Star Trek: The Motion Picture

Robert Wise
William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei
1979
United States
Completed
English, Klingon
132 minutes
Detailed introduction
This film (drama)Also known asStar Trek: The Motion Picture,is aUnited StatesProducerwomen sex,At1979Released in year
。The dialogue language isEnglish, Klingon,Current Douban rating7.8(For reference only)。
General Kirk, welcome back to the Enterprise! A massive, unparalleled high-energy ion cloud is swiftly drifting in the distant and mysterious space. This energy cloud possesses the power to destroy any material structure in the universe. Along its path, several starships belonging to the three major forces in the galaxy have already met with disaster... The stronghold of the Earth-Galactic Federation, the headquarters of the Starfleet. At the Starfleet headquarters located in San Francisco, California, General Kirk is as bored as ever, when suddenly he receives the perfect order to review the Enterprise, preparing for an urgent mission. The Earth’s defense system has detected the high-energy ion cloud, and it is on a collision course with Earth. General Kirk’s mission is to intercept it and investigate before it reaches Earth. After nearly ten years apart, the excitement and thrill Kirk feels upon reboarding the Enterprise is indescribable. However, after he inspects the crew and equipment with the current captain, Decker, a wave of unfamiliar feelings arises. Over the years, the Enterprise has undergone many upgrades, enhancing its functions and power, making it somewhat difficult for the former captain, General Kirk, to adapt. Fortunately, soon after, a significant surprise diminishes this sense of unfamiliarity; the remarkably resourceful Kirk almost gathers all of his old comrades in a short time! The only exception is Mr. Spock, who is currently engaged in deep meditation on Vulcan and cannot attend, marking the only regret for this mission. As Kirk is a senior officer in Starfleet, Decker reluctantly has to temporarily yield command upon departure. Initially, the two captains inevitably have some prejudices and friction, but gradually, as they come to understand each other, they develop a mutual respect. Kirk realizes that Decker is indeed an excellent and competent captain, and Decker begins to truly regard Kirk as a father figure. It turns out Decker’s father was once one of Kirk’s subordinates, who tragically sacrificed himself during the Genesis weapon incident. Among the new faces on the Enterprise, besides Captain Decker, there is a beautiful navigator, Ilia. Although she is a Deltan, aside from her hair, she embodies the standard of beauty in the eyes of Earthlings, and even Decker had a brief romance with her. On the way to intercept the energy cloud, the Enterprise suddenly experiences severe malfunctions, forcing it to reduce speed. Unexpectedly, Spock reappears, causing all the old comrades to be filled with excitement. It turns out Spock has not passed the final test, as the humanity hidden within him cannot be eradicated. After coming to terms with reality, Spock decides to return to Starfleet to continue serving. However, McCoy, who is skilled in psychology and understands human nature, has already seen the complex feelings between Kirk and Spock. He senses that their primary concern does not seem to be the mission at hand, but rather the sense of accomplishment in returning to the Enterprise. Thanks to Spock’s exceptional abilities, he quickly helps Scotty and the others fix all the malfunctions, allowing the Enterprise to reach the energy cloud in time. However, just as they penetrate the cloud, Ilia is suddenly abducted by an unknown force, only to return as a replica identical to her. According to this replicated Ilia, she is a medium sent by the cloud for communication. It turns out this cloud is a sentient entity! Through the false Ilia, it declares its name is 'V'ger,' and it is heading to Earth to seek its creator, attempting to merge with them. Then, the false Ilia, disregarding everyone’s confusion, begins to inquire about the Enterprise. Due to his past connection with Ilia, Decker naturally takes on the responsibility of communicating with this replicated Ilia, occasionally using their special relationship to extract more information about V'ger. With mere hours left before the energy cloud reaches Earth, Spock secretly steals a small shuttlecraft and ventures alone into the cloud, attempting to communicate with it using Vulcan mind-melding techniques. Spock discovers that V'ger is a living machine, originating from a planet on the other side of the galaxy, entirely ruled by robots. Although V'ger possesses immense power, it shares a mystery with humanity – it does not know where its life comes from. However, what Spock cannot understand is why it seeks answers on Earth. Unable to prevent V'ger, the Enterprise has no choice but to accompany it towards Earth. Upon reaching Earth, V'ger immediately begins calling for its creator through various signals, but, of course, it receives no response. For reasons unknown, V'ger believes this is due to interference from 'carbon-based lifeforms' on Earth, and thus decides to eliminate all biological life! Fortunately, in a moment of quick thinking, Kirk tricks the false Ilia into believing that the creator must first have face-to-face contact with V'ger before it will answer its questions. The false Ilia buys this and leads Kirk, Spock, McCoy, and Decker into the core of the energy cloud. To their surprise, they find only an old spacecraft - Voyager II, which was launched from Earth 300 years ago. It turns out that after passing through the realm of robots, it had been transformed into a machine with intelligence and consciousness, continuing to execute the original command humans gave it 300 years ago: 'Collect all data and immediately return to Earth.' After the truth is revealed, V'ger proposes an even more astonishing request: it wants to truly embrace its creator – humanity. Thus, Captain Decker volunteers, and in a dazzling light, merges with V'ger and the replicated Ilia. V'ger integrates Decker's and Ilia's humanity, transforming into a brand-new life form, satisfied as it departs Earth to continue its endless cosmic exploration. Thus, the crisis for Earth is resolved.