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Leonard Nimoy Says New Star Trek Movie Will Inspire a New Generation of Viewers and Reinvigorate the Old Fans

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By GustavoLeao / 18:18, 23 July 2008 / Star Trek: Nemesis

TrekMovie.com posted the first part of an extensive interview with Star Trek star Leonard Nimoy. Here are few excerpts.

TrekMovie.com: You have witnessed multiple declarations of death of the Star Trek franchise, yet it continues to defy the critics. Why do you think it remains relevant today.


Leonard Nimoy:
We are going to find out how relevant it is aren't we? [laughs] I have high hopes that this picture will inspire a whole new generation of viewers and reinvigorate the old fans. I think the relevance always has to do with interesting characters and good stories and a positive view of mankind and hope for the future. We just saw this movie Wall-E, which is a wonderful movie and deals with excessive consumerism and neglect of the planet leading to a pretty dreadful kind of result. But even in that movie there is this one ray of hope, there is this sprig of a plant is found which informs people something can be done. I think Star Trek has always had that message, that something can be done. It has always been a vehicle where we solve problems. I think the audiences enjoy that, I think that has always been relevant. The idea that a group of people, very dedicated, very professional, and a close-knit family, set out to solve problems. I think that will always be relevant.


TrekMovie.com:
You mentioned Wall-E, which has a very overt environmentalist message. Last year your film Star Trek IV was put on a top environmental films list by an environmental group, because it has a very overt environmental message. Do you feel that this new Star Trek film has any specific overt message?


Leonard Nimoy:
I think it is an entirely different movie. It is more of an adventure story than a social comment movie. I would say if there is one major driving emotional force to it, it has to do with the concept of revenge and the damage that the desire for revenge can cause. And I have always been interested in that as a concern. I think that we have seen in our time, various political factions, various political leaders, various political peoples want to get revenge for what they feel has been an unjust attack and the cycle goes around and around and it doesn't stop. Somebody has to say "lets quit this, we are just destroying each other." So I think, if anything, I come way from this movie with that concept.

Much more from Nimoy on Star Trek can be found at TrekMovie




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By: sb2004 (Odo's file, contact) @ 06:23:06 on Jul 24, 2008

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Really loved what Nimoy said about the movie - again. As an old-school fan, now I am more optimistic than ever. I think this movie is gonna be one of the best Star Trek movies ever !

Gustavo


Nimoy's key comment is his statement that we're about to find out if the Trek franchise is indeed relevant. If the film comes out and fandom tears itself apart over issues of canon or whether Quinto's ears are pointy enough, then that'll kill it. It'll also die if we run into another scenario where the general public would rather attend a J-Lo movie than go see Trek. The new Trek needs to appeal beyond fandom in order to score the hit, just as Dark Knight is attracting people who've never picked up a Batman comic in their life or who only remember Batman as a campy TV show or as an increasingly silly series of films in the 90s.

Al

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