If you are still wondering about Kirk's journey, the short film Star Trek: Unification depicts Kirk's journey after death. It is preceded by the short films 765874, Memory Wall, and Regeneration that lead up to it. All directed by Carlos Baena and produced in coordination with studio OTOY and the Roddenberry Archive, they are not technically canon, but it is more complicated than that.
The Spock seen here is the one from the Prime Universe who went into the Kelvin Universe where he meets a younger Spock played by Zacahry Quinto in the JJ Abrams' films. After Kirk dies in Generations, he is zapped into the Kelvin timeline to meet up with a dying Spock. Along the way he encounters an older Vulcan Lieutenant Saavik from Star Trek: The Search for Spock and her son, whom Spock fathered in that film.
It is a surreal blur as we see Kirk (played by Sam Witwer with William Shatner's features) move through a space where three versions of himself converge. Eventually the Kirk who died in Generations enters a room where a dying Spock is lying on a bed. The unification thus occurs and is delightful.
I will write no more so that you can enjoy the ending better. I do suggest you watch the three short films listed above first and Unification last for a more rewarding experience.
These short films are lovingly made and pay homage to the characters Kirk and Spock. All these years later, it is no understatement to say they started it all. Everything that came after them would be nothing without them.
Live long and prosper!
No comments:
Post a Comment