Star Trek and the Small Person
I knew, when I moved in with ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
miss_s_b, that I was moving in with a massive SF geek. What I didn't realise at the time was the extent that I was moving in with two SF geeks, one of whom was 4 and will be 6 next month.
Today, we took her to see her first film in the cinema. Given she's watched every single episode of TOS and has the Animated Series in her pile of favourite DVDs, the choice was obvious and we figured there was a good chance she'd enjoy it.
We were slightly worried, as it's certificate 12A, which means kids only with an adult, but I did look it up on the rating site and the reasons given made it look like it was fine for her. It was—she had to hold Mummy's hands a few times and give her a hug when Mummy got upset and emotional, but, y'know, what are 5-year-olds for if not to look after their big soppy mother?
I'll spare you the acclamatory review. The casting was excellent, the characters were played perfectly, the whole establishment of the parallel universe thing was cool, the science was suitable crap and full of PSB, they made up at least two impossible plot devices, and I didn't want to kill Simon Pegg. Nimoy was cool, the girl playing Uhura was gorgeous (#29), and there were lots of big bangs and cool explosions.
They didn't destroy the Golden Gate Bridge, but came close—perhaps an actual Trekkie can explain to me why they built the HQ of Star Fleet, the most important institution in the galaxy, on the wrong side of a major fault line?
Anyway—go see, and if the kids like SF, take 'em, just be prepared to hold their hands a few times.
Her review? As the credits rolled:
ETA: Jennie's write up is here.
miss_s_b, that I was moving in with a massive SF geek. What I didn't realise at the time was the extent that I was moving in with two SF geeks, one of whom was 4 and will be 6 next month.Today, we took her to see her first film in the cinema. Given she's watched every single episode of TOS and has the Animated Series in her pile of favourite DVDs, the choice was obvious and we figured there was a good chance she'd enjoy it.
We were slightly worried, as it's certificate 12A, which means kids only with an adult, but I did look it up on the rating site and the reasons given made it look like it was fine for her. It was—she had to hold Mummy's hands a few times and give her a hug when Mummy got upset and emotional, but, y'know, what are 5-year-olds for if not to look after their big soppy mother?
I'll spare you the acclamatory review. The casting was excellent, the characters were played perfectly, the whole establishment of the parallel universe thing was cool, the science was suitable crap and full of PSB, they made up at least two impossible plot devices, and I didn't want to kill Simon Pegg. Nimoy was cool, the girl playing Uhura was gorgeous (#29), and there were lots of big bangs and cool explosions.
They didn't destroy the Golden Gate Bridge, but came close—perhaps an actual Trekkie can explain to me why they built the HQ of Star Fleet, the most important institution in the galaxy, on the wrong side of a major fault line?
Anyway—go see, and if the kids like SF, take 'em, just be prepared to hold their hands a few times.
Her review? As the credits rolled:
Is it over? I don't want it to be over.On the way to the car:
Me: What was the best bit Miss Holly?She was genuinely upset that there wasn't more to see. Wrath of Khan with her soon then (we've got two copies of the DVD after all).
ETA: Jennie's write up is here.
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They didn't. The most important institution would be the Federation Presidency, which is in Paris.
> Wrath of Khan with her soon then
Careful. Ear-slugs are scary as hell for five year olds.
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Daft place to put a military HQ.
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Maybe we've fixed tectonic events by the 23rd century? Mount the entire San Andreas Fault with inertial dampers. Or draw off the geothermal energy to power all those transporters and replicators. Could work.
Didn't help them much when the Breen bombed the shit out of it, though.
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Not telling you how to raise your child or anything. I shall stop now.
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(WTF? Kirk looks surprised when he sees them for the first time in TWOK. Don't answer that, I don't want to know. I'll go see it this week, probably.)
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Hmm. But Ceti Alpha V is in it? Wonder if they're going to explain why planets in the Ceti Alpha system are numbered backwards... don't answer that. Thinking aloud.)
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On the other hand, Nikki saw it when she was little and it didn't bother her, so you never know.