A Review of Star Trek (2009)

These are the three types of stories, and Star Trek has all three. James Kirk begins as a rebellious young adult and is recruited by the Star Fleet to fight Nero of the Future, who killed Kirk's father. From there, I'm not giving you any more spoilers.

Commander Spock and Captain Kirk fight off the evil Nero (man vs. man/creatures vs. creatures, actually); they have Red Matter and Black Holes to deal with (man vs. nature); and finally, each character has their own past to fight, things they regret and things that have happened to them in which they need to look past and fight within themselves (man vs. himself).

As I said, Captain Kirk's father died when Nero of the Future arrived, an alternate reality from Nero's initial time. This prompts James Kirk to join the Star Fleet. Commander Spock has his own emotions to battle, since Vulcans believe that the Chain of Command should look past their emotions during a time of war. However, in some instances, that's just not the case; sometimes showing emotion can be a powerful tool to recovery. (Note: The United States Navy has recently acknowledged that fact, and has put into effect a clause that says military members NO LONGER have to disclose seeing any psychologist for the fear they might incriminate themselves. Your Chain of Command ALWAYS wants you to seek help when you need it.)

Through this battle of emotions, Captain Kirk gets ahold of the USS Enterprise that Commander Kirk led first, but with Commander Kirk at his side. With an all-to-realistic feel, this movie displays the emotions and struggles that comrades face. Not just for military people-I recommend everyone sees this touching movie.