The title of this post may hit people a little hard. It's not like I'm saying it's the best movie of the year. I doubt it will be come Oscar time next year. However, it offers some of the best used CGI I've seen in a while. Perhaps not the best but the best used. Anyways, let's get right into it.
Star Trek is a prequel to the television show of the same name that has come to rule science-fiction minds worldwide. It describes the origins of the characters such as Captain Kirk, Spock, Bones McCoy, Uhura, Sulu, Chekov, Scotty, and so on and so forth. Firstly, the casting was great. I accepted that this would be an entertainment vehicle and found the actors interpretations of the original characters to be fun if somewhat exaggerated. Chris Pine was funny and remarkably charismatic as Kirk, providing an intriguing and believably portrayal of the young rogue. Everyone did a good job in that respect except perhaps Anton Yelchin as a young Chekov only because his accent was poor (despite the actors Russian influences). The story was cool ***SPOILER*** even though the whole time travel thing has been done in so many ways nowadays and kinda, sorta, negates major components of the entire series storyline.
Now back to my original point, the cinematography in this flick is great. Unlike in the recent Star Wars movies, the CGI is beautiful and artistic even. As a viewer, you actually get a sense of some mise-en-scene. Does an Oscar ring in thine ear? Regardless, this is an excellent flick. As summer blockbusters go, this is right up there.
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