Abrams Super Trekkie Star Trek

By George 'El Guapo' Roush on May 1, 2008

More Star Trek quotes from the director who liked the show, saw the show, and is updating the show with super special effects and whatnot. Fine, but then he says some things that are...weird:

"It was an opportunity to take what I think has been a maligned world — to sound crass, a franchise — and treat it in a way that made it something that I wanted to see," said Abrams, who recently finished shooting on "Star Trek," due in theaters May 8, 2009. "To take the characters, the thoughtfulness, the personalities, the sense of adventure, the idea of humanity working together, the sense of social commentary and innovation, all that stuff. To take it and apply it in a way that felt genuinely thrilling."

"The whole point was to try to make this movie for fans of movies, not fans of `Star Trek,' necessarily,'" Abrams said. "If you're a fan, we've got one of the writers who's a devout Trekker, so we were able to make sure we were serving the people who are completely enamored with `Star Trek.' But we are not making the movie for that contingent alone.

"You can't really make a movie for them. As soon as you start to guess what you think they are going to want to see, you're in trouble. You have to make the movie in many ways for what you want to see yourself, make a movie you believe in. Then you're not second-guessing an audience you don't really have an understanding of."

Nope. Can't make a Star Trek movie for Star Trek fans. Heaven forbid you do that. Kind of like how Michael Bay decided not to make a Transformers movie for Transformers fans. And look at how wonderful that turned out to be. It made a ton of money, but it was a soul less piece of junk because the director didn't want to make a movie for the fans. This is my favorite quote:

Then you're not second-guessing an audience you don't really have an understanding of."

But didn't you just say the writer is going to be serving the fans? So the writer is, but you're not because you don't have an understanding of the fan base? Don't make a movie for the fans Abrams! Make sure you make it for yourself and just hope everyone else likes it. I'm confused...If you don't have an understanding of Star Trek's audience, then maybe you shouldn't be the guy making a Star Trek movie. Or am I being illogical?

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