The New Star Trek Trailer

I’m a little mixed here. Portions of it looks like it might suffer the same challenges J.J. Abrams failed to overcome with Mission: Impossible III – separating it somehow from Alias.

Action, explosions, sex and violence, stern words and furrowed brows. Even the hammy lines (I like this ship, its exciting!), and catch-phrase banter (Buckle up!). It’s almost like watching a teaser for Alias in space.

Christopher Pike’s (Bruce Greenwood) narration as a young Kirk (Chris Pine) stares up at the Enterprise under construction made Trek come back alive, if only for a moment. It hints at the possibility that Abrams was serious when he said he wanted this film to inspire the kind of awe he felt first watching the original Star Wars. If Abrams can capture the magical sense of adventure, including the dynamic chemistry of the three leads, then we may just have a success.