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Absolutely! It's so sad that minorities are constantly and grossly oppressed in modern America, the supposed Land of the Free. True, Smollett had to hire two Nigerians to be oppressed in this particular case, but it doesn't change the fact that America is the most <b>EVIL</b> nation in human history. Why people of all skin colors from all over the globe keep willingly pouring into the USA -- legally or illegally -- is a great mystery!
Bluster and the corresponding ad hominem insults are not conducive to a convincing argument in a debate. Rather, they make the person out to be ignoble, ignorant, juvenile and pathetic.
Learn how to phrase your points in a knowledgeable and effective manner, at least if you want to be taken seriously by anyone over 11 years-old.
Thank you. I was wondering about the odd title and where it originated.
Agree. I can see producers wanting to do that back in the 60s, but not in the modern era.
Thanks for the input. I need to give it a rewatch since I haven't seen it for like five years and such details are foggy.
America is <i>so</i> oppressive toward minorities that a black Liberal has to hire two Nigerians to oppress him (lol).
He (or she) was obviously talking about the election in Nauru, Micronesia.
You're deep.
<blockquote>The entire event, to me, reeked of woman scorned acting out.</blockquote>
As it is said, "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned."
Megalon is symbolic of faith. For instance, it took megalon (faith) for Cesar to be healed from his serious head wound. It also took megalon (faith) to manifest the spectacular gold city of Megalopolis, which is a type of the eternal city, the New Jerusalem (Revelation 21-22). Only the penitent who have faith will enter this awesome city (e.g. Cesar, Julia, Cicero and Crassus) whereas the impenitent reap the wages of their carnal ways (Wow and Clodio).
<blockquote>He's too ugly to be a leading male actor.</blockquote>
Who the fudge are you to determine who's ugly or handsome in such an absolute sense? Let's see a pic of <b>you</b>, Quasimodo. Then we'll determine how Adam compares.
I like the way the first half paints her as a kinda dull blonde-next-door, but she surprisingly emerges as the stunning main protagonist in the second half with an interesting character arc à la “Lord of the Flies.”
Thanks for the balanced review.
I did answer your main criticism:
Neither Kirk's Enterprise nor the El-Aurian refugee ships came in intentional contact with the Nexus. The refugee ships were inadvertently snared by the mysterious energy ribbon and the Enterprise came to rescue them. The Enterprise was only able to save <i>some</i> of the refugees before the ships were destroyed. Meanwhile the Enterprise incurs heavy damage and Kirk is declared lost in space, but was actually transferred into the Nexus. You can attribute this to James T. Kirk's acclaimed luck or, perhaps, the Nexus was able to receive him because the hull/bulkhead was removed prior to claiming him. Remember, the Enterprise didn't try to fly into the ribbon, it was motionless in space, assisting the refugees.
If this is what happens with inadvertent vessel contact with the Nexus, then obviously you shouldn't try to enter the ribbon by directly flying into it or whatever; that is, if you want to live. As such, Soran had to come up with a creative plan to get back into the Nexus, which took decades of research and planning. Even then, he was taking a risk, but he was addicted to the illusory 'paradise.'
I'll get to your other nitpicks as soon as I rewatch the movie.
<blockquote>Nexus really doesn't make any sense</blockquote>
As I pointed out, the Nexus was probably created by the Talosians from "The Cage" and "The Menagerie," who were obsessed with providing an illusionary sanctuary for qualifying people, like Pike and Vina. If not created by them, it was formulated by a race <i>like</i> them, with a similar perspective.
Since Star Trek is intrinsically about encountering the unknown in outer space -- and the myriad mysteries thereof -- the Nexus doesn't have to make perfect sense. It simply exists in the Star Trek universe and the protagonists have to deal with it. Great mysteries go hand-and-hand with space exploration.
<blockquote>Explain how its claimed you cant get into Nexus via a ship because they get damaged/destroyed yet Kirk gets into it that way</blockquote>
It's established later in "Generations" that Soran was unable to safely fly a ship into the ribbon, which explains his highly creative (and mad) scheme to destroy a star in order to manipulate the Nexus ribbon to the planet Veridian III. This is where he'll be able to safely enter back into an illusionary 'paradise,' which is like a drug to him and he's addicted. As such, it doesn't matter to him that millions of humanoids on a nearby planet will perish.
In the beginning of the movie, El-Aurian refugee ships were inadvertently snared by the mysterious energy ribbon. Kirk's Enterprise is able to save some of the refugees before their ships are destroyed, but becomes trapped by the ribbon. The Enterprise is heavily damaged, but ultimately freed. Unfortunately, Kirk is presumed dead since he went to the Control Room to help the ship escape after the trailing end of the ribbon tore open the ship's hull.
This entire opening segment showed that encountering the Nexus via a space vessel was very dangerous and trying to enter it this way was nigh suicidal. So Soren had to concoct a safer, surer way to enter the weird extra-dimensional realm that exists outside of normal space-time.
I'll address your other technical cavils once I give the film a rewatch; give me a week or two, thanks.
So true.
<blockquote>you're a leftist</blockquote>
AmeriGirl is the furthest thing from a loony Leftie.
Kirk's death was a statement by the creators in 1994 -- the Original Series films with the original actors are gone for good. Time for TNG's cinematic run, which lasted 9 years.
"Generations" is a quality installment in the franchise, filled with gems to mine. It's definitely worthy of repeat viewings.
I respect your perspective, but he had to die <i>sometime</i> in the Star Trek universe and, after almost three decades from Kirk's debut, "Generations" was as good a time/place as any.
My order for the TNG movies would be: Generations, Nemesis, First Contact, Insurrections.
I find the Nexus a brilliant sci-fi concept and cleverly inserted into the story, not to mention it interestingly provides the means for the two captains from different generations to meet (which is superior to the overdone time-travel method). The Nexus links to the very first Star Trek story, the original pilot "The Cage" and the 'antagonists' of that tale, the Talosians (an episode repeated, of course, in the Original Series’ only two-parter “The Menagerie"). You can't get much more Star Trek-ian than that.
I'll look at those other supposed plot holes you mention the next time I view the film and get back to you here. I'm pretty sure they can be easily explained by some technical loophole. It is, after all, science-<i>fiction</i>, not science-fact. As such, practically every episode and movie could be ripped to shreds if viewed with an exacting eye of rigid scrutiny.
At least there's no eye-rolling scene of the engineer bringing his wounded nephew to the Bridge instead of Sick Bay, as was ludicrously done in the hailed "Wrath of Khan."