The depiction of London in In to Darkness.

[Nyotarules]

Why would state or provincial governments even exist in a world of high speed communications and central planning? For all we know, representative governance may be have been abolished in favor of a true democracy: one person, on vote, and that, once you elect a leader, said leader would choose his/her/its political appointed bureaucrats.

For the same reason they exist now, where our ancestors would consider what we have today high speed communication and borderline magic.

 

[Mudd]

The smart thing to do would have been to imagine so much change that the city would be unrecognizable.

"Building height restrictions?" Yeah, sure - those aren't laws of nature. Doubt that they'll last two centuries into the future, anywhere.

 

[Syd Shanshala]

This topic kinda reminds me of those 60s sci-fi movies that imagined space colonies and moon rides for everyone by the year 2000.
Even TOS assumes this rapid kind of technological progression when they say Botany Bay was launched in the 90s

 

[M'Sharak]

I wasn't too big of a fan of the cold, gray future shown in the first two JJ Treks either. It almost made me miss when they used the Tillman Water Reclamation Plant for everything!

While the proximity of the Tillman Plant to the studio lot no doubt made it a convenient spot for exterior location shots, the perpetually sunny and warm San Fernando Valley climate wasn't a very good stand-in for what would be typical at the Academy or SF HQ*. At those sites near the Golden Gate, the cool, gray and foggy weather seen in the 2009 movie is the one you're far more likely to encounter any time you walk outside.


(* I know: something something weather control, but still... )

 

[TheTowerBridgeFox]

So London a side what do I think of In to darkness? I think its a pretty solid take on star trek, a bit to violent in places , other than that great.

NEW FILM NOW PLEASE!!!!!!!!?