With J.J. Abrams as director becoming a household name, expectations were high for STID. Abrams had already been tapped to direct the next 3 Star Wars. Some have been concerned that two American icons were too much for one person *. But this time, it was the right man for the job.
Kirk and Spock return (2009 Star Trek style) fresh out of the academy and on their first ship with Kirk in command. While exporing a new planet, Spock gets left behind. Kirk (Mr. Emotion) must not leave Spock (Mr. Logical) behind. While leaving they expose the USS Enterprise to the natives which is a breach of protocol. Kirk is stripped of his command and is upset that Spock had thought that Kirk did violate protocol and should have left him behind.
With help from a mentor, Kirk gets back into the game to go search for Khan who has committed a 9/11 style explosion. A special torpedo is loaded on the new Enterprise which is supposed to be used to destroy. Khan surrenders however and comes on board as a prisoner to go back to the home base.
If I've told more of the plot than normal, its because there is a lot going on here and it is a challenge to keep up with all of it.
There a lots of visual references to Star Wars (1977) and The Empire Strikes Back. Keep an eye out for the bar scenes, the hallway running, shooting the gap while flying, and so on. The Vulcan/Human aspect is another nice contrast.
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