“pointed modern commentary” is codeword for an unwatchable megaexpensive awful piece of pedantic dreck.
Could be, I hope not....this new reboot Abrams did in May, was the best ST movie since Wrath of Kahn...I cant wait for the blue ray to come out in November.
Science Fiction has always dealt with allegory of various sorts. The original ST Tv show was a comment on Race Relations and Cold War tensions.