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Spock mind meld picture place over12/27/2023 ![]() I am a working Artist, in the sense that - you know - I actually get paid for my Artwork. it's just perfect! The Certificate of Logic is cool-looking as all hell, too! I must possess it. What's THIS going to be about? In the end, it's all about a mind meld, but it's played so over-the-top, though. you can't help but to expect a truly gripping scene. So, why couldn't V'GER have waited just 10 more minutes to distract Spock with its emotionally-moving Pure Logic? When you see Spock looking all elfish, with his elders, in a hellish-looking Vulcan with its bubbling cauldron and giant cuprite statues of Surak and. I hate this staple of old timey sci-fi movies, it's only there because it's so damn emotionally manipulative. Annie Skywalker does the same with his mum, in "Attack of the Clones," as well. Like when Luke Skywalker just-so-happened to arrive at Dagobah with, like, 10 minutes to spare to catch up and witness Yoda die. Spock's failing the Kolinahr at the very, VERY last minute, though. it's depicted as a Vulcan hangout in later series, particularly -ENTERPRISE. The same with Mount Seleya, from the sequel The Search for Spock. Later STAR TREKs seem to suggest that just any Vulcan can go through it, which I feel diminishes it, somewhat. Spock's going through the Kolinahr seems to have been very ritualised and highly unusual, as if it were almost elitist, in a sense. Not watching people just sitting around in an apartment deciding what they want to do over the weekend. The spectacle, the Larger-than-Life characters, the imaginative storyline. THIS is what movies are supposed to be like. It's the kind of movie where you go to the theatre and you're like. I almost can't believe a movie like this even got made, especially by PARAMOUNT, which is just about as commercial a studio as you can get. TMP is completely memorable and visually stunning and despite the inexplicable, awkward moment here or there, or V'GER's 15 minute first-reveal. Even the planet scenes seem pragmatic - it's just there to serve the story and nothing else beyond that, really. I like how lean TWoK is, how straightforward and well-paced it is, but outside of the nebula, there's really nothing about it that demonstrates particular sensitivity to its own Artistry. ![]() The grandeur is completely absent in the later TREK films and that's disappointing to me. It has a freshness that I really wish the subsequent features could've offered, but didn't in favour of 8O's sensibilities. ![]() This film never seems dated, even though it's obvious that it came out in the Seventies. it's such a wonderful film and it's decades old. And I really like the performances, the story, the new characters. My jaw still drops at everything I see in this picture. It's very difficult to accept that a movie - STAR TREK, or otherwise - will never again be made with this type of aesthetic in mind, or this level of craftsmanship. So allow me to reiterate that I love TMP and it's probably my favourite TREK adventure. The Vulcan mind meld stands alongside the other amazing creations such as the teleportation devices and highly intricate yet complete Klingon language, as one of the things that makes Star Trek feel unique.I just wanted to clarify that though I'm fully aware of TMP's shortcomings, they really are relatively minor and do not have a profound impact on the enjoyment of the feature. Thankfully this aversion to the technique stopped sometime in the 23rd century, and became a staple of the franchise. It’s unclear whether before this period of time when the meld was disapproved of if this was something Vulcans were taught or trained in, or what exactly happened to change the cultures views of the act, but it was deeply taboo. Only a small portion of the Vulcan population was able to perform it, and those that did were considered outcasts due to its deeply intimate nature. While the mind meld is fairly commonplace within chronologically later shows such as The Original Series, and The Next Generation, it was revealed within Enterprise that during the 22nd century (when the series was set) the technique was considered a “deviant” practice. Audiences know only what is actively shown within the TV shows and various movies. The history of this technique's use is hardly explored within the franchise.
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