Meanwhile, you have no doubt noticed, the title of today's entry states that we will not be discussing just Image of the Fendahl today. Indeed this entry is in the style of Day 236, where an attempt was made to talk about The Seeds of Death, however I ended up talking about The Avengers, Hank Pym, and Ultron instead. This time, the subject that is on my mind is that of Star Trek, for obvious reasons.
Leonard Nimoy sadly passed away today. He left behind him a fantastic career, with his best known role being that of Mr Spock in the television series Star Trek, a series that was a television phenomenon, in no small part due to Nimoy's performance as the emotionless Vulcan. His character became a pop culture icon, representing so many things to so many people. To some, he represented difficulties with emotions, to others he represented a minority view, being the only alien on a human spaceship. He was the voice of logic and reason on the Enterprise, and represented a trusted figure to all who watched the series, a guiding voice as we explored the universe.
To commemorate his life, I made the decision to watch The Wrath of Khan for the first time last night. It's a fantastic film, being a film about aging. We look at Kirk, now an older man and struggling with this fact. He wants to be running about the universe, but he is constantly faced with the fact that he isn't a young man any more. The film then becomes about him trying desperately to prove to himself that he is still a capable man, however he is still let down and faced with failure at various points, culminating in the loss of Spock.
Nimoy plays the scene perfectly, being stoic and logical to the last, pointing out that it was the only solution to the problem that had been placed in front of them. It affects Kirk strongly, because it's a personal loss, one which takes away a firm part of his life. But it's not just Kirk that it affects. It strongly affects the audience because we all lose Spock together. We all loved him as a character and are saddened to see him go. But we know that he lives on. Not just in the mind of Dr McCoy as explored in Star Trek III, but also in our minds, as we know to be logical and reasonable thanks to him. We also see his compassion, that he would give his life such that others may live. We'll never forget Mr Spock, or Mr Nimoy, and they'll both live on in our memories. Indeed, you could say that they'll Live Long and Prosper.
Leonard Nimoy sadly passed away today. He left behind him a fantastic career, with his best known role being that of Mr Spock in the television series Star Trek, a series that was a television phenomenon, in no small part due to Nimoy's performance as the emotionless Vulcan. His character became a pop culture icon, representing so many things to so many people. To some, he represented difficulties with emotions, to others he represented a minority view, being the only alien on a human spaceship. He was the voice of logic and reason on the Enterprise, and represented a trusted figure to all who watched the series, a guiding voice as we explored the universe.
To commemorate his life, I made the decision to watch The Wrath of Khan for the first time last night. It's a fantastic film, being a film about aging. We look at Kirk, now an older man and struggling with this fact. He wants to be running about the universe, but he is constantly faced with the fact that he isn't a young man any more. The film then becomes about him trying desperately to prove to himself that he is still a capable man, however he is still let down and faced with failure at various points, culminating in the loss of Spock.
Nimoy plays the scene perfectly, being stoic and logical to the last, pointing out that it was the only solution to the problem that had been placed in front of them. It affects Kirk strongly, because it's a personal loss, one which takes away a firm part of his life. But it's not just Kirk that it affects. It strongly affects the audience because we all lose Spock together. We all loved him as a character and are saddened to see him go. But we know that he lives on. Not just in the mind of Dr McCoy as explored in Star Trek III, but also in our minds, as we know to be logical and reasonable thanks to him. We also see his compassion, that he would give his life such that others may live. We'll never forget Mr Spock, or Mr Nimoy, and they'll both live on in our memories. Indeed, you could say that they'll Live Long and Prosper.
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