Was it just me? (Generations)

[Trekker4747]

That thought it was really harsh to kill off all Picard's family in Generations?

Re-watching it now, it seems a really unnecessary thing to do.

or maybe I'm overly sentimental...

Nope. No one in sixteen years has ever thought this.

 

[Emperor-Tiberius]

One word would have fixed that scene. Instead of Antonia he should have said Edith. Just as meaningless a name to those who don't know but a big pay off to those who do. It would really make it obvious just what Kirk was giving up by leaving the Nexus.

Great point. Its a fake reality anyway, so it wouldn't matter.

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

I didn't like it, at all.

 

[Noname Given]

The Robert/Rene subplot did have significance to Picard's arc in this film. The Nexus presented him with a temptation. He could have remained in there, with his wife and family, and his nephew alive again. But he knew he had to go back and stop Soran.

Same with Kirk. The Nexus gave him the opportunity to live a nice quiet life in the mountains, and be with Antonia.

My problem with it: Picard could exit ANYWHERE is space and time - so he COULD have exited on Earth prior to the fire that claimed his nephew; saved him; AND STILL stopped Soran.
^^^^^

My main issue is Picard didn't even wrestle with this aspect. Had he, and decided against it, I MIGHT have move respect for the story - but as it played out in the actual film; it was just your straight forward 'connect the dots from A --->B ---->C ending.

 

[Emperor-Tiberius]

My problem with it: Picard could exit ANYWHERE is space and time - so he COULD have exited on Earth prior to the fire that claimed his nephew; saved him; AND STILL stopped Soran.

Excellent point. He was already going to change time by going back to a time before getting absorbed by the Nexus, so he could very easily go back and save his family, while laying the groundwork for Soran's arrest.

But that might've been too logical for this film...

 

[Search4]

Well, its not clear to me you can exit the Nexus, re-enter casually, then re-exit or Soran would have done that to begin with.

I'd structure it as a choice: Picard can exit in France and save his family... or exit later and save the Veridian system. Let him have to choose family vs. duty.

 

[DonIago]

If that's the case it wasn't made clear either.

Soran going back in time to before he entered the Nexus wouldn't have worked, since unless he took steps to change history he would have been ripped out all over again.

The simple truth is the movie just doesn't hold up logically given what we're shown.

 

[kkozoriz1]

Why stop at his family. Why not go back and give what he knows of the Borg to the ships going to Wolf 359? Or tell himself the secret of Farpoint Station? Or warn Deneva about the flying parasites? Surely there would be instances where he could save more than two members of his own family.

 

[SeerSGB]

Why stop at his family. Why not go back and give what he knows of the Borg to the ships going to Wolf 359? Or tell himself the secret of Farpoint Station? Or warn Deneva about the flying parasites? Surely there would be instances where he could save more than two members of his own family.

Welcome to why (most) time-travel stories don't work.

 

[ClayHefner]

If Picard blows up Soran before he can launch the missile, how does Picard get in the Nexus anyway?
And what about Soran? Is he still in the Nexus? Or are these alternate Universes?
If they are, Picard shouldn't have a problem with going further back.

This is the ending I would have preferred (well, sorta)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_5h0BRO5O4