Yeah yeah... it’s “just me” From some user comments around the internet
“I liked that the movie had something to say to us in our time, like trek had always done, making statements about the times in the past. The deceptive trickery to start up a war with the klingons was obviously a metaphor for America’s pre-emptive strike against Iraq. Scotty’s concerns about things going overly militarized is something that most of us have been feeling since 2001. The Kirk speech at the end was clearly speaking to us, in our time, about the response to terrorism and our need to get back to the character that made us what we are, as opposed to this monster driven by vengeance. “
“I think a lot of people missed the film’s message about militarization in response to acts of terror. This is especially relevant after the attack in Boston, where we shut down an entire city and marched police down the streets to search for one man (and of course, America’s post 9-11 policies/wars).”
“I love that they put this theme in the movie. Over militarization needs to get more mainstream awareness. “
“In a time where we have the PATRIOT ACT and drone strikes, I appreciate the message Spock was trying to say.”
“The banter between Spock and Uhura was fantastic, and the underlying post-9/11 commentary came across as philosophical as any of the original 6 Trek movies (pardon my ignorance as they are the only ones I’ve seen up to now). “
“This is a film, set i an alternative Universe, wherein the pre “5 Year Mission” crew are involved in a tale about how much of the enemy’s tactics you shoulld be willing to use if you are “the good guys.” Due Process? Terrorism?preemptive strikes, drones etc. Does use of all of this make you as bad, or worse, than “the enemy”?”
I just saw a TV show on the SCI channel about what the military has plans for in case of a hostile alien attack upon earth, basically we lose against superior technology as usual.
But a prolonged asymmetrical war scenario over time can be fought, and won.
in the end basically soldiers floated up to the underbelly of the massive city sized ships on nothing more than latex balloons, low tech and supposedly stealthy to radar, they gain access and plant munitions, kaboom go ships.
An all out guerrilla war against a superior force in quality and quantity. But by using asymmetrical warfare they lose through time and attrition, swarm attacks.
Swarm attacks just like an invasive fire ant, carp or bird species. That documentary which it was kinda opened my eyes about just what me the lone human has against odds, odds that normally means my death, but through asymmetrical warfare over time we can overcome a superior force be it human, national, global or interstellar.