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On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 2:06 PM, Keith Johnson <[email protected]>wrote: > > > I think they're saying here that the criticism was for the new Trek movie, > which didn't tackle really heavy issues. The acknowledgement is that the > original series did that very well. But the author of the article seems to > be a bit worried that the writers would handle it clumsily (a worry I > share), and also that doing so would simply make it too heavy (which I > disagree with strongly). > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Adrianne Brennan" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 1:14:06 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] J.J. Abrams Says 'Star Trek' Will Boldly Go > Allegorical > > > > Teh whut? > > Whoever wrote this wasn't very familiar with the original series and never > watched eps such as "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield" or the whole > Federation vs the Klingons. ST has NEVER shied away from political and/or > social commentary and messages of the modern day. > > Ugh. > > ~ "Where love and magic meet" ~ > http://www.adriannebrennan.com > Experience the magic of Blood of the Dark Moon: > http://www.adriannebrennan.com/botdm.html > Take a bite out of Blood and Mint Chocolates: > http://www.adriannebrennan.com/bamc.html > Dare to take The Oath in this erotic fantasy series: > http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#the_oath > > > On Sat, Sep 19, 2009 at 11:24 PM, Tracey de Morsella < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> *by* *Elisabeth Rappe<http://www.cinematical.com/bloggers/elisabeth-rappe/> >> * Sep 17th 2009 // 10:02AM >> >> http://www.cinematical.com/category/ >> http://www.cinematical.com/2009/09/17/j-j-abrams-says-star-trek-will-boldly-go-allegorical/ >> rumormonger/ <http://www.cinematical.com/category/rumormonger/> >> >> >> >> Whenever J.J. >> Abrams<http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/jj-abrams/1450688/main>, >> Roberto >> Orci<http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/roberto-orci/2094738/main?icid=movsmartsearch>and >> Alex >> Kurtzman<http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/alex-kurtzman/2070902/main?icid=movsmartsearch>are >> pinned down, the talk inevitabley turns to the >> *Star Trek* <http://www.moviefone.com/movie/star-trek/29301/main> sequel. >> They're only just beginning to toss around story ideas, but Hero Complex >> <http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/2009/09/will-next-star-trek-take-the-klingons-to-guant%C3%A1namo.html>managed >> to pry a little more news out of Abrams & Crew, who hinted that Trek might >> start tackling contemporary issues. >> >> "In many ways a sequel will have a very different mission. It needs to do >> what [Gene] Roddenberry did so well, which is allegory," says Abrams. "It >> needs to tell a story that has connection to what is familiar and what is >> relevant. It also needs to tell it in a spectacular way that hides the >> machinery and in a primarily entertaining and hopefully moving story. There >> needs to be relevance, yes, and that doesn't mean it should be pretentious." >> >> >> Orci echoed Abrams, noting that it had been one of the biggest criticisms >> of the new Trek. "One of the things we heard was, 'Make sure the next one >> deals with modern-day issues.' We're trying to keep it as up-to-date and as >> reflective of what's going on today as possible. So that's one thing, to >> make it reflect the things that we are all dealing with today." When asked >> if "modern day issues" meant war, terrorism, and torture, Orci agreed that >> was "an approach" they were taking. >> * >> Continued below the jump* >> >> >> The quotes have caused quite a discussion in the movie news-o-sphere to a >> mixed response. Many feel that the films should reflect the original 1960s >> series and hint at social issues. Others feel that such blatant allegory can >> make a film feel very dated in a few short years, and want *Trek* to just >> stick to telling good adventure stories. After all, taking a political >> stance stands to alienate many moviegoers, though controversy is always >> welcome from a publicity point of view. >> * >> Star Trek *is definitely heading into problematic waters. Sci-fi has >> always been at its best when it reflected the modern world, but it is such a >> fine line to tread because you don't want your sci-fi epic to be full of >> thinly disguised Communists when the geopolitical climate changes. While I >> think issues of pre-emptive strikes, war, and torture might be general >> enough to be forever relevant, I worry that trying to tackle them will just >> be clumsy. It already feels dated in some ways, and it's difficult to >> imagine Starfleet saying anything new on the subject. If *Star Trek* is >> going to tackle something I hope they go gentle, and tackle prejudice >> through Spock and Uhura's relationship. There's some racial and gender >> issues there just waiting to be mined for a background story. >> >> Tracey de Morsella, Managing Producer >> >> The Green Economy Post >> >> http://greeneconomypost.com >> >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> >> > > > >
