Re: Star Trek
haven’t seen the movie but came across this article today so now i wanna watch. for those who have seen it, this farhan dude, was he any good? big role or a small one?
DAWN.COM | Entertainment | Faran Tahir in the new Star Trek film
**Pakistanis will be especially pleased to find that the film’s first image is one of their own — the striking expression of Faran Tahir (TV veterans Naeem and Yasmeen Tahir’s son) as Captain Robau fills the screen as he commands a Federation Starship in extremely unfavourable conditions with a subsequent Romulan assault.
San Diego resident and Pakistani-American actor Faran Tahir does justice to his short role with an intensity that immediately grips viewers in an otherwise loosely acted film with the notable exceptions of Leonard Nimoy (Old Spock) who once again steals the film and youngsters Zachary Quinto (Young Spock) and Zoe Saldana playing the role of Uhura.
Not to be misled, the other main roles were adequate and extremely entertaining especially with a story-line which is somewhat difficult to follow. Time travel is often confusing to relate to but when at least two different periods start to coexist, the viewer is caught off guard during this film.
The film delves into the background of its main characters as children for us to better understand their roles. But unfortunately this is not a film for kids. It mainly targets viewing teens, young adults and aging Trekkies from the ‘60s fan base of the original TV show. It does have its strange moments and relies a great deal on humour to pull off a winning final product. The impression that one gets is that this is the pilot-launch of another series of Star Trek films and that many more are to come.
It is a very attractive and young cast that Director J.J. Abrams has used effectively. Chris Pine fits right in as the young Captain Kirk. John Cho is for a moment difficult to imagine as the young Sulu due to his last major exposure in second of the Harold and Kumar comedy series, but we eventually come to accept him. Anton Yelchin as Chekov is possibly the funniest member of the cast here as Simon Pegg as Scotty and Karl Urban as McCoy also have their own uniquely humorous roles to play. But some parts of the film are just plain unbelievable.**