Star Trek

Before even going to see this I could already smell the controversy. My own mother who is a huge Trek Fan said, "I'm not sure if I can adjust to someone else playing the parts of Kirk and Spock". My only question from the trailer and information floating around on the internet was, "Is this going to be a rip-off of the independently produced movie: Star Trek - Of Gods and Men?"

While the new Star Trek movie is much faster paced, and tells the story in a better way, I was sad to find out it was indeed a rip-off of the movie Star Trek - Of Gods and Men. While not a complete copy, this new movie is less in depth in actual things going on in our world, and tries to stay more with the Star Trek universe. Even this is very hard though as this movie literally destroys all that we know and recreates it. However, this ending leaves it wide open for a sequel or more importantly a new television series.

Below you'll find the usual trailer for the movie, but I've also included a trailer to the independently produced Star Trek - Of Gods and Men.

Of Gods and Men is a little more traditional in its style, bringing original cast members from the first four series. While not as fast paced or heavily CG'd as the new Star Trek movie, this one touches on things going on in our current world. Its story has a more traditional Trek ending which will probably please more people. If you haven't seen this, take the time to watch it and notice just how much of the new movie was riped-off from this one.





You can watch "Of Gods and Men" by going here.