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MAR22129
Star Trek: Nemesis (2002), PG-13
Analysis Date: December 13, 2002
CAP Score: 70
CAP Influence Density: 0.69

MinMax: -91

Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) CAP Mini-thermometers




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SUMMARY / COMMENTARY:


If Scriptural references appear, the full text appears at the end of the Summary / Commentary likely using a mix of KJV and NIV.


STAR TREK: NEMESIS (PG-13) -- Farewell, my old friend.

Production: Paramount Pictures
Distribution: Paramount Pictures
Director(s): Stuart Baird
Producer(s): Rick Berman, Glenn Richard Côté, Marty Hornstein, Peter Lauritson
Written by/Screenplay: Gene Roddenberry (television series Star Trek). John Logan (I), Rick Berman. Brent Spiner (story). John Logan (screenplay)
Cinematography/Camera: Jeffrey L. Kimball
Music: Jerry Goldsmith
Film Editing: Dallas Puett
Casting: Junie Lowry-Johnson, Amanda Mackey Johnson, Cathy Sandrich
Production Design: Herman F. Zimmerman
Art Direction: Cherie Baker, Donald B. Woodruff


It is a long trek to Star Trek: Nemesis from the TV Star Trek episode, "Balance of Terror" where the Enterprise crew meets for the first time its not-seen-in-generations enemy, the then Vulcan-looking Romulans. It has been a weary trek of 36 years. And a now failing one I fear.

I am, or at least was, an avid Star Trek(tm) fan from way back, from its early years with Kirk, Spock, Scotty, Uhura, Chekov, Sulu, Janice, Bones (one they could have done better without) and the Star Trek creator's wife, Nurse Chapel. I was so excited that Star Trek: The Movie (Star Trek I) was being made from the TV series. I even remember uttering "There she is" as the first scenes were of the refitted Enterprise and the music played the now famous dah -- dah -- dah, dah-dud-da-dah.. But appears not the confident and commanding Kirk (William Shatner) but an insecure, self-doubting Kirk being usurped and shamed left and right by a second in command with an attitude. From there, the disappointments began. And have not stopped.

Then came the Star Trek: Next Generation TV series. Feeling as though I must watch them to honor my unwritten and by then almost desperate commitment to support Star Trek, I did. And the "second in command with an attitude" continued. When womanizing, filled-with-attitude, perpetually teenaged walking libido Riker (Jonathan Frakes) showed up along with the new age aspects such as full side nudity, heavy sexualization (both hetero- and homosexual) and three/four letter word vocabulary is when the name that used to stir excitement started its forever downhill slope for me.

But then, comes maybe to the rescue the Captain Janeway of the TV Star Trek: Voyager. It seems the old Kirk/Star Trek signature had been lost and maybe successfully replaced with a promising Janeway in Star Trek: Voyager. But always in the background was the Next Generation crew in the movies. And Riker. And Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Both about equal caliber.

Maybe Star Trek will stop now that it has hit bottom. This tenth installment of the Star Trek movies is clearly an attempt to squeeze a few more bucks out of the market before moth balling NC-1701. Now, Star Trek is just something to watch when there is nothing else better to do such as get a root canal or clean the rain gutters. I suspect this tenth installment, which is proclaimed to be "a generation's final journey" will be Star Trek's final journey into where no man (no one) has gone before into the final frontier. The shields are down. Scotty is gone. Resistance is futile. Farewell, my old friend. I ... have had ... enough ... of YOU!

Under pretense of peace, Picard (Patrick Stewart) and company travel to Romulus. On Romulus, the entire Senate is dried up, literally, by a new kind of lethal radiation, put there by one of them who asks to be excused to attend pressing business after a heated debate with representatives of sister planet, Remus. Remus is headed by Shinzon (Tom Hardy), a human, unlike his dead-lizard-looking compatriots who worked his way up through the mining ranks. Aiding Shinzon with his plot to rule the universe - er - to at least destroy Romulus and Earth, is his Viceroy (Ron Perlman). The Viceroy is capable of giving Deanna Troy (Marina Sirtis) a piece of his mind and a piece of Shinzon's mind. And, of course, it is sexual. Rape sexual.

Upon arrival of Picard at the Romulus Senate, he is met not by the Senators but by Shinzon. The commonality of Shinzon with Picard I won't reveal since you may want to set through this movie. But I will tell you Shinzon is the leaving of a long-abandodned attempt of the Romulans to infiltrate the Federation using the best possible technique known.

To soak up some film time, Picard, Data (Brent Spiner) and Worf (Michael Dorn) search for the sources of some strange positron energy readings from a planet. Faint but present. On the surface of the planet, intense in light and faint in color, Picard gets to head the away team for a change in spite of the regulations regarding Captains being placed in dangerous situations. Here is where present meets future in a glorified dune buggy as Picard uses excessive velocity to garner some thrill out of the away mission. Finding the first of six energy spots, Worf gets a surprise as it finds his leg. A robotic severed arm grabs him from under the dirt. Once five of the six spots are located, it is obvious they are fragments of another android much like Data, disembodied but an android nonetheless. Finding the sixth piece, they meet B-4, another Data but a version B-4 Data.

While Star Trek: Nemesis is yet another sci-fi formula save-the-universe movie, it does have top notch special effects and visual appeal for the sci-fi fan. Attention to detail is magnificent but there are a few items that might raise the eyebrows of many parents. Violence is the top presence [Ps. 11:5]. Sexual immorality [Gal. 5:19] has been added to draw attendance from the largest market in the world - the adolescents. While violence typically serves only to escalate conflict rather than solve it, sexual immorality in and as entertainment serves only to perpetuate it. Rather than speak to a selected few of the issues of ignominy as I typically do, I will let the listing in the Findings/Scoring section, the heart of the CAP Analysis Model, speak all that needs to be spoken.


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SCRIPTURAL APPLICATION(S)
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  • Ps. 11:5 The LORD trieth [tests] the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth. [This verse is speaking to God hating the behaviors of the wicked and lovers of violence. God hates no one.]
  • Gal. 5:19 The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery;

    ***Selected Scriptures of Armour against the influence of the entertainment industry***
  • Ps. 12:8 The wicked freely strut about [e.g., create progressively vile/offensive entertainment with impunity and no consequences to younger and younger audiences every year] when what is vile is honored among men [when enough people continue to defend it, embrace it, pay for it, enjoy it, want it]. [I call attention to Ps. 12:8 to warn of the creeping desensitizing power of "entertainment."]
  • 1 Cor. 15:33 (KJV) Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners. (NIV) Do not be misled: Bad company corrupts good character.
  • Jude 4 For certain men* whose condemnation was written about long ago have secretly slipped in among you. They are godless men, who change [warp, distort, falsely represent] the grace of our God into a license for immorality and deny Jesus Christ our only Sovereign and Lord. [*men: anthropos {anth'-ro-pos}, generic, a human being, whether male or female]
  • Matt. 25:40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto [or for] one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto [or for] me.
  • Luke 17:2 It would be better for him to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around his neck than for him to cause one of these little ones to sin. [cause by teaching or example]
  • Ps. 119:133 Direct my footsteps according to your word; let no sin rule over me.
  • John 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.
  • 1 Thess. 5:22 Abstain from all appearance of evil.


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    As always, it is best to refer to the Findings/Scoring section -- the heart of the CAP analysis model -- for the most complete assessment possible of this movie.
  • FINDINGS / SCORING:


    Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) CAP Thermometers



    Wanton Violence/Crime (W):
  • gun battles with deaths, repeatedly
  • severed "alive" human-looking robotic parts
  • cutting self
  • talking disembodied head
  • planning murder, individual and mass
  • threat to kill
  • brutality
  • abduction
  • invasive blood procedure
  • gunfire murder
  • multiple dead bodies
  • action violence, repeatedly, some graphic and severe
  • fight with blade with injuries
  • death by fall
  • attempted knife murder
  • graphic impalement

    Impudence/Hate (I)(1):
  • three uses of the three/four letter word vocabulary
  • lies

    Sex/Homosexuality (S):
  • reference to transgender practitioners
  • approval of nudity for display
  • order to officers to comply with nudity display "requirements"
  • attempted rape
  • man on woman for intercourse

    Drugs/Alcohol (D):
  • drinking, repeatedly

    Offense to God (O)(2):
  • "clone-ology"
  • control by telepathy
  • reference to display of nudity at wedding being symbolic of "rebirth"

    Murder/Suicide (M)(3):
  • multiple and graphic murders
  • suicide of an already dying man by pulling himself along the object that impaled him
  • suicide as self-sacrifice to save others



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    NOTE: The CAP Analysis Model makes no scoring allowances for trumped-up "messages" to excuse or for manufacturing of justification for aberrant behavior or imagery, or for camouflaging such ignominy with "redeeming" programming. Disguising sinful behavior in a theme plot does not excuse the sinful behavior of either the one who is drawing pleasure or example from the sinful display or the practitioners demonstrating the sinful behavior. This is NOT a movie review service. It is a movie analysis service to parents and grandparents to tell them the truth about movies using the Truth.


    "There are some in the entertainment industry who maintain that 1) violent programming is harmless because no studies exist that prove a connection between violent entertainment and aggressive behavior in children, and 2) young people know that television, movies, and video games are simply fantasy. Unfortunately, they are wrong on both accounts." And "Viewing violence may lead to real life violence." I applaud these associations for fortifying 1 Cor. 15:33. Read the rest of the story. From our nearly seven years of study, I contend that other aberrant behaviors, attitudes, and expressions can be inserted in place of "violence" in that statement. Our Director - Child Psychology Support, a licensed psychologist and certified school psychologist concurs. For example, "Viewing arrogance against fair authority may lead to your kids defying you in real life." Or "Viewing sex may lead to sex in real life." Likewise and especially with impudence, hate and foul language. I further contend that any positive behavior can be inserted in place of "violence" with the same chance or likelihood of being a behavior template for the observer; of being incorporated into the behavior mechanics and/or coping skills of the observer. In choosing your entertainment, please consider carefully the "rest of the story" and our findings.





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    (1) As noted in CAP Special Report-001, "Investigation Area and Scoring Trend," of the six CAP Investigation Areas, Impudence/Hate was the strongest presence in all four movie classifications. It has a strong revelation about the entertainment media.

    (2) The use of the three/four letter word vocabulary without God's name in vain is incorporated into the Impudence/Hate Investigation Area. The use of God's name with or without the four letter expletive is incorporated into the Offense to God Investigation Area. There is no duplication.

    (3) Only portrayal of successful murder or suicide are incorporated into Murder/Suicide. Portrayal of attempts to commit murder or suicide and deaths by police action or war are incorporated into Wanton Violence/Crime.





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