Star Trek (film)
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| Star Trek | |
|---|---|
 International poster | |
| Directed by | J. J. Abrams |
| Produced by | J. J. Abrams Damon Lindelof |
| Written by | Roberto Orci Alex Kurtzman (screenplay) Gene Roddenberry (franchise) |
| Starring | see below |
| Music by | Michael Giacchino Alexander Courage (theme) |
| Cinematography | Daniel Mindel |
| Editing by | Mary Jo Markey Maryann Brandon |
| Studio | Spyglass Entertainment Bad Robot Productions |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | May 8, 2009 |
| Running time | 127 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $150 million[2] |
| Gross revenue | $385,494,555[3][4][5] |
| Preceded by | Star Trek Nemesis |
Star Trek is a 2009 science fiction film directed by J. J. Abrams, written by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is the eleventh film based on the Star Trek franchise and features the main characters of the original Star Trek television series, who are portrayed by a new cast. The film follows James T. Kirk (Chris Pine) and Spock (Zachary Quinto) before they unite aboard the USSEnterprise to combat Nero (Eric Bana), a Romulan from their future who threatens the United Federation of Planets. The story establishes analternate reality[6][7] through time-travel by both Nero and the original Spock (Leonard Nimoy), freeing the film and the franchise from established continuity constraints.
Development of the film began in 2005. The production's aim was to be faithful to the Star Trek canon, modifying continuity with the time-travel storyline, and modernizing the production design of the original show. Filming took place from November 2007 to March 2008 under intense secrecy. Midway through the shoot, Paramount chose to delay the release date from December 25, 2008 to May 2009, believing the film could reach a wider audience.
Plot
In 2233, the Federation starship USS Kelvin is investigating a storm in space when a Romulan ship, the Narada, emerges from within it and attacks the Kelvin. Narada's captain, Nero, demands to meet with Captain Robau of the Kelvin. Aboard the Narada, Robau is questioned. When he professes no knowledge of the Vulcan Ambassador Spock and states the current stardate, Nero kills him and orders the Kelvin's destruction. Acting Captain George Kirk orders the ship evacuated onto shuttlecrafts, including his wife Winona, who is in labor. Kirk sacrifices himself to steer the Kelvin on a collision course, and Winona agrees with George to name their son James moments before the ships collide.
Several years later, a young Spock, growing up on the planet Vulcan, is discriminated against for being half-human. As an adult, he declines to join the Vulcan Science Academy after his human heritage is referred to as a disadvantage, and instead joins Starfleet. On Earth, James Kirk has become a reckless but intelligent young man. After a bar fight, Kirk meets Captain Christopher Pike, who challenges him to emulate his father's heroism and join Starfleet, which he does.
Three years later, Kirk draws Spock's ire by cheating during the Kobayashi Maru test, which Spock programmed. During Kirk's hearing over the matter, Starfleet receives a distress signal from Vulcan. With the primary fleet out of range, the cadets are mobilized to help crew awaiting ships in orbit. Though Kirk is on suspension, Leonard McCoy smuggles him aboard theUSS Enterprise; while on board, Kirk learns that a lightning storm in space was reported shortly before the distress signal was received. Kirk recognizes the events as being similar to what happened the day his father died, and warns Pike that the fleet is heading into a trap. The Enterprise arrives at Vulcan to find the fleet destroyed and the Narada drilling into Vulcan's core. The Narada attacks the Enterprise and Nero orders Pike to surrender himself. Pike agrees, promoting Spock to captain and Kirk to first officer.
Kirk and Hikaru Sulu perform a space jump[15][16] onto the drilling platform, disabling it. However, it has drilled deep enough for Nero to launch red matter into the planet's core, which creates a black hole. As Vulcan is destroyed, Spock rescues some of the planet's elders, but his mother dies along with the majority of the planet's population. Nero tortures Pike in an attempt to gain access to Earth's perimeter defenses.
After arguing with Spock, Kirk is marooned on Delta Vega for mutiny. On the planet, Kirk encounters Ambassador Spock, who states that both Nero and he are from the future. Spock then relays his story through a mind meld: 129 years in the future, the galaxy is threatened by a volatile supernova. Spock intended to use red matter to create a black hole to consume it, but before he could enact his plan, the supernova's nebula destroyed the planet Romulus. A vengeful Nero attacks Spock's vessel with his own, and both are caught in the event horizon of the black hole, sending them back in time the Narada arrived first, encountering the Kelvin. Spock arrived 25 years later and was captured by Nero, who stranded him on Delta Vega to watch Vulcan's destruction.
Spock states that only Kirk can stop Nero, but to do so, he must become the Enterprise's captain. The two walk to a nearby Starfleet outpost where they meet Montgomery Scott, whobeams onto the Enterprise with Kirk. Kirk deliberately enrages Commander Spock, forcing him to acknowledge that he is emotionally compromised thereby forfeiting command to Kirk. The Enterprise hides behind Saturn's moon, Titan, and Kirk and Spock beam aboard the Narada, which is drilling into Earth. Kirk rescues Pike while Spock uses Ambassador Spock's ship to destroy the drill then pilot a collision course into the Narada; the Enterprise arrives and beams Kirk, Pike, and Spock away. Spock's ship and the Narada collide, igniting the remaining red matter and creating a black hole. The Nerada is destroyed, and the Enterprise escapes by ejecting and detonating the ship's warp core; the explosion pushes them clear of the black hole.
On Earth, Kirk is promoted to captain of the Enterprise and Captain Pike to Admiral. Elsewhere, Spock encounters his older self in a hangar. Ambassador Spock has selected a colony planet for the surviving Vulcans. He dissuades his younger self from resigning from Starfleet to help his people, stating that he and Kirk need each other and that he should do what feels right, instead of what is logical. Taking his advice, Spock remains in Starfleet, becoming first officer under Kirk's command.
