Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

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When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction. As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left: his crew.

Introduction
"Star Trek Into Darkness" is a 2013 American sci-fi action movie guided by J.J. Abrams and also written by Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, and also Damon Lindelof. It is the twelfth installation in the Star Trek movie franchise and the follow up to the 2009 film "Star Trek". The film features the major actors of the original Star Trek collection, with Chris Pine and also Zachary Quinto repeating their functions as Captain James T. Kirk and Commander Spock, specifically. "Star Trek Into Darkness" complies with the crew of the USS Enterprise as they confront the terrorist John Harrison (played by Benedict Cumberbatch), who turns out to be the genetically improved warrior known as Khan.

Story Summary
The film starts with Captain Kirk and the crew of the USS Enterprise took part in a risky objective to conserve an alien planet from an appearing volcano, violating the Prime Directive in the process. In action, Starfleet Admiral Christopher Pike (Bruce Greenwood) removes Kirk from command and also reassigns him to be Pike's initial policeman. On the other hand, in London, a Starfleet police officer called Thomas Harewood (Noel Clarke) is coerced by the mysterious John Harrison into battle a Starfleet center for a treatment for Harewood's ill child.

Following the assault, Starfleet asks for an emergency situation meeting of its high-ranking police officers, consisting of Pike and Kirk. Throughout the conference, Harrison assaults the celebration, leading to the death of Pike. Kirk handles to disable Harrison's jumpship, compeling him to get away. In retaliation for Pike's death, Admiral Alexander Marcus (Peter Weller) restores Kirk as captain of the Enterprise and also gives him the mission to track down Harrison, that has taken off to the Klingon homeworld of Qo'noS.

Kirk leads a little group, consisting of Spock as well as Dr. Carol Marcus (Alice Eve), the admiral's little girl, to capture Harrison. They find him easily and Harrison abandonments without a battle. It is after that disclosed that Harrison is actually Khan Noonien Singh, a genetically crafted superhuman who was restored by Admiral Marcus in order to create sophisticated tools for Starfleet. Moreover, Marcus covertly filled the Enterprise with innovative long-range torpedoes, intending to make use of Khan's capture as a justification to start a war with the Klingon Empire.

As the staff learns more concerning Khan's past, they begin to trust him, especially when he aids them discover Admiral Marcus's real intentions. Marcus comes to the scene with his sophisticated warship, the USS Vengeance, requiring that Kirk turn over Khan. When Kirk declines, the Vengeance strikes the Enterprise, seriously damaging it and leaving it with limited power. Khan offers his assistance to save the team, as well as along with Kirk and Scotty (Simon Pegg), they penetrate the Vengeance.

Climax as well as Conclusion
When aboard the Vengeance, Khan eliminates Admiral Marcus and also takes control of the ship, betraying Kirk and the team. As the Enterprise and Vengeance face off, Spock devises a strategy to detonate the sophisticated torpedoes aboard the Vengeance, debilitating the ship. Kirk, that was initially hurt during Khan's dishonesty, sacrifices himself to realign the Enterprise's warp core, permitting the ship to run away the blast.

Kirk's sacrifice influences Spock to go after Khan, that has escaped to Earth. They take part in a strong hand-to-hand battle, with Spock at some point catching Khan active. Dr. McCoy (Karl Urban) finds that Khan's genetically boosted blood can save Kirk, who is revitalized making use of a blood transfusion. With Khan returned to cryogenic tension, the team of the Enterprise begins a new five-year mission to explore undiscovered area.

"Star Trek Into Darkness" got generally favorable reviews from doubters, praising its aesthetic effects, action series, performances, and also movie script. Nevertheless, some fans slammed the movie for its handling of the Khan character, specifically with regards to the film's marketing. No matter, the film was a box office success, earning over $467 million worldwide as well as setting the phase for the following installation in the franchise, "Star Trek Beyond" (2016).

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