Yeah he did. I'm a little mixed on how reboot!Kirk is based on the writing, but man Chris Pine really sells Kirk well.
It could have been John Harrison full stop and it still would've been a hit. Or changed his last name to "King" or "Kale" and then have Spock (out of character) yell it out. Most of the audience wouldn't have noticed the change really---okay, I'm being snarky but still the whole conscious whitewashing thing? really pisses me off. And I do think BC is great actor, just I don't think I'll get over it. And I'm kind of irritated by people defending it by saying well TOS was kind of racist...well if someone does something stupid/wrong fifty years ago, I would certainly hope we are much better than that in 2013.
I see what you mean. But it makes me wonder...what is your opinion about the TOS! dynamic? Do you still see K/M in TOS? And do you see why people ship K/S with regards to TOS? My take on reboot is that I came away shipping nothing the first time I saw the film. And for the most part that is true still. But I really like Pine!Kirk which is why I like to play in reboot!verse. And I really dislike Spock because I just see him as a jerk with pointed ears. It's strange I know. So when I do read reboot!verse fic with K/S I'm kind of channeling TOS!Spock I think.
ETA: But I completely agree about how out of character the TWoK scenes b/t Kirk and Spock felt---argh...it was so random. I could potentially buy it from Kirk's side but definitely not Spock. Like they barely know each other. Completely baffles the mind---they were pretty much hinging that scene on TOS feelings. Which makes no sense since it wasn't supposed to be a movie for fans only.
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Date: 2013-06-10 12:32 am (UTC)It could have been John Harrison full stop and it still would've been a hit. Or changed his last name to "King" or "Kale" and then have Spock (out of character) yell it out. Most of the audience wouldn't have noticed the change really---okay, I'm being snarky but still the whole conscious whitewashing thing? really pisses me off. And I do think BC is great actor, just I don't think I'll get over it. And I'm kind of irritated by people defending it by saying well TOS was kind of racist...well if someone does something stupid/wrong fifty years ago, I would certainly hope we are much better than that in 2013.
I see what you mean. But it makes me wonder...what is your opinion about the TOS! dynamic? Do you still see K/M in TOS? And do you see why people ship K/S with regards to TOS? My take on reboot is that I came away shipping nothing the first time I saw the film. And for the most part that is true still. But I really like Pine!Kirk which is why I like to play in reboot!verse. And I really dislike Spock because I just see him as a jerk with pointed ears. It's strange I know. So when I do read reboot!verse fic with K/S I'm kind of channeling TOS!Spock I think.
ETA: But I completely agree about how out of character the TWoK scenes b/t Kirk and Spock felt---argh...it was so random. I could potentially buy it from Kirk's side but definitely not Spock. Like they barely know each other. Completely baffles the mind---they were pretty much hinging that scene on TOS feelings. Which makes no sense since it wasn't supposed to be a movie for fans only.