Good Points. I love all three. For some reason, Spock and the Doc more than Kirk, but he has a warm spot as well.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > i think it's a mistake to choose one or the other. Each character brings > something to Trek. I can't see Star Trek having worked without the Captain > Courageous, fierce, ladies man Kirk, as he was the passion and action of the > series. But, bringing in the cool, cerebral Spock allowed for some > intelletctual commentary, for tackling issues with logic, not emotion, and, > curiously, made us look at ourselves as humans more. And, add the third > character: the all too human McCoy, who represented our fears and doubts, our > distrust of technology and the other, our wish for things just being simple > and easy. > > I think it was this trifecta helped make Trek not just another scifi show, > but one with heart and soul: Kirk the swashbuckler, McCoy the gadfly and > voice of emotion, Spock the voice of reason and logic. It takes all three to > make it work, and focusing on any one to the exclusion of others is missing > the heart of Trek. > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Search for Spock did it for me as well. I know you say your shocked > that Shatner would be excluded from the new Movie because he is the star > around which the show is based. However, if you look back throughout > the series and the movies, I think you might see that frequently Spock > is used to bring characters together, to explain key points of a story > through his vantage point, or he takes some action that for me often > drives the story. In Wrath of Khan, he did that famous "needs of the > many line," as you pointed out, "The Search for Spock" had the emotional > impact of Kirk and McCoy risking all to save him, and on the voyage > home, he provided comic relief to show them being the fish out of water > here on earth in the nineties. While I think Kirk is a key ingredient > to the Trek legacy that without him it would not likely even exist, I > think that for some reason Spock touches the fans in a deeper way, if > that is at all possible for a "space western" > > ummmm...I went off topic. oh well, what are you thoughts? > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> Funny about Bourne: everyone i know or read says the third film is the best >> in the series. Due to all the amazing action and fight scenes, no doubt. Yet >> i still think the first film is the best, because along with the action, it >> had the great suspense and mystery as Jason (and we) tried to figure out who >> he was. The mix of the suspense, the action, the locales, and his >> relationship with his lady made that film really enjoyable. I *love* the >> third film, but it didn't reach me as emotionally as the first. >> this happens to me a lot. For example, from the Star Trek trilogy of films >> with the OS crew that started with Khan, most people I know love the Trek >> films "Wrath of Khan" (great over-the-top action and acting) or "The Voyage >> Home" (fun and funny ). I love those, but the one that stays with me most is >> "The Search for Spock" with its emotional impact of Kirk and McCoy risking >> all to save a friend. The beginning of Spock's death replayed on black and >> white, the obvious sadness of Sarek when he thinks Spock's essence is gone? >> Powerful. The scene of the Enterprise falling from the sky, Kirk looking at >> saying "My God, Bones, What have i done". Chokes me up even now. Kirk's son >> David killed. Sad. The Klingon Bird of Prey soaring through the Vulcan skies >> to Mount >> Seleya? Moving. And the final scene when Spock says "Jim...your name is >> Jim". Sends me soaring. all the action and FX and aliens in those movies, >> and it's the emotional bits in "Search for Spock" that i keep going back too. >> >> Friends will love a movie that's chock full of action and fight and FX, and >> I may like a similar film that's similarly action-packed but a little deeper >> emotionally, and they roll their eyes at me. >> >> -------------- Original message -------------- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Alvin and the C-Munks.... (already covered this sordid affair here) >> >> All 3 Bourne movies (DVD marathon today) - excellent as always >> >> Over the Hedge - enjoyed this one in the theatre and again on DVD >> >> Spent the rest of the time on History Channel. >> >> __________________________________________________________ >> James Landrith >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> cell: 703-593-2065 * fax: 760-875-8547 >> AIM: jlnales * ICQ: 148600159 >> MSN and Yahoo! Messenger: jlandrith >> http://www.linkedin.com/in/jlandrith >> http://www.jameslandrith.com >> http://www.multiracial.com >> http://www.multiracial.com/abolitionist/ >> __________________________________________________________ >> >> Tracey said: >> >> >> >>> Hey Gang: >>> >>> What movies did you watch over the holidays? The would include in the >>> >>> >> theatre, on DVD, and on TV. What movies did you like and which were >> duds? >> >> >> >> >> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >> >> >> >> >> Yahoo! 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