“Feel Better” Movies — Rachel Davis’s List
Like our own world, only better.
Tag: Star Trek
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Documentary Double Feature: “To Be Takei” and “The Pleasures of Being Out of Step”
These two documentaries, now available for home viewing, offer interesting profiles of Nat Hentoff and George Takei, two American icons who effectively blend their involvement in the worlds of entertainment and civil rights activism.
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Star Trek (Abrams, 2009)
I don't imagine kids running out of Abrams' movie and staring at the nighttime sky, and wondering about the mysteries of the universe, and perhaps getting inspired to visit their local science museums or become engaged with astronomy or space travel. What I see are frat boys saying, "dude, let's get totally smashed and check out that bangin' Star Trek movie," and then forgetting about having watched it ten minutes after the movie's over.