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A new batch of posters for the upcoming Star Trek film have surfaced and they haven’t done much to quell my worries about the film. Still it’s nice to see them and get an idea of how the movie is being marketed around the world. I can’t say that I know which country each of these is associated with so it’s hard for me to understand the logic (or lack thereof – sorry Spock!). I get the ones that feature Captain Kirk (Chris Pine) and Spock (Zachary Quinto) but I don’t get having Lt. Uhura as the third largest figure in some of them. I know Zoe Saldana might be more popular than some of the other actors but, seriously, Trekkies (like me!) don’t really care about the actor’s popularity – we care about the plot and characters.
Then there are these two below. The first one on the left looks more like a poster for The X-Files, doesn’t it? I get it – it looks like the Starship Enterprise traveling at warp speed – I just don’t like it. Then, the one on the right looked like an ad for a movie like Independence Day (1996). I don’t like that one either.
Then there’s the poster below. We’ve all seen it about a million times but I’ve got to finally ask for once and for all – doesn’t it look a lot like the posters and DVD covers for the Showtime series Dexter? What does that pose have to do with James T. Kirk’s usual demeanor? Not a whole lot, in my opinion.
Maybe I am taking this all too seriously (which is highly likely) but I’m just not terribly happy with how the movie is being marketed. I’m still going to be there on opening day to see the first showing but I’m growing more worried by the minute.
images: Industrial Light & Magic (Star Trek), Showtime (Dexter)
