With the help of long presumed dead Captain Kirk, Captain Picard must stop a renegade scientist willing to murder on a planetary scale in order to enter a space matrix. In the late 23rd century, the gala maiden voyage of the newly-christened Enterprise-B boasts such luminaries as Pavel Chekov, Montgomery Scott and the legendary Captain James T. Kirk as guests. But her maiden voyage turns into a disaster as the unprepared starship is forced to rescue two transport ships from a mysterious energy ribbon. The Enterprise manages to save a handful of the ships' passengers and barely succeeds out intact… but at the cost of Captain Kirk's life. 78 years later, Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the Enterprise-D crew find themselves at odds with renegade scientist Dr. Tolian Soran… who is destroying entire star systems. Only one man can help Picard stop Soran's scheme… and he has been dead for 78 years. This was generally a good Star Trek film. While the plot wasn't as good as VI or maybe even First Contact, it was solid, especially with Kirk. My only big quabbles are more technical. First, the awful lighting. It's either too dark or too bright to be Star Trek. Second, the burial of Kirk. Wouldn't he have a large funeral like Spock's? After all, he's done his bit for king and country. A good watch. I can certainly see WHY some don't like "Generations" or don't 'get' it: "Generations" has some (apparent) plot holes and some things aren't spelled-out or explained very well (So what? Doesn't mystery intrinsically come with the territory of space adventure?); plus the story is just plain convoluted.<br/><br/>Regardless, I feel "Generations" is ambitious, high-concept sci-fi of the highest order; it leaves the viewer with many interesting questions to ponder long afterwards. Although the Nexus has been criticized as a mere gimmick to get Kirk and Picard together, I find the concept utterly fascinating: No matter how much we want it, an illusory paradise is just that – an illusion. As far as I'm concerned, the concept of the Nexus and its implementation into the storyline is nothing short of brilliant. Who created the Nexus? Why, who else but the Talosians, the 'antagonists' of Trek's very first episode, "The Cage"! Think about it.<br/><br/>Besides this, there are an incredible number of highlights: The usual Trek humor, Data's amusing experiences with the emotion chip, Malcolm McDowell's outstanding performance as the mad Soran, Soran's believable obsession and justifications, B'Etor & Lursa and their "wild bunch" Klingons, the startling obliteration of them and their vessel, the thrilling crash-landing of the Enterprise-D, the meeting of Kirk and Picard in the Nexus, the final showdown with Soran and Kirk's death (disregarding the lame "Oh my"). Needless to say, "Generations" does far more than offer mere juvenile space battles.<br/><br/>BIGGEST PLOT HOLE (OR MAYBE NOT): Picard's purpose in leaving the Nexus is to stop Soran from annihilating the Enerprise-D crew and the entire Veridian solar system, including the 230 million people that live on Veridian IV. Since Picard can leave the Nexus and "go anywhere any time," as Guinan pointed out earlier, why go to Veridian III about A MINUTE before Soran launches his rocket? Why not go back to when Soran was a guest on the Enterprise-D and apprehend him then and there? Writer Ronald D. Moore defended Picard's decision on the grounds that he didn't want to risk the dangerous and unexpected consequences that can occur when tampering with the timeline; hence, his journey back in time from the Nexus is only a matter of a minute or so. Hmmm, it's a good explanation and I accept it.<br/><br/>SECOND BIGGEST PLOT HOLE: If Soran's rocket-probe is powerful enough to effect a quantum implosion of the Veridian Star, would it not cause quite a bit more damage on Veridian III when it explodes? Surely both Picard (who merely hides behind a rock outcropping) and Kirk would have been utterly obliterated along with the entire immediate surroundings of the planet? <br/><br/>EXPLANATION: Some have criticized the fact that Guinan is simultaneously present in the real world and in the Nexus. How could this be? It's simple: It is repeatedly established that the reality experienced in the Nexus is not real; one experiences what they desire in the Nexus, not what is real. For instance, Picard has no children in the real world, but because he DESIRED to have them he was able to experience them in the Nexus. Hence, the 'Guinan' portrayed in the Nexus may walk, talk and act precisely like Guinan, but she's not real. She's only there because Picard desires her to be there for the purpose of explaining the nature of the Nexus. Capeesh? <br/><br/>COMMENTARY ON THE NEXUS: Although the Nexus should simply be taken at face value as a strange space phenomenon, one can also regard it as an analogy. At first glance one might get the impression that the Nexus is a type of heaven, but this can't be so since it is repeatedly emphasized in the film that the people and events experienced in the Nexus are NOT real. 'Heaven,' a term theologians and ministers traditionally use to refer to the eternal abode of the redeemed (technically referred to as "the new heavens and new earth" in the bible ~ 2 Peter 3:13), is – by contrast – always depicted as real in the bible, not an illusory paradise. If the Nexus is not analogous of heaven, what could it be a type of? The Nexus corresponds to any addiction a person "tastes" and embraces to escape reality (e.g. drugs, alcohol, computer games, TV, porn, fishing, shopping, golf, etc.) Some, like Soran, are unable to flee its clutches and waste their lives and talents OBSESSED by it. Others, like Picard and Kirk, are able to see the truth and escape; they therefore "make a difference" in real life.<br/><br/>BOTTOM LINE: This "passing-of-the-torch" installment requires an attention span and an appreciation for high-concept sci-fi; it will bore to tears those for whom Star Trek only means neato spacecrafts and superficial space dogfights (don't get me wrong, they each have their place in Star Trek). "Generations" has the courage to make bold changes – killing off a major iconic character, and fairly prominent support characters as well, not to mention destroying the Enterprise-D. In short, "Generations" is science-fiction for grown-ups and youth with advanced cerebral development. All others should stick with Star Wars and "Zathura" (giggle).<br/><br/>GRADE: A At least the special effects and outer space vistas are more handsome than usual. Captain James T Kirk (<a href="/name/nm0000638/">William Shatner</a>) is back, but the only ones from his crew to return with him are chief engineer Montgomery "Scotty" Scott (<a href="/name/nm0001150/">James Doohan</a>) and Pavel Chekov (<a href="/name/nm0000479/">Walter Koenig</a>), although <a href="/name/nm0000854/">Majel Barrett</a> returns as the voice of the Enterprise computer. This is the movie where the crew from the TV series <a href="/title/tt0092455/">Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)</a> (1987-1994) moves into the films. Led by Captain Jean-Luc Picard (<a href="/name/nm0001772/">Patrick Stewart</a>), the new Enterprise crew consists of Commander Will Ryker (<a href="/name/nm0000408/">Jonathan Frakes</a>), Lieutenant Commander Data (<a href="/name/nm0000653/">Brent Spiner</a>), Lieutenant Commander Geordi LaForge (<a href="/name/nm0000996/">LeVar Burton</a>), Lieutenant Commander Worf (<a href="/name/nm0000373/">Michael Dorn</a>), Dr Beverly Crusher (<a href="/name/nm0000533/">Gates McFadden</a>), counselor Deanna Troi (<a href="/name/nm0000642/">Marina Sirtis</a>), and bartender Guinan (<a href="/name/nm0000155/">Whoopi Goldberg</a>). In the late 23rd century, a mysterious energy ribbon called the Nexus cripples the Enterprise-B, taking Captain Kirk with it. Seventy-eight years later, the Enterprise-D finds itself facing this same energy ribbon, and now it's Captain Picard's turn to deal with it. Unfortunately, El-Aurian scientist Tolian Soran (<a href="/name/nm0000532/">Malcolm McDowell</a>) who was previously pulled from the Nexus by Kirk and his crew, has been desperately trying to get back into it and will stop at nothing to make it so, even if it means destroying entire star systems. Guinan, who has also been inside the Nexus, thinks that the only one who can help Picard stop Soran is Captain Kirk, who has been living in the Nexus since he was pulled into it all those years ago. The prologue takes place in the events of the previous film in the year 2293 A.D., while the majority of the film takes place 78 years later in the year 2371 A.D. (seven years after the introduction of Picard's crew in the the first episode, <a href="/title/tt0094030/">"Encounter at Farpoint"</a> (1987), of Star Trek: The Next Generation). Trilithium is a fictional compound that works as a nuclear inhibitor able to stop all fusion within a star and cause it to go supernova. Soran stole it from the Romulans, which is why they came looking for it and killed everyone on the observatory. He has made a deal with the treacherous Klingon Duras sisters—Lursa (<a href="/name/nm0545277/">Barbara March</a>) and B'Etor (<a href="/name/nm0909657/">Gwynyth Walsh</a>)—to supply them with his research on trilithium in return for their aid in returning him to the Nexus. Picard convinces Kirk to leave the Nexus and accompany him to Veridian-3 in order to stop Soran from launching the rocket that will blow up their sun and kill the 2.5 million inhabitants on Veridian-4. As the Nexus approaches Veridian-3, Soran runs off with the controller. Picard notices that the control pad is still on the bridgespan, so Kirk agrees to fetch it while Picard goes after the launcher. In order to reach the controller pad, Kirk must make his way out onto the broken bridge. He reaches the pad and makes the rocket visible again, but the bridge breaks, sending him plummeting. On the other hand, Picard makes it to the launcher and lock the missile into place so that, when Soran attempts to fire the rocket, it blows up in place, killing him. As the Nexus passes harmlessly overhead, Picard climbs down to rescue Kirk, but he is dying. "It was fun," Kirk says and closes his eyes in death. Picard buries him under a pile of rocks. Starfleet rescue ships begin arriving to pick up Picard and the survivors of the Enterprise crash. In the final scene, the crew searches through the Enterprise debris. Data comes across Spot and, with the emotion chip still in place, he displays extreme Joy in finding his cat alive. Picard locates his family picture album, which also pleases him, although he tells Ryker that "what we leave behind is not as important as how we lived." They are then beamed onto the Farragut and head back to Earth. Yes. Star Trek Generations, a novelization of the movie by American science fiction writer J.M. Dillard (pen name for Jeanne Kalogridis), was released in 1994. So far, there are 13. Star Trek: Generations was preceded by <a href="/title/tt0079945/">Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)</a> (1979), <a href="/title/tt0084726/">Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982)</a> (1982), <a href="/title/tt0088170/">Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)</a> (1984), <a href="/title/tt0092007/">Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)</a> (1986), <a href="/title/tt0098382/">Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)</a> (1989), and <a href="/title/tt0102975/">Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)</a> (1991), all of which feature the Enterprise captained by James T Kirk. It was followed by <a href="/title/tt0117731/">Star Trek: First Contact (1996)</a> (1996), <a href="/title/tt0120844/">Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)</a> (1998), and <a href="/title/tt0253754/">Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)</a> (2002), all of which feature the Enterprise captained by Jean-Luc Picard. <a href="/title/tt0796366/">Star Trek (2009)</a> (2009), <a href="/title/tt1408101/">Star Trek: Into Darkness (2013)</a> (2013) and <a href="/title/tt2660888/">Star Trek: Beyond (2016)</a> (2016) harken to an alternate reality in which Kirk was just beginning his career with Starfleet Academy. It might be possible, but it's extremely unlikely. For one thing, there doesn't seem to be any reason why Picard's fantasies would include the Enterprise being destroyed (to say nothing of being destroyed in exactly the same way as in reality, which he didn't witness) and Kirk's death. For another, Picard never leaving the Nexus would mean that the Enterprise crew all died when Veridian III was destroyed, which would make it impossible for Worf to become a regular cast member on <a href="/title/tt0106145/">Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)</a>, or for Troi and Barclay to guest-star on <a href="/title/tt0112178/">Star Trek: Voyager (1995)</a>. a5c7b9f00b Episode 1.102 in hindi free downloadDownload hindi movie RodeoAlita: Battle Angel hd mp4 downloadCase File 23 'The Missing Ghost' full movie download in hindi hdCall of the South Seas malayalam full movie free downloadRed Zone full movie hd 1080pBloodRayne: The Third Reich full movie download in hindi hdCrocodile Dundee II full movie online freeStar Wars: Episode IX full movie torrentFighting Shadows malayalam full movie free download
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