Star Trek: Generations 4K 1994

Producers are producers because they are not only trying to invest financial resources wisely, but also to see in already promoted films, franchises, series an opportunity to make a profit. If they are also guided by romantic thoughts, they want to invest in the development of the film, franchise, series and please their main critics, and at the same time the main presenters of finances - is, of course, the audience.

Therefore, when it was announced that the project, which will unite the two series of the common name 'Star Trek' (they were named 'Original Series' and 'The Next Generation'), the excitement erupted at the speed of light. Of course, because the noble and valiant captains of the starships 'Enterprise' James Tiberius Kirk (William Shatner) and Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) are on the same screen together! Their teams will also be side by side. Such an alliance was supposed to result in something tremendous, exciting, incomprehensible, but it did not turn out as expected (and William Shatner got a nomination for a Golden Raspberry!)

In grandiosity, I felt it lacked the combination of effort and the overall magnificent victory in the finale, which culminates in a brilliant climax, of Kirk and Picard. I'd say it turned out to be more prosaic: the 'next generation' comes to the rescue of those in 'retirement' and somehow takes the winner's laurels for themselves. Not bad and brightly made film with excellent scenery of the idea in the plot about the global catastrophe was not fully 'seasoned', there was not that heroic glow near the 'Star Trek' pennant of the two legendary commanders.

Although you can't claim, and I don't, that actors William Shatner and Patrick Stewart are assiduously pulling the blanket over themselves. Perhaps somewhere you could catch Shatner with his sad eyes, that he was somewhat disappointed that he wasn't given the lead role but Stewart, so it didn't always feel like this was the same Kirk and not some lonely and doom-laden man with a yearning for flowers. Stewart played it competently, taking his character a little to the side, but not forgetting his character's purpose. I'll be honest, I missed Leonard Nimoy (he was offered to take over as director, but declined due to some controversy), but after a while I began to switch my attention to the characters of Jonathan Frakes and Brent Spiner. The actors from 'Team Kirk' who appeared in this film, to me, did not play any role other than to create a brief atmosphere of nostalgia.

The main antagonist of the film by the name of Tolian Soran was played by Malcolm McDowell. He is excellent as a fairy-tale wizard or a half-crazy villain, so the acting is good, but without any 'zest'. But as Whoopi Goldberg showed himself! I did not expect that the comedienne would so dashingly fit into the fantasy genre and so confidently bring her character. She even got a 'Saturn' nomination for Best Supporting Actress, even though she wasn't even listed in the title credits! But I agree with the nomination one hundred percent.

But despite the shortcomings of Generations, I will give credit to the direction of David Carson (he worked on the New Generation series) - he was able to make the film appealing, forgetting about the commercial component of Star Trek, and well developed the continuation of the famous saga. Those who worked on the special effects and the excellent cameraman John A. Alonso created a colorful world where sci-fi and reality, action and drama, new and old intertwined. They all ensured that 'Generations' was not a flop, and the 3.5 times over budget profit was understandable.