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Star Trekcalled out JJ Abrams ’ 2009 reboot of the franchise with a hilarious dig . After a drawing string of commercial and decisive threads in the early 2000s , Paramount Pictures brought JJ Abrams in to revitalize the ailing franchise . The result , 2009’sStar Trek , was highly stylistic , and one face of the films gets a uproarious call - out inStar Trek#26 , part two of the epic “ When the Walls Fell ” storyline .
On the bridge , Tom Paris asks Sulu about the reflective surface create a glare , to which he replies : “ We manage . ”
Star Trek#26 was write by Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly and drawn by Angel Hernandez . Captain Sisko and a contingent of officers from theTheseusbeam aboard the Kelvin TimelineEnterprise . The two crews must work together to preserve the Kelvin Universe from the waving of end Lore has unleash . As the two crews get to sleep with each other , they can not facilitate but to notice how much more futurist thisEnterpriseis than theirs . On the bridge , Tom Paris asks Sulu about the reflective surface produce a glare , to which he replies : “ We care . ”
Star Trek’sKelvin Timeline Was Shiny
Star Trek’sLens Flares Were Cool, But Overdone
Paris ’ quip about reflective surfaces creating distracting glares is a lineal call - out to a ocular flourish director JJ Abrams imparted upon the two franchise films he made : 2009’sStar Trekand 2013’sStar Trek : Into shadow . These two films , made by Paramount to jump start theStar Trekfranchise , not only remold immature histrion in the function of Kirk , Spock and Uhura , but also importantly update the expression and appearance of the engineering used by Starfleet . The movies , with large budgets , madeStar Trek’sfuturistic engineering look just that ; futurist .
The aesthetic Abrams work in the movies was sleeker and more sleek – and bright and sheeny as well . The sets were so shiny , in fact , that the film ’s firing created “ lens flare ” throughout , to the point where it became unhinge for some buff . Jokes and memes about these electron lens flares circulate in onlineStar Trekforums . While the lens flares were a nice touch in some scenes , and did help repulse home much more technologically advanced the Kelvin Universe was , the fact stay they were overused . And now , at the Kelvin Universe ’s potential end , this pose a hilarious call - out .
Other Aspects of the KelvinEnterpriseGet Called Out As Well
The KelvinEnterpriseWas Strangely Familiar
The rampant lens flares are not the only aspect of the bridge getting a callout inStar Trek#26 . the right way after cracking a jest about the musing control surface , Tom Paris ask if they ever sneak on the bridge ’s floor . An incredulous Sulu asks Paris if he would prefer a rug – a dig at the starship of the twenty-fourth hundred . The bridge of theEnterprise , DefiantandVoyagerall featured carpet in some position , a huge transition from the bridges of Kirk ’s geological era . The KelvinEnterpriseis still in the twenty-third century , and the carpet on the bridge deck may be just around the corner .
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In addition to a sleeker , more in high spirits - tech look span , the ease of theEnterprisereceived a makeover as well – andStar Trek#26 calls these conflict out too . As the two Scottys tour Engineering , the senior , Prime Scotty notices all thetubes menstruate through the facility . The KelvinEnterprise’sEngineering subdivision is one of the few area of the ship that was not streamline , and is more cramped than its choice counterpart . last , Doctor Crusher commented on the differences between Kelvin McCoy and the one she had as an teacher at the Academy , including a noteworthy mo of technology he create .
Star Trek’sKelvin Era Influenced ModernTrekShows
JJ Abrams Brought an Outsider’s Perspective toStar Trek–And Saved the Franchise in the Process
JJ Abrams did not direct the thirdStar TrekKelvin film , due to his obligations withStar Wars . Justin Lin , of theFast and Furiousfranchise , aim it instead .
The three KelvinStar Trekfilms , while controversial among longsighted - time fans , come after in their finish of keeping the franchise awake during a “ wilderness years ” phase . After the critical and loge - billet failure ofStar Trek : Nemesis , and the premature cancelation ofStar Trek : Enterprise , newfangled voice were needed in the franchise , and JJ Abrams total to the deliverance . Abrams , who admitted to not being that expectant of aTrekfan when he first signalize on , convey an foreigner ’s linear perspective toStar Trek . He also brought with him Alex Kurtzman , who now oversees the current crop ofStar Trekshows on Paramount + .
While there have been no crystalline lens flares onDiscoveryorStrange New Worlds , it is not difficult to see the visual influence the Kelvin Universe has had on the enfranchisement .
While the innovations the KelvinStar Trekfilms introduced were controversial among fans , they have nevertheless influenced the look and esthetical of the modernistic show , such asPicard , DiscoveryandStrange New Worlds . Thanks to advances in motion-picture show making technology , the newerStar Trekshows look more cinematic than their predecessors , and recall the feel of the Kelvin movie . While there have been no lense flare onDiscoveryorStrange New Worlds , it is not hard to see the optic influence the Kelvin Universe has had on the franchise .
Prime TimelineStar TrekSeems Almost Primitive Next to the Kelvin Ships
Will The KelvinEnterpriseCrew Ever Return?
And now the Kelvin Universe ’s instantly placeable appearance gets a call - out inStar Trek#26 . TheTheseuscrew , outsiders in the Kelvin Universe , instantly notice the difference between the two . TheDefiant , despite being from a century later than the KelvinEnterprise , appears “ low - technical school ” next to it , and this bewilder Sisko and his crowd . While they call out the remainder in appearances , they do not get time to celebrate them as the Kelvin Universe fall prey to Lore ’s effort of topsy-turvydom and destruction . Paris ’ call - out ofStar Trek’sKelvin Universe reinforces how crucial and influential it was .
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