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Star Trek Undiscovery is an absolute gem of a Trek movie only behind the popular installment (Wrath Of Khan). It gives a fitting sendoff to the first generation of Trek in a glorious fashion after the embarrassment of Star Trek 5. It revitalized the franchise after a huge slipup that almost killed the Trek franchise in the late eighties.
The cinematography by Hiro Narita is evocative of the film's mood and fits the tone of the movie being a Cold War political thriller by the use of dim lights instead of the overtly bright lights we have come to expect in a Trek movie. His job on the movie is commendable despite being faced with numerous budget problems as the film was made on a reduced budget due to the failure of Star Trek 5.
The production design by Herman Zimmerman is back to form and smartly and economically creative with the sets despite being used in other Star Trek productions but it does not come across as cheaper in quality despite the lower budget.
The acting is top-notch here with William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, and DeForest Kelley giving their strongest performance as the golden trio. The supporting cast is phenomenal as well and gets something important to do in the final act of this movie franchise. The characterization is well crafted and brilliantly executed by the actors. My favorite bit from this movie is Kirk's prejudice towards the Klingons for the death of his son and how this movie is centered around the idea of moving on from past prejudices and accepting a braver new world writing being incredible and adding a lot of Shakespearean lines into the movie which naturally fits the premise of the movie instead of being pretentious and on your face.
Nicholas Meyer's direction is phenomenal with its polished editing and energetic direction which makes the action scenes feel engaging and thrilling and the comedy bits feel natural and not forced. The climactic set-piece in the final act is my second favorite Star Trek action set-piece only being the Battle Of Mutara Nebula in Wrath Of Khan. The optical movements are well done due to ILM's cutting-edge technology.
Christopher Plummer succeeds in stealing the movie from the cast with him relishing his Shakespearean lines and the well-written lines by Nicholas Meyer. His acting gives those Shakespearean lines their own charm and dread during the action set piece. He is my second favorite antagonist only behind Ricardo Moltaban's iconic turn as Khan Noonien Singh.
Overall Star Trek Undiscovered Country is a great sendoff to the beloved first family of Star Trek with a blazing adventure that established their legacy in pop culture till the end of time.
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