Its been 45 years, since the Voyager 1 aka Vyger was launched and now it has covered 15 billion kms.
In its time Star Trek was an sci-fi adventure to thrill the fans. The issues it touches though are so modern in 2023.
"What if a machine becomes sentient ?"
"How its programming affects its behaviour towards its creators ?"
A beautifully made movie with the right amount of FX dealing with questions a lot ahead of its time. Revisiting the movie 30something years after initial viewing, one appreciates it even more. With the means of their era the creators made a movie not around action or visual FX but on a well thought story around an issue so modern in the 21st century. From a philosophical point of view, Star Trek: The Motion Picture is up there with "Interstellar", "Arrival" and "Blade Runner" on making sci-fi on a philosophical level, where action, suspense and visual effects are secondary issues and serve messages of their creators.
In its time Star Trek was an sci-fi adventure to thrill the fans. The issues it touches though are so modern in 2023.
"What if a machine becomes sentient ?"
"How its programming affects its behaviour towards its creators ?"
A beautifully made movie with the right amount of FX dealing with questions a lot ahead of its time. Revisiting the movie 30something years after initial viewing, one appreciates it even more. With the means of their era the creators made a movie not around action or visual FX but on a well thought story around an issue so modern in the 21st century. From a philosophical point of view, Star Trek: The Motion Picture is up there with "Interstellar", "Arrival" and "Blade Runner" on making sci-fi on a philosophical level, where action, suspense and visual effects are secondary issues and serve messages of their creators.