No disrespect to you or anyone else that's belaboring the case against QT directing this movie, but all we have to go on is a two-year-old 7-minute excerpt from The Nerdist, and two reports. The amount of conjecture and pre-reviewing a movie that's not even written yet is smothering the baby before it even gets out of the womb. No one knows what's gonna happen in this movie, how the characters will be treated, what the tone will be like, or how QT will direct it. Perhaps wait until we know more than just a week's worth of preliminary reports before talking about "what this means." We really know nothing worth writing reams and reams of speculation over.
it's a fair point, but it's not like people have
nothing here
. It's only natural that when a director is hired (or thought for the job in this case) for a project, people look at his other works in order to compare and contrast and thus try to understand what kind of director he is, the stuff he likes and if he's a logical choice for the current project, or his genre is too different. Or if he doesn't seem to have the qualities or interests that might be required for this other genre. If the rumor was that Woody Allen wanted to make a trek movie, it would be understandable for people to be like 'what?' because he isn't exactly the kind of director you'd even imagine being interested about making a trek movie.
some directors like to challenge themselves with completely different things that are out of their comfort zone, and I'm all for giving them a chance when it's the case.
Is it the case with this guy, though? I don't think so. From the stuff Tarantino said, and the rumors about the writers possibly getting hired for the script, and him being adamant it should be R-rating, and with the reputation his stories have already in terms of that rating, it's legit to get the vibe that this guy might be trying to turn this trek into just another of his movies, and thus alter it to do so uncaring of what came before and its integrity.
A bit of trepidation for people who like these movies isn't out of this world, even with the little we have so far. There are reasons to be concerned and think this is a terrible idea.
I think changing the style wouldn't really be a big deal at all. Star Trek Beyond was already out of whack with the first two.
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not sure it's a good example since Beyond is the least successful of the 3, and in part it's precisely because it was 'out of whack with the first two' and alienated some of the audience already, including and especially people who had loved the first two.
I dunno how doing that all the worse is a good idea..
at this point, if you are going to change everything, or alter it so foundamentally it feels completely disconnected from the rest.. why make it a sequel of the other movies? Just reboot trek again, or make a spin off with new characters and a new cast.
That's a totally valid way to feel, but another way to look at it is: What if this approach draws NEW fans into the franchise and revitalizes the movie-verse? If nothing else, it will grab interest, grab headlines, and get people talking about Star Trek again.
I don't find it wise to try to draw new fans, in this case those who like Tarantino, by taking the huge risk of alienating the fans of this trek you already have and when you are already struggling to keep them still interested. After all, it's still supposed to be a continuation. I think it would be as bad as Beyond trying to get reboot haters on board, but alienating a lot of reboot fans in the process.. and you know how that went. (*ironically, now they seem to want to alienate not only the fans of the first movies, but even those tos fans/reboot haters who like Beyond for looking more like a trek movie. LOL)
I, for one, perceive these recent developments, if true, as just another hint of this trek being wasted because it's in the hands of a studio that clearly doesn't even know what they want it to be.
Hiring Tarantino and the R rating seem desperate and just another illusion they are creating for themselves, that will backfire (again), to try to make more money. Back with Beyond, you had people like Pegg talk about paramount wanting to replicate the feel of gotg because it was the most recent hit, and they wanted to make the same money. Now they are thinking about a R rated movie because of, I guess, a recent influx of successful blockbusters being R rated.
They are just trying to follow the trends, they are not really thinking about what's the best way to continue this trek organically. They hadn't learned a thing from their past mistakes, they just keep painting themselves into a corner.
It's a pity for me that they don't seem to be able to truly see the value of this thing they have, especially with how successful these movies were.
