it. The result wasn't an improvement, though. I'd much rather have seen the early life of the Kirk we'd known before.
(And we could have, after all. Spock's backstory wasn't changed. There was no reason that main driving force of the plot had to be tied up with Kirk's personal history. That was a storytelling choice, and IMHO a bad one.)
Recognized him just fine in my viewing. So did my mom, now that I think about it, and she hates scifi.
Me too. And my wife and I LOVE Pine's Kirk.
I like Hemsworth, love his Thor (more than the Thor movies half the time) and loved his George Kirk, but to be honest I wasn't excited about this prospect. George Kirk's sacrifice was probably one of the hardest-hitting emotional moments of this trilogy (I still blubber when I watch that scene) and I'd hate to think they'd undo that in some way.
I agree with this entirely.
I view the Kelvinverse films as a metaphor for one of the most underrated and glossed-over issues in our modern society- the issue/impact of raising a child without both parents present. In this case in particular, the impact that a father has on their family and offspring. The entire film series is one giant exercise in showing what happens to a well-established character when this element is removed...and the journey of Kirk in these films is trying to finally come to terms with all that and to "right set" his values and personality to match his potential. It's there and resonating throughout each movie.
I know the creators of 2009 turned to the novels for inspiration, and young Jim Kirk is kind of a punk in "Best Destiny."
My head canon continues to be that since NuKirk never went offplanet, apparently, that means he never went to Tarsus IV, and that a good amount of the difference between Prime Kirk and NuKirk vis a vis gravitas can be explained in that Prime Kirk is a genocide survivor.
My head canon continues to be that since NuKirk never went offplanet, apparently, that means he never went to Tarsus IV, and that a good amount of the difference between Prime Kirk and NuKirk vis a vis gravitas can be explained in that Prime Kirk is a genocide survivor.
Exactly so. I had this discussion with a customer one time, who shared with me a rather impressive story that his dad basically saw a deformity and left his son to die. He told the rest of the family to leave him be. He was saved by his aunts and uncles who took the time to nurse him and raise him, but he never knew his dad. He saw it as a great tragedy and worked his adult life to be a father figure to his kids, and kids in the community.
When I discussed the film with him, it really resonated because he saw a similar need within the community.
There is far more to this film series than it gets given credit far, largely because such comments get mired in identity politics and toxic masculinity.
I think the director of an episode of television is largely inconsequential. Sometimes they bring a unique element to the look of things, but ultimately, they are tied to the look, feel, and existing characters / cast far moreso than in a feature film.
Pretty much a non-event.
Pretty much a non-event.
I have got my popped corn and I am working my way through Kurtzman's The Mummy. What a wild ride! The film opens with our U.S. military heroes attempting to loot ancient artifacts for personal profit, and Tom Cruise's sexual prowess being questioned. #DarkUniverse
This is true. TV shows tend to be far more of the writers and producers domain than the director, unlike in movies.
