JJ Abrams is to Star Trek what the J-Cav is to Theology

I'll explain the title later in the review. Let me begin by saying that unlike Genevieve Jordan's mother; I did not grow up a Star Trek fan. Never watched the Original Series. Only watched a couple The Next Generation episodes and watched one of the movies that my cousin made me watch. I preferred Star Wars growing up. Ok now that we got that out of the way

I saw Star Trek last night instead of studying for the final...and wow. just wow. so worth it and effing awesome. it was an exhilarating epic that had a lot of heart, space battles, great comedic timing, romance, etc. etc. the cast was pitch perfect in their roles and each had a chance to shine. ladies, there's enough eye candy in this movie for you to go around (william shatner and leonard nimoy never looked this good). guys, you will love uhura...and the green alien girl if that's what your type is (i know it is for jonathan!). themes of fate, destiny, daddy issues, friendship, sacrifice, struggle, heroism-nothing less from the genius of J.J. Abrams (LOST) here.

So what does this have to do with J-Cav and theology? Well, there may be some of you out there who say, "Why would I watch Star Trek? It's about aliens and spaceships and stuff. I hate sci-fi. It's just for a bunch of geeks." Yes, but what Abrams has done here is create a Star Trek/sci-fi movie for people who are not Star Trek fans. In fact, the fact that he deviates from some of the canon of the original series is bound to piss some people off. Abrams had made it ACCESSIBLE to people. In all lack of bias, he made quite a thrilling and energetic ride. He didn't necessarily water it down or dumb it down, but has made it relevant and if i may say so, pastoral, to people of all backgrounds. Go check it out. Live Long and Prosper.

If you're not convinced...

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/2009/05/the-onion-star-trek-fans-blast-new-movie-for-being-fun-and-watchable-.html