Maltrhazar believes in the "Historical Documents", and that is all he needs. Because of this, he has modeled an entire culture around those "Historical Docuents".
Saris (Robin Sachs) doesn't understand this, and so he takes advantage of the Thermians, but in doing so, makes them better.
It's the best Star Trek parody ever made, the Thermians are us in a way, because we want Star Trek to be real, and so, we make it as real as we can. We learn Klingon, we Cosplay, we buy Phasers and Tricorders, and some Fortunates have even purchased Star Trek Props and Costumes. This film shows to what depths we would take to make our dreams a reality.
Malthazar? He has seen the protector. He has seen the "many rooms" within. He believes in it. And so with every last resource the Thermians had, he created it.
And he does not consider himself a leader. Wrong...
And that is why this is one of the greatest Star Trek films ever made, despite the parody aspects.
I realized this as I was watching it this morning, Mathazar believed so much that he made it all real. I long for the day when we on Earth do the same thing.
It all goes to something from "The Silver Chair" by CS Lewis- When Puddleglum is confronted with his belief in "The Real World" of Narnia, and he is being told that it is all in his mind, his response is "I'll take my fantasy world over your real world any day".
That is us, that is me. I'll take the fantasy of Star Trek over this world any day. And to that end, I will join the numbers of people who work to make Star Trek a reality. Or Galaxy Quest, if you prefer...
Maybe it all boils down to just wanting to make a world diverse and inclusive- for all people, not just a chosen few. There is no such thing, we are all special, anyone who has dreams is special. It makes life better when we are not cardboard cutouts. Remember the Aliens who took Picard for an experiment, and made a FakePicard? They were investigating individuality because they had none. They all looked the same, and thought the same. "Allegiance" was that episode. They failed because they had no individuality. Miserably failed.
But this movie succeeds because of that same individuality. And our belief in the future.
I saw this film in the theatre the day it came out- and it was presented in 4:3 until Tim Allen looks up at the vista of stars ahead... that was when the curtains roll back, revealing the full glory of the scene. It was highly effective and it is too bad that I have not come across any Blu-ray releases that show the film that same way they are mostly all widescreen all the way through... in the theater, it was magnificent.
Saris (Robin Sachs) doesn't understand this, and so he takes advantage of the Thermians, but in doing so, makes them better.
It's the best Star Trek parody ever made, the Thermians are us in a way, because we want Star Trek to be real, and so, we make it as real as we can. We learn Klingon, we Cosplay, we buy Phasers and Tricorders, and some Fortunates have even purchased Star Trek Props and Costumes. This film shows to what depths we would take to make our dreams a reality.
Malthazar? He has seen the protector. He has seen the "many rooms" within. He believes in it. And so with every last resource the Thermians had, he created it.
And he does not consider himself a leader. Wrong...
And that is why this is one of the greatest Star Trek films ever made, despite the parody aspects.
I realized this as I was watching it this morning, Mathazar believed so much that he made it all real. I long for the day when we on Earth do the same thing.
It all goes to something from "The Silver Chair" by CS Lewis- When Puddleglum is confronted with his belief in "The Real World" of Narnia, and he is being told that it is all in his mind, his response is "I'll take my fantasy world over your real world any day".
That is us, that is me. I'll take the fantasy of Star Trek over this world any day. And to that end, I will join the numbers of people who work to make Star Trek a reality. Or Galaxy Quest, if you prefer...
Maybe it all boils down to just wanting to make a world diverse and inclusive- for all people, not just a chosen few. There is no such thing, we are all special, anyone who has dreams is special. It makes life better when we are not cardboard cutouts. Remember the Aliens who took Picard for an experiment, and made a FakePicard? They were investigating individuality because they had none. They all looked the same, and thought the same. "Allegiance" was that episode. They failed because they had no individuality. Miserably failed.
But this movie succeeds because of that same individuality. And our belief in the future.
I saw this film in the theatre the day it came out- and it was presented in 4:3 until Tim Allen looks up at the vista of stars ahead... that was when the curtains roll back, revealing the full glory of the scene. It was highly effective and it is too bad that I have not come across any Blu-ray releases that show the film that same way they are mostly all widescreen all the way through... in the theater, it was magnificent.