Más allá de lo que uno pueda parecer lo que es cierto es que hay parecidos que pueden ser extraordinarios. Sin ir más lejos ahora todas las televisiones están dándonos la tabarra con el parecido que tiene Paquirrín con el médico que trato a la madre durante un tiempo, el tristemente desparecido Dr. Muñoz Cariñanos.

Parecidos hay para todos los gustos y no tienen que ser precisamente entre personas que se conocen entre sí. Si no haber como se explica el parecido del Honorable expresidente Jordi Pujol con el mutante de “Desafío Total” Kuato o con el Maestro Yoda de “La Guerra de las Galaxias”, o el de otro expresidente, el Lehendakari Ibarretxe, con el Comandante Spock de la serie “Star Trek”, sin olvidarnos de lo que se parece el presidente Zapatero a Mr. Bean. Pero aún hay más ¿recuerdan al “Superhéroe Americano”, William Katt? Es igualito que David Bisbal, o el “Rolling Stone” Mick Jagger, calcado al feo de los “Hermanos Calatrava”. Entre los deportistas nos podemos encontrar al seleccionador Vicente del Bosque, al que podríamos confundir con el payaso Krusty de la serie “Los Simpson”, sin olvidarnos que en Telecinco tenemos a un periodista para cuando la cosa se ponga fea, Hilario Pino y Bruce Willis son igualitos. Yo sin ir más lejos tengo un amigo que se parece a Mr. Bean y otro a Imanol Arias.

Pero lo peor es cuando pasas de parecerte a otra persona a parecerte a tu perro. En muchas personas se da el caso, la cara del dueño y la del Bulldog es igual, o la de un Bóxer con su dueño, que no sabes a quien darle de comer.

Pero el colmo es cuándo ya te pareces hasta en los gestos, sino mirad a María Patiño que parece que se ha comido a su Caniche o a Belén Esteban que se parece a su Chihuahua, no sólo en lo físico, es que chilla igualito, igualito que el perro

Publicado en “La Voz de Ronda” 21/11/2009

I’ve been itching to write again for the past couple of days but not really known what to talk about. I guess that while work life is extremely good right now, I’ve been failing in more personal areas. I have realised, yet again, that it’s always the ones we love who seem to bear the full brunt of our crappiness. That brings me back to understanding that the opposite of love is not hate, but indifference.

This week I finished reading Jane Wharam’s book, “Emotional Intelligence: Journey to the Centre of Your Self“. It’s certainly not the first book I’ve read on the subject, but it brought me back to the personal application of the psychological knowledge that our society has come to accept. For most of us, it seems to me, the psychologists are wasting their time: we just can’t be bothered to learn from them and practice what they recommend. Jane’s book sets out to engage us on a personal and real-life level, daring us to learn and practice what we learn. That, of course, is fine until you find yourself confronted by your partner saying something which you completely misunderstand and can feel the inferno of rage burning up your throat. Can you really remain in control of yourself and tackle the conversation with a balance of rationality and calmer emotion? I believe that you can - if you commit yourself to learning how.

I used to suppress my emotion. Spock-like, my wife tells me, and probably quite scary. I could quite happily “flick the switch” and go from angry or upset to calm. It was something I was quite proud of for many years too. It wasn’t that great a feat, actually, because pushing your feelings aside and learning to focus your rational mind on the moment is easier than it sounds, but I felt in control. The real problem, however, is that the feeling – in my case the anger, for the most part – doesn’t get dealt with. What used to happen is that the anger would get stored and, like the ghost containment system in the movie “Ghostbusters”, it needed a laser energy field to hold it in. Sooner or later, usually when I least expected it and least desired it, some inner part of me would flick another switch, bringing the defenses down and letting the rage flow free. In those moments I would lose control and feel as though some demon had possessed my very being. It wouldn’t last long, but it would hurt other people profoundly… and leave me with a sense of shame. Spock was a myth, after all.

I am learning to allow my feelings to flow. I tend to agree with Jung that until you have felt the full force of an emotion, you cannot master it. Yet, the emotion must be channelled and understood. When it is not appropriate, you need to reflect on what is triggering the reaction and start to work through digging out the cause. You also need to have the courage and honesty to admit that, sometimes, anger and other so-called “negative” emotions are actually the appropriate response. The trick is to refrain from turning into a crazed 3-year-old child when you feel the anger. There are other ways to express the emotion. As for me, I am still learning… in fact, I hope that I never stop learning, because to believe otherwise would be an illusion. The bottom line, however, is to explore your motivation for change. I want to stop hurting the people I love. What about you?

Esta noche no duermo :’(.

visto en Zonafandom

So I’m a little late on the uptake for this one.  I tried my damnedest to find some way to watch it on the TGDoR, but nothing really wanted to work out for me on that day, period, and I wound up stranded at my trans-non-sympathetic friend’s house.  He accepts me well enough, but he doesn’t really see that there’s a tragedy going on with these people, thinks the surgery is “cosmetic” and didn’t do more than shrug when I told him what day it was, or the Statistics.  I started thinking, sometimes the ones that don’t care are worse than the ones who damn us.

But then I watched Boys Don’t Cry.

Don’t get me wrong, I know the story front to back, watched the documentary on Youtube, read the blogs and news journals, but they don’t take you into the experience of the story like the movie does.  And I tend to relate very heavily to a given character when I watch a movie, whether I’ve got much in common with him or not.  Brandon was Me in too many ways for me to even feel comfortable with, before we even got to the bad part of the movie.  (Well, except in the juvenile delinquent sort of way.)

Anyway, I got to sit down properly with my boyfriend last night and watch it (until his mom got home, at which point I got to sit down awkwardly and stiffly and watch it.  I don’t think she likes me and she’d like me even less if she knew I was a guy.)  But as awful as it was, it was worth watching.  He gripped my hand tight through the worst of it.  The rape scene WAS the hardest part to watch, but I think most of the horror of it all washed over my head until the end of the movie.  I think I sat there staring blankly at the screen for about five minutes.  And then his mom told us dinner was on the stove and she left the room, and then I got my plate and sat with it and I couldn’t eat, and then I noticed there were tears dripping onto my plate, and I just sat there like a statue until reality snapped back and I had to go to the bathroom to blow my nose.

I’m trying to think of the only other movie that made me cry.  I can’t remember.

(Might have been Wrath of Khan.)

So on one hand it kinda left me feeling scarred for life, and on the other hand it brought home how dangerous it is out there, really sort of made the danger and hurt mine to own and internalize, really sparked a spirit to do something about this in me.  I’m not sure what yet, but it’s brewing.  After all, I’m only 20.

…

And that brings home another point.  Last night I stared at my boyfriend’s calendar and started shaking when I realized I have no more than three weeks to come out to my dad if I want him to know about this before my 21st birthday.

I don’t know how to cope.

I’m just scared of how things are going to change around here when he knows.  We’re really tight these days; he’s slowly been turning me into a Trekkie by ordering the first season of Star Trek through Netflix.  Whenever we go out to do yardwork or something together, I call him Captain and he calls me Mr. Spock.  It’s really dorky but it’s something we share, and I think he’s somehow slowly coming to understand me by it.  I don’t want it to end, but in that same way, I don’t want our relationship, as good as it is, to be fake in any way.  I don’t want to be whatever he wants me to be just to preserve our friendship.  I have more respect for him than that.

…

On a happier note, I came up with a name for my… upper region that’s better than “tumors” or even “moobs”.  They are my chestnuts.

wOOt

I was a fan of the Star Trek series once upon a time. Infact, I vividly remember waiting for 9PM on saturdays just to watch this series. So I chose to watch this film because….Chris Pine, new technology and a fresh new look to the show.

Star Trek: The Future Begins features Chris Pine as James Kirk and Zachary Quinto as Spock, and seems to focus more on how their destinies are shaped by the outcome of events beyond their control.  The story revolves around Earth, Vulcan and Romulus. The starting scene is like a nuclear bomb that sets off a chain of events…a USS Enterprise ship – Kelvin is destroyed by the Romulan rogue ship, Narada whose captain Nero wants to exact revenge on Spock. Then we are shown the childhood days of Spock, the human/vulcan hybrid and James Kirk, the son of the deceased captain Kirk who commands the ship Kelvin. Both are highly intelligent beings with IQs off the charts but both try to rebel against the established order.

Spock and Kirk meet during one of Kirk’s simulation trainings where Kirk is accused of cheating in the test and is under probation. But then news of an attack on Vulcan reaches the Starfleet which immediately dispatches a fleet of ships on rescue mission. All but the one on which Kirk is smuggled in by his friend are destroyed in a trap laid out by the Romulans. Kirk who remembers the pattern that precedes the attack by Narada warns Captain Pike who hatches a plan to destroy Narada’s jammers. Kirk and the ship’s pilot, Hikaru successfully destroy the jammer only to see Narada drop the red matter into Vulcan’s core to create a black hole through implosion. Spock tries to save the elders but loses his mother seconds before the planet is consumed by the black hole.

Meanwhile Captain Pike is tortured by Nero. Spock being Spock decides to reconvene with the Starfleet for further instructions and maroons Kirk on a nearby cold planet for mutiny. Kirk meets an aged and wizened Spock there who tells him that Kirk is the one to stop Nero in his scheme to destroy Earth. Kirk acting on Spock’s plan enrages Spock to the point he gives up his Captainship and then orders a full attack on Narada. Kirk and Spock then join forces in destroying the red matter within Narada and rescuing Pike. The Narada is destroyed successfully and so is Nero.

Back on Earth, Kirk is promoted as Captain of the Enterprise while Spock encounters his future self in the hangar and the two have a brief chat about the events before Ambassador Spock leaves for the new colony. The younger Spock and Kirk try to establish a friendship aboard the Enterprise. And this is just the high level overview of the story. There are more deeper concepts and backgrounds behind each character which is explored a little in the film.

Star Trek as a series was certainly very interesting but as the series progressed it failed to retain my attention. I thought the movie was well made what will all the 3D technology at disposal and certainly hope to see more films under Star Trek saga. This movie falls into a class of its own where you can’t comment on the actors per se but more on the storyline. But Pine does have the charisma to re-enact the original Captain Kirk’s role for sure. Its a must-watch for all Scifi fans out there.

lol we just thought it was kinda funny he made referenced Spock and pressure points.

Unfortunately, there is a second version of this song with Eminem which is…..unfortunate (another story for another day). Other than that, the lyrics are kinda funny in an odd sort of way. We kinda like it

Spock and Kirk – Star Trek: The Original Series

Havia muita incerteza sobre o novo filme devido ao fraco desempenho que a última série apresentou e, principalmente, ao fracasso de Star Trek Nêmesis, mas a Paramont não ignorou as grandes quantias que ganhou com a marca e resolveu investir numa nova produção! A atitude da empresa foi entregar o projeto ao nome do momento J. J. Abrams gerando desconfiança por parte dos fãs devido Abrams ser fanático por Star Wars e ter pouco conhecimento da franquia, mas o resultado não podia ser melhor! Foi o melhor “filme pipoca” do ano com bom desempenho na bilheteria e se o maior desafio era trazer Star Trek para o grande público além do universo nerd, Abrams conseguiu usando a fórmula da série clássica que muitos achavam estar desgastado.

Na história, o vilão Nero e sua tripulação voltam ao passado alterando o futuro em busca pelo embaixador Spock e promover um genocídio intergalático. Por força do destino o cadete Kirk e os membros originais da nave Enterprise acabam se cruzando e cabe ao Spock do futuro orientar o futuro capitão da nave estrelar, a partir deste ponto o enredo foca o relacionamento de James T. Kirk com Spock do passado.

Todos os personagens foram bem desenvolvidos no enredo garantindo bons momentos, Karl Urban como Dr. McCoy (sua atuação lembra muito o original de DeForest Kelley) e em especial Chris Pine que faz um James Kirk encrenqueiro, cara-de-pau e mulherengo permitindo uma sutil homenagem ao intérprete original William Shatner com pequenas canastrices. Não houve mudanças significativas com Sulo (John Cho) e Chekov (Anton Yelchin, a não ser pelo fato de sua descendência russa) já o engenheiro-chefe Scotty de Simon Pegg não é diferente de outros personagens do ator britânico, as alterações foram feitas em Uhura (Zoë Saldana), pois teve que ser modernizada, mas é na figura de Spock que a mudança foi maior, de todos Zachary Quinto é o mais parecido fisicamente, porém a sua personalidade foi mudada devido aos eventos do filme, curiosamente a sugestão de Quinto para o papel foi dos fãs e graças ao sucesso da série Heros o papel foi conquistado.

A grata surpresa está na presença de Leonard Nimoy, o ator vive mais uma vez Spock que veio do futuro garantido a felicidade dos fãs e enfatizando as mudanças na cronologia sem desprezá-la. O Spock original no enredo serve como uma espécie de mestre Yoda ao guiar o jovem Kirk ao seu destino e garantiu os melhores momentos de toda a franquia tendo o direito de encerrar o filme com o clássico “o espaço a fronteira final…”. Apesar de equilibrar ação com muito bom humor, além dos diálogos emotivos comum nas produções anteriores de Star Trek o filme tem um fraco vilão não sendo levado a sério pelos heróis.

Abrams fez um filme família, nunca em toda história da franquia o tema “pais-e-filhos” foi explorado com tanta intensidade. Pode não ser o melhor de Star Trek, mas é uma volta triunfante agradando a todo o público prometendo uma continuação superior.

Curiosidades

- O filme foi promovido na recente série Fringe de J.J. Abrams, dentro da história um paranóico chamado Michael Carlin diz ser o Spock esse personagem é interpretado por Clint Howard que já havia trabalhado em um episódio da série clássico ainda criança.

- Zoë Saldana (Uhura) fez uma fã de Star Trek em “O Terminal” (The Terminal, 2004) de Steven Spielberg.

- A voz do computador é de Majel Barrett Roddenberry esposa de Gene Roddenberry (1921 – 1991), o criador da série. A atriz participou desde o primeiro episódio-piloto até a última série para TV. Morreu de leucemia em dezembro de 2008.

- Não só  J.J. Abrams veio de Lost, os produtores Damon Lindelof e Bryan Burk são os responsáveis do atual sucesso da série.

- A frase final do filme “… onde ninguém jamais esteve” é uma referência a “Jornada nas Estrelas: A Nova Geração” na série clássica a frase era “…onde nenhum homem jamais esteve”.

Por: Rodger Kenzo, colaborador do Barril de Porva

excerpted from May 31, 2009

This goes back to the good old days when William Shatner didn’t wear a wig and was played by another actor. Christopher Pine played William Shatner and that guy from Heroes played Leonard Nimoy. (Anybody watch Heroes anymore? Man, that show used to be so good. Now it sucks.)  

Thanks to some time travel shenanigans, things are a little different this time around. You know how in the original series we always thought that Kirk slept around but never saw any proof? In this film he actually gets some stank on his hang low from a green chick. Sure, the green chick was hot, but when I say “stank” I literally mean “stank” as her scent glands secreted an alien pheromone that made Kirk’s gonads smell like rancid beef stew. Seriously, watch that film- from that scene on, no one stands within ten feet of him.  

Other differences include Uhura actually having lines and good special effects. Aside from that Vulcan gets destroyed and everything you knew about Star Trek over the last 40 years goes right out the window.  

Some bad guy named Zero had a total mad on for Spock. It seems that sometime in the future he blames Spock for the death of his wife- I think they were having an affair or something, and while they were together in Paris they got into a car accident and the wife died while Spock sustained only minor injuries. (On second thought, that may have been the plot of a Harrison Ford film.) Anyway, in an extreme over-reaction, Zero vowed to travel to the past, trap Spock on an ice world, and force him to watch as he blew up Spock’s home planet of Vulcan, changing the time stream so that Kirk becomes an unlikable jerk and Scotty has some weird little alien life-partner.  

 And would you believe it? Zero managed to do just that. It just goes to show you what a goal-oriented person can accomplish.  

The original cast was totally, er, recast, and only Leonard Nimoy got a cameo. William Shatner wanted a part but his demands were too high. He wanted his face in EVERY FRAME of the film. Wisely, the producers turned his generous offer down.  

 I’m not sure where they’ll go from here, but the next film better have Klingons, Khaaaaaan, and something else starting with K. Kryptonite or something.  

Before Star Trek, I saw the trailer for Up, the new animated (formerly cartoon) movie from Pixar. In it, a cranky old guy hooks up his house to a zillion balloons and flies away. I hope I am that cool when I’m old. I already know I’ll be that cranky.

When I was a baby my parents apparently read a child-rearing book by an expert. The results were pretty clear. According to all accounts I was a skinny, under-fed, annoying, pain to be around. (I am not sure much has changed except for the skinny and under-fed part!) So we have sort of all come to the conclusion that hard-core child-rearing techniques are not where it´s at. But I have to confess that sometimes that stuff just slips out. This morning it happened with my own daughter. She has been “under the weather” lately with something I was unable to identify. So today at breakfast when she started fighting with her brother about whose spoon was better – I snapped, literally. I got right up in her face, started snapping and proceeded to say: “That’s it. Snap out of it. It’s over.” Maybe that would have been considered acceptable, but then I topped it off with a zinger: “Start being HUMAN again.”

Yup!

She will definitely have lots to tell her therapist.

The full-length intro, complete with annoying woman announcer, is here. Originally this was the soundcheck for the Mugar Omni Theater at the Museum of Science in Boston, where Leonard Nimoy grew up.

I have obviously taken some liberties with it and threw on some funny Spock faces.

I had planned to write about Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian because I just saw it yesterday and thought it was pretty good…. AND then I watched STAR TREK again.

J.J. Abrams has taken over my TV.  My girlfriend is obsessed with LOST, and quite frankly I’m obsessed with this movie.  I’m going to wear out the little bits of data on this DVD before I send it back to Netflix.  Let me also describe my pre-J.J. Abrams Star Trek relationship:  hate.  I am and will always be loyal to the greatest trilogy of all time: Star Wars. I am NOT a Trekkie; I do not approve of  Trekkie behavior; and yes, Han Solo could beat the shit out of Capt. Kirk.  Onward.

Zachary Quinto- a.k.a Sylar. Yes, I was hoping that at some point during the movie he would cut off someone’s head using his finger, but unfortunately, Abrams kept Sylar at bay.  Quinto plays a perfect Spock to Chris Pine’s Kirk.  His deadpan delivery makes everything he says sound perfectly logical, while also getting the most out of the script’s humor.

Chris Pine- Captain Kirk. Pine channels the cockiness of Shatner into the newest incarnation of the legendary captain of the Enterprise. (The character as a whole was just awesome in this movie- even the younger Kirk who steals that car was cocky and awesome.)  But Pine does the brunt of the work, and oh boy is he good.  He plays the hero perfectly and deserves every bit of credit that he can get for his portrayal.

The entire ensemble cast needs to be back for the sequel.  While Quinto and Kirk are the main characters, John Cho (Harold and Kumar, American Pie), Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz), and Karl Urban (Lord of the Rings) are just a few of the supporting actors who helped make this movie great.  They provided much of the movie’s humor and kept the Spock and Kirk characters fresh.

A+   This movie was the BEST of the summer.  It bettered a number of strong contenders coming into the summer, including the powerhouse Harry Potter.  It made almost $385 million and Paramount can’t wait for the release of the sequel.  I can’t wait to see where Abrams takes the sequel, hopefully to where no one has gone before.

The “Star Trek” DVD/Blu-ray release party was at the Griffith Observatory in LA. The sequel is still being written by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman so nothing is known regarding plot and what characters will be in it. J J Abrams still isn’t sure if he will direct it.

Fans seem to want Khan to be in it, but I’m not sure if I do. I think they should go with an all new story with new villains. However, if Khan is in it then Nestor Carbonell (the awesome Bat Manuel in The Tick, the mayor in The Dark Knight and Richard Alpert in Lost) appears to be the favourite to play him.

Most of the cast attended the Blu-Ray launch party and MovieWeb managed to speak to Nimoy (Spock) and Bruce Greenwood (Captain Pike).

First up was Leonard Nimoy:

“I am very happy with the direction J.J. took this particular film. He has a great cast, and he’s in great shape. I was fortunate enough to work with an exceptional group of actors, and the fans really seemed to enjoy the film.” Nimoy went on to say, “I don’t think there is room for me to return in a sequel. I don’t think they need me. I am happy to see Zachary continue on with the role. I don’t believe a second film would benefit from me being a part of it. If J.J. asked me to come back, I would consider it. But I don’t think it is necessary, nor do I think that is part of J.J.’s plan.”

“I know they’re writing the film right now, but I’m not sure if we’ll see Pike or not,” Greenwood said. “He was mainly there to bring Kirk aboard the Enterprise and it’s hard to say if he’ll be popping up in the sequel.”

Greenwood also spoke about his history with the series and what he learned from his predecessors who played Captain Pike in the past.

“I did go back and look at Jeffrey Hunter’s performance in the original series,” Greenwood said about his preperation for the role. “This is obviously a very different kind of Star Trek, but it was nice to see the history of the character unfold.”

Would you want to see Captain Pike or Spock return in the sequel? How about Khan?

What story or characters do you want to see?

One of my favorite Pidgin sayings is “Spock U Latah” which roughly translates into “see you later”. Recently through all of the increased networking that I have been doing, I have met some amazing people that you should definitely “Spock”. This got me to thinking that I should share some of these special people with all of our readers and provide ways to get in touch with them as well. Keep your eyes peeled as the first piece will be up soon!

Star Trek Fans aufgepasst! Nach dem gigantischen Erfolg des 11. Teils der Star Trek Saga – eigentlich des 1. Wiederbelebungsteils – wird bereits an einer Fortsetzung gearbeitet. Star Trek 2 soll 2012 in die Kinos kommen und wird wohl auch diesen Namen tragen, denn die Zählweise wird korrigiert, nach den Ereignissen des ersten Teils befinden wir uns ja auch quasi kurz vor der Fernsehserie…

Egal wie der Film auch heißen mag, J. J. Abrams soll angeblich wieder die Regie führen. Die Drehbücher, die eigentlich bereits Weihnachten im Kasten sein sollten, verzögern sich leider – so dass erst Mitte 2010 mit einem Drehstart gerechnet werden kann. Die nun neu eingeführte Crew soll komplett wieder mitspielen und hat bereits die Vorverträge unterzeichnet. Noch offen ist, er dementiert nicht, ist der originale Spock noch einmal mitspielen wird – Leonard Nimoy zumindest meint, die Rolle sei ausgespielt und der Übergang zur neuen Serie geschafft. Laut einem US-Interview mit Abrams jedoch, kann er sich weitere Zeitreisen und damit Begegnungen auf alten Enterprise-Folgen (Kirk, Spock, Khan) durchaus vorstellen… Für Khan ist übrigens Lost-Star Nestor Carbonell im Gespräch.

Letztlich glaub ich: Viel Spekulation! Der jetzt auf DVD erschienene Star Trek (Teil 11) ist schließlich auch ganz anders geworden, als man ursprünglich gedacht hat. Witzig, ursprünglich und näher am Original. Hoffentlich schafft das Abrams mit Teil 2 (12) ebenfalls!

I went to see the latest Star Trek movie in the theatre, having seen every one of the Star Trek movies, and just about all the middle generation Star Trek TV show’s….(The last one ended as a cop-out…just a dream?)

This movie was awesome!..so I’ll be going out to get my disc this weekend…..And Spock gets the girl! ……Oh !

Note: You can get the movie in three versions, regular 1 disc DVD (just the movie), a two disc DVD set with a few extra’s, and a three disc Blue Ray version, with how they did it)

Star Trek is here. It’s not with William Shatner this time. It’s high octane action with great special effects and a killer storyline.  It has my vote for best of 2009.  This Blu-Ray is legit.  Leonard Nimoy, Chris Pine, Zaqary Quinto, Karl Urban, and Eric Bana.  Awesome combination.  This movie takes the Star Trek saga to a whole new level.

Pick it up at Amazon for 19.99 3-Disc Blu-Ray / DVD + Digital Copy!  Awesome deal IMHO.

Watch it being unboxed

Watch the Trailer

AVISO: Este texto contém leves spoilers do filme Star Trek

Eu sou o público alvo da nova empreitada de J. J. Abrams. Quando cheguei na sala de cinema eu sabia apenas o básico sobre Star Trek. Nunca assisti a um único episódio do seriado, ou qualquer dos filmes. Pois é J. J., você me pegou. E de jeito!

Todos sabem que quando se trata de ícones que formaram uma geração (e principalmente quando essa geração é nerd) a cobrança é altíssima. J. J. A. tinha um enorme problema nas mãos, afinal, não poderia mexer na história já sacramentada do seriado. A sacada de gênio foi fazer o que ele faz de melhor: trabalhar com o Tempo. A solução dada foi a de criar uma nova linha do tempo, já que o próprio seriado original abordava o assunto.

Iniciando o filme literalmente do começo, acompanhamos a morte sacrificial do pai de James Tiberius Kirk, sua infância cheia de atos delinqüentes, e seu caminho até se tornar o Capitão Kirk da nave Enterprise e também a história da infância não menos perturnada de Spock, contando o preconceito que sofria por ser meio-humano, meio-vulcano e o duelo entre abster-se ou não de emoções e o desejo de ser aceito. O caminho do herói sendo traçado? Sim. Há dois heróis nessa história. Para as emoções que há em um, há razão de sobra no outro. Ao se fundirem pelo laço da amizade, tornam-se um único grande herói equilibrado.

Se o filme se focasse apenas nisso já valeria o ingresso. Mas não, ele vai além, mostrando como cada um dos integrantes da Enterprise chegaram até ali. E isso é feito de maneira natural, sem forçar a empatia do espectador. Todos os personagens tem seu devido desenvolvimento, como Hikaru Sulu e Pavel Checov, respectivamente piloto e navegador da Enterprise, que começam como dois personagens secundários, que erram de forma engraçada, como todo novo funcionário, mas crescem e amadurecem de forma natural na história. Todos personagens cativantes, interpretados por atores que demonstram na tela o prazer de interpretar.

Zoë Saldana (que estará em Avatar, de James Cameron) interpreta Nyota Uhura, a única personagem que me deixou desconfortável com o fato da não explicação completa de sua origem. No filme Uhura possui sentidos aguçados, o que muitos humanos que eu conheço “queriam” possuir, porém ela é apresentada como tendo nascido na África! Seria ela também uma meio-humana? Ela é o par romântico de Spock. Mesmo todos achando que no começo ela ficaria com Kirk, o que rende boas risadas.

Eu ri muito no filme, com piadas, frases soltas, ou situações engraçadas com timing perfeito, que não prejudicam em nada o andar da história, pois é deixado claro que o que se está retratando é uma história de jovens que em sua primeira viajem interespacial se vêem em uma situação estressante, e que juntos conseguem superá-la. Esta é a essência de Star Trek. Uma história de amizade e superação de problemas. Mas calma! J. J. Abrams teve o cuidado de não deixar seu filme cair na mesmice. A tecnologia, as questões de viagem temporal e a vida em outros planetas são apenasingredientes para essa grande história sobre os relacionamentos.

A frase é clichê, mas é verdadeira. Star Trek – O Filme é para toda a família. Os efeitos especiais estão maravilhosos, o roteiro está excelente, há a participação de Leonard Nimoy, o Spock original da série de TV, o que é uma grande homenagem. Há o cuidado com a velha questão entre os nerds de o som não se propagar no universo, e finalmente, tem um ótimo roteiro com inicio, meio e fim. Claro que eu ficaria muito feliz de ver todos esses atores novamente em um “Star Trek 2″, mas não há motivo, a Ode já foi feita e estamos felizes com o resultado.

Assista ao trailer aqui em abaixo, ou se quiser uma melhor resolução, cliqueaqui, e vá ao cinema =)

\\//_ Vida longa e próspera

Spock, McKoy, Scott, Checkov – Star Trek

Kirk and Spock in a tub

Special thanks to a certain “CowbertDH”

Image courtesy of an unknown, deeply disturbed, artist