The Most Underappreciated Star Trek Movie
Star Trek has been a staple of the science fiction community ever since its creation in the late 1960s from the optimistic mind of Gene Roddenberry. Since then, it has evolved a lot, veering away from the perfect image of the future of humanity Roddenberry has had wanted, focusing more and more on the gritty politics and dark underbelly present within the Federation.
The TV shows carry a lot of this, but the movies also show a gradual shift away from ‘true’ Star Trek (or at least, typical original Star Trek) and towards a more thrilling, action packed and complicated narratives, focusing on more and more nuances of what it means to exist in this distant future. While The Wrath Of Khan is held as one of the greatest Star Trek movies of all time, closely followed by the strange horror of First Contact, there is an important underdog that often goes underappreciated.
Star Trek: The Story Behind The Enterprise's Iconic Desig
Star Trek: The Motion Picture was the first installment for the film series, released in 1979, and continued on the adventures of Kirk and the overhauled USS Enterprise. Though fans today may not realize it, this film pretty much saved Star Trek, the TV show having been canceled in 1969 after getting fairly poor ratings. Paramount wanted to cancel the show after just two seasons, but after various fans wrote in pleading with them to keep it going, they allowed Roddenberry to do one more season, though they massively decreased the shows budget.
The Motion Picture however, was eagerly awaited by the cult following that Star Trek had gained in the previous 10 years. It turned out to be a massive success, making Paramount a large profit. The film cost $44 million to make, and brought in $139 million at the box
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