Although I am a second generation Star Trek fan (i.e. I grew up watching Star Trek: TNG), I enjoyed the original Star Trek and even most of the later spinoffs. I am also an avid movie fan, and as such could talk for hours about the different themes presented in the many Star Trek movies, both original and TNG. But the creation of the new Star Trek universe by J.J. Abrams presents a problem for me. Is it a gateway by which new fans will be introduced to the Star Trek I love or is it just an action movie to be enjoyed and forgotten? It is both a celebration of the old and a creation of something new to enjoy and a well balanced combination. But part of me fears that the enjoyment of the new characters and CGI action will distract some from realizing why the old Star Trek is worth celebrating. After seeing the new Star Trek with my friends I was disturbed to discover they had not seen The Wrath of Kahn. How could you understand the Kobyashi Maru, or the welling of tears you should feel ...
The personal thoughts of Justin Kelsey, a father, husband, friend, philosopher, and peacemaker living on the same planet as you, for now. This blog is inspired by many, and aspires to honor two sentiments of playwright Bertolt Brecht: recognition that these are all just "Words, on a planet that is no longer in the center..." and that "It takes courage to say that the good were defeated not because they were good, but because they were weak."