Kazia Hodges

Bold New World

// May 10th, 2009 // Musings

So this post is a partial Happy Mother’s Day wish to all moms out there and a partial geek-girl squee-fest regarding the new Star Trek film.

First things first!  Happy Mother’s Day! Being a mom has been one of the most difficult and most enjoyable parts of my life.  I still have no clue what I’m doing, but I’m trying and learning and hopefully, my daughter will turn out ok.  All I know is I must be doing something right, she’s happy and beautiful and brilliant.  And she’s only 3!  Who knows that the years ahead have in store.

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We went to see the new Star Trek today, for Mother’s Day.  What better way to tell your geek mom/wife you love her than to treat her to some Sci-Fi greatness!  Without posting any spoilers, I have to say I rather enjoyed the movie.  I decided to go in to just enjoy the experience, not pick it apart with the critical eye of a Trek fanatic. Not that I’ve ever been a die-hard Trekkie.   I definitely enjoy that universe though.  The original series, I haven’t seen much of, but I absolutely adored TNG and subsequent series.  I may not be able to speak fluent Klingon or have memorized every single TNG episode, but I am a fan.

Back to the movie at hand…Chris Pine did a great job with Kirk, in my opinion.  I’ve been a fan of Chris Pine for a few years now, even though he hasn’t had any major break-out roles.  Well, he has one now!  Zachary Quinto WAS Spock.  Well, as much as anyone who isn’t Leonard Nimoy can be Spock.  I respect Zach’s portrayal and enjoyed every moment he was on screen.

All of the main (recognizable) characters were good – Uhura, McCoy, Scotty, Chekov, Sulu. Simon Pegg (Scotty) was absolutely hilarious.  I wish he’d had a longer part (read: more lines – loved the accent!).  The chemistry between the entire ensemble in the various relationships was fantastic.  Especially between Kirk and Bones – and Kirk and Spock.

All in all, Star Trek was a delightful, funny, action-packed adventure that I would recommend to anyone, not necessarily just Trek fans.

My mission now is to continue the geekification of my daughter, Hannah.  Today was an adventure – her first time to a movie theater and it wasn’t Disney…it was Star Trek!  As she told me just days ago, “Star Trek is cool!”

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