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<\/p>\nI must admit, I didn\u2019t have high hopes for Star Trek Beyond. Taking everything into consideration \u2013 the first J.J. Abrams reboot and Into Darkness being turd, and this one being directed by the man responsible for Fast and Laborious \u2013 I was expecting another cosmic shit storm, which, coincidentally, is what this film\u2019s poster looks like. And then there was that trailer, the one using Sabotage by the fucking Beastie Boys. That decision would prompt Trekkies to rip off their Klingon forehead ridges in disgust and yell: \u201cWeb ja\u2019DI ghotvam\u2019e\u2019!\u201d But, in an occurrence that seemed as unlikely as a microscopic asteroid plummeting down to Earth, soaring through your open bathroom window, bouncing off the porcelain and shooting straight up your urethra, I found myself thoroughly enjoying this major Sci-Fi blockbuster.<\/p>\n
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I put it down to Beyond having a blank canvas. After getting the first one and a remake of the Wrath of Khan out of the way, they were able to boldly go where\u2026 no one\u2026 has\u2026 Ah, you can see why they\u2019ve stuck with that phrase. But it\u2019s true. There are new planets, aliens and technologies, some of which are established in an awe-inspiring shot that swoops through futuristic buildings, bridges and other hovering nonsense. It encapsulates the wonder and escapism of proper science fiction, the sort you\u2019d expect from a film where they can sodding warp space.<\/p>\n
But the best thing about director Justin Lin having the freedom to tell a completely new story is that it makes it feel like an episode of the original TV series. Chris Pine\u2019s Captain Kirk even remarks that things are starting to feel a little episodic, a fairly cheesy nod for my taste, especially on the back of a comedic scene in which he wrestles hundreds of tiny alien gremlins, but it\u2019s an effective way of expressing the monotony of deep space. Who\u2019d have thought interstellar travel and discovering species with vaginas for ears could get so tedious? Anyway, Kirk and Spock (Zachary Quinto) are both thinking about taking their careers in different directions, but the scriptwriters decided it would be more interesting if they fought Idris Elba instead.<\/p>\n
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Elba plays Krall, a Tipp-Ex-covered alien with a vendetta against the Federation. He uses a distress call to beckon Kirk and his crew so he can wreak havoc on them. That\u2019s pretty much all there is to the plot, but its simplicity allows Lin to focus on each character. They\u2019re all given a healthy amount of screen time, and not just in the background pressing buttons on a control panel, but actually punching stuff and jumping dramatically. There\u2019s a clear emphasis on the strength of unity, doing its bit for diversity by bringing together different races, genders, sexualities and crab head people.<\/p>\n
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