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Rated Star Trek Beyond 8/10

They finally did it. A good modern Star Trek film. Star Trek was always supposed to be about exploring, celebrating diversity, learning about the human condition, and be an example of what humanity should aim to be. It provides hope. The first two reboot films (and the current shows on Paramount Plus) have completely forgotten that. They don't understand what made Star Trek so great. They all are, and were, generic sci-fi franchises with a Star Trek label slapped onto it for marketability. This is the only modern Star Trek project to understand the spirit of Star Trek and successfully transfer it to the modern age. For the first time, I felt as if I was watching a Star Trek movie, unlike the first two reboot films. It's funny. It has plenty of spectacular action sequences. It also goes out where no one has gone before. It has the spirit of Star Trek. We see the characters bond. It spends a lot of time exploring relationships and characters we haven't spent much time with, putting certain characters in the spotlight who hadn't been previously. We spend a lot of time watching Spock and Bones bond. We get a lot of time watching Uhura and Sulu. Scotty gets a surprising amount of time on screen, and that is for the better as he is, in my opinion, one of the two brightest shining stars in this movie, along with series newcomer, Jaylah. Jaylah makes an immediate fantastic impression. She's badass and has heart. How could you not love her? I would love for that character to be used again. Anyway, this movie is fantastic, and I highly recommend it to old fans and new fans alike.

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Published 2021-05-27 00:00 UTC · bridged from Atmosphere