First Images From The New Trek Film!

October 24, 2008 Posted by David NcloseAuthor: David N Name:
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I'm a big geek.  I don't deny it.  I'm really exited about the new Star Trek film from director J. J. Abrams (Alias, Lost, Mission: Impossible III).  Here's a sneak peek at the new look of Trek:

Eric Bana's Romulan villain, Nero, looks pretty cool.  And the bridge of the Enterprise looks like the inside of an Apple store!  We always knew the future would run on Mac. 

To see more images go to startrekmovie.com.

Edit:  In case you're wondering if this has anything to do with philosophy/culture/apologetics, it does.  Here are a few quotes from this week's Entertainment Weekly:

Director Abrams adds, ''It was important to me that optimism be cool again.''  And Zachary Quinto (who plays Spock) says, ''This is a franchise that offers hope for unity — and so does Barak Obama.''

Star Trek has always been on the optimistic/humanistic side of things, and people have typically associated its ideology with liberal politics.  At the same time, however, Abrams needs this movie to appeal to the widest audience possible.  So will Star Trek push the PC envelope, or will it find a way to walk the cultural tightrope and become next summer's optimistic version of The Dark Knight?

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