Star Trek: Nemesis
幻游百科,影视科幻的百科全书
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| Series: | TNG |
| US Release: | 2002-12-13 |
| Prod. #: | 010 |
| Date: | 2379 |
| Stardate: | 56844.9 |
| Director: | Stuart Baird |
| Story: | John Logan & Rick Berman & Brent Spiner |
| Screenplay: | John Logan |
| Producer: | Rick Berman |
- "A generation's final journey begins."
Picard and the crew of the Enterprise journey into the heart of the Romulan Empire, as a new leader emerges from the ashes of political upheaval. There, Picard confronts a very personal enemy, with repercussions for the entire Federation.
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◆ 片 名：星际迷航记10复仇女神 / 英文：Star Trek: Nemesis / 台译：星战启示录 / 其他：星际旅行10/星舰迷航记10 / 原名：Star Trek X (2001)
◆ 导 演：Stuart Baird
◆ 编 剧：约翰·洛根（John Logan）
◆ 主 演：帕特里克·斯图尔特（Patrick Stewart） Jonathan Frakes Brent Spiner LeVar Burton Michael Dorn
◆ 类 型：动作（Action） 科幻（Sci-Fi） 惊悚（Thriller） ◆ 国家地区：美国
◆ 发行公司：派拉蒙（Paramount）
◆ 制作公司：派拉蒙（Paramount） ◆ 首映日期：2002年12月13日
◆ 影片简介：
企业号奉命前往罗木兰星与政变后的新执政官辛佐恩进行和谈，而他所掌握着的强大武器，足以摧毁企业号，甚至地球。他谈判的诚意到底是真是假？皮卡特船长面对着最危险难测的对手--自己的年轻复制品是什么样的心情，将会作出什么样的决定？又将面临怎样的危险？ 企业号的船员在太空游历，在人类和外星人中间维持和平，传播好意，但是皮卡特船长一向当作自己家的船员们却面临着变化，眼看要各奔东西。他的副手里克尔娶了咨询员特洛依，将去做泰坦号的船长。
途中，企业号收到总部发来的讯息，联盟的老对头罗木兰星上发生了政变，新的头领，执政官，希望和联盟进行和谈。企业号是距离中立地带最近的飞船，因此皮卡特必须进行考察并判断，执政官是否真的有诚意。
到达罗木兰后他们惊奇地发现执政官辛佐恩并不是罗木兰星上的人，而且他虽然来自其姊妹星瑞木斯，也不是那里的人，而是罗木兰很久以前制造的皮卡特的人类复制品，用来当作武器反对联盟。这个计划虽然后来被抛弃，辛佐恩也被仍到垃圾场，他却没有死，而是被神秘的瑞木斯总督收留，使他得以成长并培养力量直至获取最高权力。
皮卡特面对着最危险难测的对手。辛佐恩握着强大的武器，足以摧毁企业号，甚至地球，他的诚意到底是真是假？企业号和地球面临的危险有多大？皮卡特面对自己的年轻复制品是什么样的心情，会作出什么样的决定？
《星际迷航记之复仇女神》是个关于接受改变的故事，影片制片人这么说，“一个关于阶段的故事，一个我们已经认识很多年的家庭分裂，各走各路的故事。”同时它当然也是关于勇气和忠诚的故事，斯图尔特说，“看人们在极端的、毫无希望的情景下如何反应的故事。”这个故事如果给新一代星际迷航做结尾是很完美的。这是个延续了40多年关于400多年以后的幻想故事，星空，外星人，传奇，历险，勇敢，邪恶，想象，毁灭，熔于一炉。在电视上风靡美国人，凭借电影也颇征服了些海外观众。再怪诞神奇的故事都以人性和灵魂为骨架才有看头，星际系列也不例外。这个系列的长度足以同007系列媲美，而它的赚钱潜力仍然无限。
《星戰啟示錄》這部電影上映前，演員們都非常期待，因為這是他們的最後一部電影，是「銀河飛龍」的最終之旅，二○○二年十二月十三日，星艦奇航電影第十集「星戰啟示錄」上映。本集的編劇是在劇中演出百科的 Brent Spiner 以及分別因「神鬼戰士」和「神鬼玩家」得到奧斯卡獎與金球獎的 John Logan，而電影配樂還是由 Jerry Goldsmith 擔任﹝曾幫五部星艦奇航電影製作配樂，於二○○四年過世﹞。也不知道是否因為編劇不擅長寫科幻劇本，本集竟然是有史以來票房最低的一部。
羅幕倫帝國由羅慕倫和雷曼兩顆主星所組成，長期以來，雷曼都是處於劣勢的地位，他們保受欺侮，處於奴隸的地位。雷曼的總督辛宗要求結盟，並請議會中的議員代為提出，希望羅幕倫首長能夠答應，結果當然是不肯，一些贊成的議員於是相繼離席，留下一個奇怪的裝置將剩下在場的議員全部殺死。
星艦企業號上舉辦一場婚禮，新郎和新娘就是十幾年來一直分分合合的副艦長瑞克和顧問星異，之後他們就會轉到星艦泰坦號服役，而生化人百科將升任為星艦企業號副艦長，在婚禮上，百科還特別唱了一首 Irving Berlin 的「Blue Skies」來送給這對新婚夫婦。
就在船員們討論婚禮的傳統時，企業號偵測到高拿林星系發出陽電子信號，這個信號從其中的第三顆行星發出，百科表示只有像他一樣的生化人才會產生陽電子信號，雖然他們和羅幕倫帝國處於敵對狀態，畢凱艦長還是下令前往這個靠近羅慕倫邊界的星系一探究竟。結果他們找到了被分解成六份的生化人，而這個生化人果真是和百科同類型的，連長像都一模一樣！經過和當地居民的一番爭鬥後，他們成功地將生化人帶回企業號。
生化人是百科這類生化人的原型機種，他說自己叫做Ｂ４﹝音同『之前』﹞，不過他已經不記得自己為什麼出現在那星球上，也不記得他是怎麼來的，艦長請輪機長將他組起來，百科則留下來陪他聊天，想要多瞭解他。這時星際艦隊傳來訊息，羅幕倫議會已經全面改組，新上任的總督就是辛宗！他們發出邀請函給各個聯盟，艦隊於是派最接近羅幕倫帝國的企業號前往赴宴，並調查他們是否有隱藏什麼陰謀。
星曆 56844.9，企業號抵達羅幕倫星上空等候傳訊，等了十七個小時都沒有音訊，這時前方突然有一艘名為彎刀號的隱形艦現身，五十二挺裂解槍、二十七座光雷管，還配有雙重防護罩！辛宗邀請企業號的船員過去彎刀號商討雙方同盟的可能性，原本雙方都在燈光昏暗的大廳中談話，就在辛宗將燈光調亮之際，畢凱艦長發現站在他面前的人和他年輕時一模一樣，原來辛宗不是雷曼人，他是畢凱艦長的複製人！
辛宗邀請畢凱艦長於第二天獨自赴宴，在用餐的時候，辛宗表示他是被羅幕倫人製造出來的，培育成人之後就可以用來換掉本尊，後來新政府取消了這個計劃，於是他就被丟到雷曼自生自滅，在雷曼他受到雷曼人的照顧，於是他決定解放雷曼人，最後他祕密製造彎刀號，殺死許多羅幕倫人，終於取得政權，而他現在就是希望能夠和畢凱艦長所隸屬的星際聯邦結盟。
當畢凱艦長回到企業號後，船員報告有人入侵電腦，另一方面他們也偵測到彎刀號上帶有禁用的武器，這種武器可以瞬間把生物全部殺死，不久之後他們就查出入侵電腦的嫌犯，那個人就是Ｂ４，他把企業號的資訊下載到自己身上，然後傳送到彎刀號讓辛宗存取，辛宗於是利用這些資料入侵企業號，將畢凱艦長傳送到他那邊。
原來辛宗因為血液有問題，他需要畢凱艦長的血來換掉自己的血，他也道出了自己的本意，他根本沒有要和星際聯邦結盟，他想併吞星際聯邦，成為全銀河系的統治者。道高一尺魔高一丈，傳送過來的Ｂ４竟然是百科假扮的！他們將計就計，為的就是找出辛宗的真正陰謀，百科將一個個人的傳送裝置交給畢凱艦長，要他自己離開，不過畢凱艦長希望兩個人一起走，百科只好又把那個裝置收起來，經過一番戰鬥，他們終於偷了一輛戰機，返回企業號。而另一方面，支持辛宗的議員也開始意識到辛宗狂妄的行為會影響到整個帝國的未來。
企業號決定聯合艦隊其它的星艦共同對抗彎刀號，因為彎刀號載有致命武器，企業號也對艦上的設備做了加強，不過一遇上彎刀號還是無法與之抗衡，彎刀號每一發攻擊都打中企業號，但企業號確無法打中邊跑邊隱形彎刀號。雖然艦隊其它星艦無法馬上趕到，但是羅幕倫議員出動了兩架戰鳥來幫助企業號，然而成效還是不大，企業號的防護罩完全癱瘓，所有的彈藥也全部發射光了，畢凱艦長下令全速衝撞敵艦！
彎刀號終於也癱瘓了，不過辛宗啟動了致命武器，七分鐘後整個附近的生物都會死掉，畢凱艦長決定獨自傳送到彎刀解除裝置，百科也跟著過去，經過一番打鬥，辛宗終於被畢凱艦長殺死，不過裝置已經無法停止了，企業號的傳送器又處於斷線狀態，無法將兩個人傳送回來，就在最幾秒，百科拿出先前的個人傳送裝置將畢凱艦長送回企業號，自己留下來將裝置炸毀，當然，百科因此殉職。
畢凱艦長告訴Ｂ４，雖然百科是個生話人，不過他的行為確讓身為人類的他們更瞭解身為人類的意義，他對人類每一層面的好奇心都讓他們更發覺更好的自己，百科已經超越了自己。這時船員報告企業號已經可以啟動，就在畢凱艦長正要前往艦橋時，Ｂ４開始哼起 Irving Berlin 的「Blue Skies」....
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剧情
羅慕倫星上，參議院正在激烈爭論。羅慕倫和它的姐妹星雷摩斯一直處于分裂狀態，但雷摩斯人的領袖辛宗有一個計劃使它們複合。辛宗的提案遭到駁回，參議院繼續討論其它的事宜。這時桌上一件神秘的設備出其不意地打開來，參議院大廳裡頓時充溢了一種奇怪的綠色光能。忽然光芒開始流動，室內的每一個人都痛苦地呼號，他們的膚肉在腐敗、分解。幾秒之內全部的參議員死亡。
與此同時，尚路克·畢凱艦長正在主持一個無比歡樂的時刻：一場慶祝瑞克大副和星異顧問婚禮的聚會。作為最合適的人，畢凱向他們敬酒，並感慨說他周圍的每樣事情都在變——瑞克將離開去指揮他自己的泰坦號，星異自然隨行，這樣百科就接任了企業號的大副職責。接著每位船員都祝愿這對夫婦幸福美滿，百科更是即興獻上一首小夜曲《藍藍的天》。然后，企業E號航向貝塔茲星，船員們都會在那裏參加貝塔茲人的傳統式裸體婚典（武夫對此卻是非常緊張不安）。途中，武夫注意到一串陽電子信號，源自沙漠行星科拉倫3號。由于唯有宋博士製造出的機器人才能發射陽電子信號，畢凱決定更改航向進行進一步調查。
百科、武夫和畢凱乘坐“阿耳戈”號太空梭，帶一輛特製的沙漠用四輪車降落到行星表面。不久他們就找到各種各樣的機器人身體零件，其頭部出奇地像極了百科。他們的調查被科拉倫3號星的原住民打斷，一直被追擊到登機離開為止。回到企業號上，輪機長鷹眼總結說這個機器人和百科有一樣的內部機械結構，但不如百科先進，由此可以推論它是原型。機械人頭部自我介紹他名為“B-4（Before）”。懷著援助B-4進化的期望，百科上傳他自己的記憶庫到B-4的陽電子腦裡。B-4看起來並未消化這些新信息，但鷹眼安慰百科，建議他至少要給人家一點時間。
稍后，珍葳將軍傳來讓畢凱航向羅慕倫星的命令。新總督，一位名為辛宗的雷摩斯人，向聯邦請求派一位外交使節。路上百科向船員作簡報：據記錄雷摩斯人因為母星朝太陽一面高溫難耐，都居住在暗面並且避免與陽光接觸。同時也有記載道雷摩斯人有勇武好斗的聲望——自治同盟戰爭中，他們一些部隊曾作為敢死隊當羅慕倫人的“炮灰”。
到達預定的坐標后，企業號的船員被晾在那干等了17個小時。終于，一座巨大宏偉的戰艦“彎刀號”在前方顯形。辛宗的副官簡潔地通知船員傳送的地點。進入昏暗朦朧的船艦內部，一行人見到了辛宗——他居然是人類。同時他似乎特別對星異感興趣，因為他從來沒有見過一位人類女性。畢凱想知道這位神秘的總督到底要什么，但辛宗只是透露他渴望和平與統一，接著就亮起燈，畢凱震驚地見到一張熟悉的臉龐正在回視他。辛宗說自己患有罕見的聽覺敏感綜合症，然后拔出一把刀在手掌上劃了一道。他把刀遞給百科，向畢凱發出了赴宴邀請。
返回企業號后，貝芙莉醫官根據刀上的血樣証實了畢凱的懷疑：辛宗是他的複製人。但船員對他在這裡的動機仍然是迷惑不解。
同時，在羅慕倫星上，辛宗的羅慕倫人支持者開始變得不耐煩了——他們不明白在他的計劃裡畢凱和企業號究竟是怎樣的一步棋。辛宗只是告訴他們要有耐心、耐心，然后密令一位羅慕倫指揮官唐娜娜密切關注任何叛變的可能跡象。稍后，辛宗宴請畢凱，講述了他的來歷。很明顯羅慕倫人曾經有個陰謀，要用一個複製人來取代畢凱，但這個計劃在辛宗的孩提時代就被中止。羅慕倫人害怕陰謀敗露，把他送到雷摩斯星上暗無天日的二鋰礦裡去做苦工。就在那兒，辛宗被他現在的副官撫養大。現在，他只是想為他的雷摩斯人弟兄們爭得自由。畢凱不是很信任辛宗的話，但表達他的立場道——希望有一天會如此。畢凱離開后，副官提醒辛宗不要忘了他們的任務。
再度回到企業號上，畢凱得知一些不快的消息。鷹眼報告說發現中央電腦有未經權限驗証的強行訪問記錄。不僅如此，複查日誌時，他更發現在彎刀號顯形時感應器探測到了“銫拉朗”的存在。銫拉朗是一種致命的輻射，只要極其微小的量就可殺死周邊大范圍內所有活的有機生命形式，因此被星聯禁止研究開發。驚恐之余，畢凱下令船員們必須找到方法來阻止這致命的威脅。
當夜，新婚的星異和瑞克床上纏綿之時，她的丈夫突然不在了——被辛宗代替！不知何故，他和副官存在于她的思想裡。她成功聚起所有的力量推開他，但仍然不停地發抖。彎刀號上副官告訴辛宗心靈聯結被切斷了。
星異在醫務區正試著向貝芙莉和畢凱解釋她受到的心靈強暴，畢凱突然被傳送上彎刀號，和辛宗在一起。這個畢凱的複製人已經也把B-4傳送到他的星艦上——他用B-4來獲取星聯艦隊的資料。辛宗取了畢凱的血樣后，說他的計劃是征服星聯，這樣雷摩斯人就可以統治整個銀河系。畢凱還被告知他不會活著看到明天勝利的太陽。辛宗一離去，B-4就回來講總督要他的囚犯。事實上B-4是百科扮的，他給了雷摩斯人假的資料。兩人趕往太空梭泊塢，與一群雷摩斯船員交火后成功地偷了一艘“天蠍”級戰斗機，沿著唯一的逃亡路徑——彎刀號的走廊飛入太空。企業號迅速地將畢凱和百科連機帶人傳送回去，掉頭躍入最大曲速離開。
此時，羅慕倫參議院開始騷動——辛宗執政以來一直沒有任何動作。辛宗再度要求耐心、耐心。但是唐娜娜和其他的參議員開始起疑——他們認為辛宗的計劃不僅僅是打敗星聯那么簡單。
而在企業號上，貝芙莉終于找出了辛宗追逐畢凱的根源。因為複製過程中的瑕疵，他的細胞結構正在崩潰中，如果他得不到畢凱輸血，他就會死去。畢凱由此推斷辛宗必定會先來追他。與此同時，百科必須關閉B-4以預防他繼續為辛宗搜集信息。
稍后，鷹眼向大家簡報彎刀號銫拉朗輻射武器的規格與射程。畢凱想辛宗腦海裡肯定有一個特定的目標——地球。由于當時仍然無法偵測彎刀號的隱形，船員們做好了戰斗準備，決心不讓辛宗有機會用這武器，企業號也改航前去加入星聯空域的支援艦隊。穿過貝森裂隙時，百科報告會失去一切對外聯系。畢凱聽了忙命令采取回避飛行動作，但太晚了——企業號被彎刀號攻擊，被迫躍出曲速。戰役進行到中途，辛宗說要在艦長室裡和畢凱會談。畢凱前去，見到全息影像的辛宗命令他投降。畢凱想方設法接近辛宗，對他講他完全有潛質成為一個更好的人。可辛宗說他無法站在人類的立場上去戰斗。
戰役繼續進行，企業號驚訝地得到了兩艘唐娜娜指揮的羅慕倫戰鳥的援助。彎刀號隱形將眾船帶入一場惡戰，強大的火力下很快一艘戰鳥右翼被擊斷，唐娜娜的戰鳥迦樓羅號則失去動力。就在這緊要當頭星異說她可能有辦法定位隱形的彎刀號。她用心靈感應釘上辛宗的副官，很快就鎖定目標，企業號趁機打壞彎刀號的隱形裝置。彎刀號還擊，打得企業號失去僅剩的防護罩。氣急敗壞的辛宗命令副官帶一隊人登艦給他把畢凱活捉回來。作為回擊，武夫和瑞克帶領安全部隊出發去阻止他們。
這時只有力場保護著船員們不被吸到太空裡。鑒于不惜一切代價阻止彎刀號，畢凱用企業號僅存的全部動力去迎頭撞擊。同時瑞克經過一番激烈爭鬥，殺死了辛宗的副官。
彎刀號開始倒車掙脫，畢凱見此準備在這生死攸關時刻使出最后一招：企業號自毀。但自毀裝置已經失效——而銫拉朗武器已經開始準備了。殘酷的形勢下畢凱決定，阻止這武器的唯一方法就是將自己傳送去彎刀號。他一離開，百科就命令星異接管艦橋，前往企業號毀壞的一端。鷹眼降下防護罩，讓百科躍入太空飛向彎刀號。
在彎刀號艦橋上，畢凱已經殺死了大部分的船員，正和辛宗赤手空拳進行生死搏斗。最后，他用一根長矛杆刺中複製人的胸部。辛宗忍住痛苦，迫使自己迎著矛直到畢凱的面前，掐住他的脖子，使出最后一點力氣告訴他，他們的命運將結束在這裡……突然百科出現了。這個機械人把辛宗的尸體從畢凱身上撥開，並按一個緊急傳輸設備到他身上。畢凱還沒來得及道個“不”字就被傳送走。
百科隨後朝銫拉朗激活中樞開火，彎刀號爆炸。企業號的艦橋上，畢凱和其他船員驚駭地看著爆炸餘波，意識到百科犧牲了自己。
然后，他們聚在一起懷念逝去的朋友。畢凱也想告訴B-4關于他勇敢的兄弟的事，但B-4好像還沒有完全理解發生了什么。就在畢凱將要離開之時，B-4輕聲哼唱：“從來沒有看過這太陽……從來沒有看過這太陽……”在一剎那感人的瞬間裡，畢凱想起B-4唱的是不久前百科向大家即興獻上的那首小夜曲《藍藍的天》。也許百科的記憶將會延續。
On Romulus, the Romulan Senate is debating the Reman problem. Commander Suran tries to convince the Senate to ally with the Remans to fight the Federation, but the Praetor silences him, saying that the military does not dictate policy on Romulus. When the officers and Senator Tal'aura have left, a small box opens, spreading a greenish particle throughout the room. The Praetor calls for security, but it is too late -- the senators start decaying and turn into dust.
While the Enterprise-E is about to set course for Betazed, where a second wedding ceremony will be held- where all participants and guests will be nude, in accordance with Betazed tradition- they detect a positronic signature from the planet Kolarus III. As this signature is only transmitted by androids created by Dr. Noonien Soong, Data's creator, Picard decides to set course for the planet.
Picard, Worf, and Data cruise around the planet's surface and find pieces of an android. Geordi La Forge's scans reveal that the android is an early prototype built by Dr. Soong. Once assembled, the android refers to himself as B-4, but he is decidedly less sophisticated than Data. Data decides to download his knowledge into B-4 in the hope that he will be able to function better, but the procedure appears to be unsuccessful.
It turns out that Shinzon is actually not Reman but Human; he's a clone of Picard. Shinzon was created as a part of a Romulan plot to plant a spy in Starfleet, but the plan was abandoned some time ago. Shinzon was sent to the dilithium mines of Remus when he was only a small child, but his Viceroy took care of him and taught him how to survive.
Later, aboard the Enterprise, Dr. Beverly Crusher explains that Shinzon is rapidly aging, and that he is dying of genetic degeneration. He needs a genetic transfusion from Picard in order to survive. However, Picard would die in the process.
Data and Geordi begin investigating an unauthorized signal onboard the Enterprise and find that they can use it to their advantage. Deanna finds out that the Viceroy has telepathic abilities as she is mind raped by an image of Shinzon. Shinzon captures Picard and cloaks his ship, the Scimitar. Because its cloak is impenetrable, the Enterprise can't find it. However, Data has disguised himself as B-4, who was a spy for Shinzon, and makes Shinzon believe he knows the location of the Federation fleet. Data helps Picard escape from his captors and the two board a Scorpion class attack vessel in one of the Scimitar's bays. But Shinzon has sealed the launch doors and they are forced to fly the vessel through the corridors of the Scimitar and blast their way out of it.
The Enterprise heads for a collection of Starfleet vessels where they hope to lure Shinzon, so that he will be unable to use his superweapon against Earth. When the Enterprise enters a rift that prevents communication, Shinzon's vessel attacks.
The Scimitar is more than a match for Enterprise, and when two Romulan warbirds arrive, the crew think they are finished. However, the Romulan Warbird Valdore hails them. Commander Donatra, who was an ally of Shinzon before he spurned her advances, offers assistance to the Enterprise. The two warbirds buy the Enterprise enough time for Deanna to use her link to the Viceroy to locate the Scimitar, allowing Worf to fire. But Shinzon is still powerful as he blasts away the foward section of the bridge, sucking the helmsman out into space. (See: Battle of the Bassen Rift.)
The Enterprise is boarded by Reman soldiers, and Riker and the Viceroy face off over a large chasm. Deanna takes the helm, and the Scimitar moves to face the Enterprise directly. Shinzon orders Picard to surrender, but Picard instead sends a text message to Deanna telling her to set a collision course. The two vessels collide causing severe damage to both ships leaving them adrift, but Shinzon backs the Scimitar away and activates his thalaron weapon, targeting the Enterprise. Picard beams aboard the Scimitar to stop the weapon, leaving Data in command. Data then tells Deanna to take command, and he and Geordi head for a corridor that faces Shinzon's vessel. Data leaps out of the Enterprise and boards the Scimitar.
Picard and Shinzon face off against one another, and Picard eventually kills him. The experience leaves him shocked and he doesn't realize that Data slapped a one-person transporter onto him. Picard is beamed aboard the Enterprise, and Data fires his phaser at Shinzon's superweapon and obliterates the Scimitar. Commander Donatra sends repair and medical crews to the Enterprise telling Picard that he has made the first of what she hopes will be many friends in the Romulan Star Empire. The command crew share a bottle of Chateau Picard and remember their fallen comrade Data.
Memorable Quotes
"Duty. A starship captain's life is filled with solemn duty. I have commanded men in battle. I have negotiated peace treaties between implacable enemies. I have represented the Federation in first contact with 27 alien species. But none of this compares with my solemn duty today...as best man!"
- - Captain Picard
"And like a thousand commanders on a thousand battlefields, I wait for the dawn."
- - Captain Picard
"Mr. Data...shut up. Fifteen years, I've been waiting to say that."
- - Captain Picard
"Romulan Ale should be illegal."
"It is."
- - Worf, Geordi
"It appears to be some sort of robotic arm."
"Very astute."
- - Data, Worf
"Goodbye."
- - Data's last word
"Captain Riker was pulling my leg wasn't he...sir."
- - Commander Martin Madden (deleted scene)
"How do you think about a trip to Romulus?"
"With, or without the rest of the fleet?"
- - Admiral Janeway, Picard
Background Information
- This TNG film featured the longest gap between it and the preceeding movie, a span of about four years.
- There are no opening credits save the title. Both the letter 'R' in 'Trek' and the second 'E' in 'Nemesis' are presented backward within the words in order to introduce the idea of a mirror image.
- Steven Culp, who would later play Major Hayes in ENT Season 3, was filmed portraying the Enterprise-E's new first officer, Commander Martin Madden. This scene was cut from the theatrical release, but is available as a deleted scene on the DVD release.
- The film contains references to all five live-action Star Trek television series. Riker employs an evasive maneuver named after James T. Kirk, the entire cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation appears, Riker discusses the Remans participation in the war with the Dominion, Admiral Kathryn Janeway appears, and a USS Archer is listed amongst a Starfleet Battle Group.
- The name of the Romulan ship IRW Valdore would later be reused as the name of a 22nd century Romulan senator and admiral, Valdore, in Star Trek: Enterprise.
- B-4's original name was B-9 (obviously a tip of the hat to the B-9 robot of Lost in Space, as well as heavy foreshadowing that the android might not be "benign" to our heroes).
- The interiors for sickbay and crew quarters were new sets specifically built for this film. In previous outings, redressed interiors for Voyager were used.
- The Reman costumes were re-used as Xindi-Reptilian uniforms in Star Trek: Enterprise.
- The Enterprise-E is not the first Federation starship to visit Romulus. The USS Bellerophon visited the planet in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges".
- This is the only TNG film not to feature the Mintakan tapestry (TNG: "Who Watches the Watchers?") somewhere in Picard's quarters.
- In-joke? Troi is once again put to the helm and AGAIN she crashes the ship...
- Bryan Singer, director of the first two X-Men films (which featured Patrick Stewart), can be seen in one scene as the replacement tactical officer.
- The song Riker mentions when remembering his first encounter with Data was in fact "Pop Goes the Weasel" dating all the way back to the pilot, "Encounter at Farpoint".
- Director Stuart Baird requested the redesign of many aspects of the universe, such as phasers and other props, to make them seem more realistic. He also requested a darker scheme to be used in the sets, hence a complete overhaul of the LCARS displays throughout the ship.
- The costumes worn by the Romulan guards seen briefly in the Senate were based upon ancient Japanese armor.
- The Enterprise-E observation lounge features a bank of computers that would later reappear aboard Enterprise, NX-01. (ENT: "The Xindi")
- Although Wil Wheaton's (Wesley Crusher) only scene in the movie with any dialogue was cut from the final film, he can be seen sitting to the left of his mother at the far end of the front table during the wedding celebration (Note inset photo marked "The wedding"). Several deleted scenes, including that one, can be seen in the two-disc DVD Special Collector's Edition
- The fast food restaurant Del Taco featured promotional tie-in to the film.
- Trailers and TV spots featured Shinzon's line "Kill everything aboard that ship, then set a course for Earth" edited into "Set a course for Earth -- kill everything". The latter would become a somewhat unofficial tagline before the film's opening.
- The toy company Art Asylum released four action figures based on the film in the likeness of Picard, Data, Shinzon and the Viceroy. However, its replica of the Enterprise-E (with lights and sound) was finally released in February 2006, over three years later.
- A large mock-up of the saucer section of the Enterprise, used during the collision course sequence, would later appear in the debris field of a Borg sphere in ENT: "Regeneration".
- As with the actors portraying Remans, Michael Dorn's voice was electronically lowered in post production to give Worf a more "alien" feel.
- The contact lenses used in Data's makeup differed from those used in previous outings as, this time, they were more opaque yellow.
- In an interview early in the film's preproduction, John Logan stated that a Gorn would be present in Riker and Troi's wedding reception. However, no such alien appeared in the final movie due to the prohibitively high cost of creating such a creature.
- Logan also wanted the battle in the Bassen Rift to be fought with a fleet of vessels, not just four, however this too would have been prohibitively expensive.
- While in Star Trek: Generations the displays in stellar cartography were created with blue-screens and digital compositing, stellar cartography in this film simply featured a large screen with a rear-projected display.
- Also, the console in the center of stellar cartography, in this film, was a reuse of the table featured in the Son'a conference room in Star Trek: Insurrection.
- Most reviews for this film were lukewarm at best, which was possibly one of the reasons it struggled at the box office. Many also attribute this to the fact that it opened mere days before The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, one of the highest grossing films in recent years.
- Ironically, while the TV series Star Trek: Enterprise would also ultimately fail to garner audience attention, the cast would blame this on the show's lack of promotion. Star Trek: Nemesis, on the other hand, was the largest marketed film in the franchise, and the second-to-lowest grossing.
- Many fans point to glaring inconsistencies, tonal problems, and simple characterization flaws for the relative failure of this film. This may or may not have something to do with the fact that director Stuart Baird was so unfamiliar with the Star Trek universe that he would often mispronounce character names and more specifically erroneously refer to Geordi La Forge as an "alien".
- Following the box office disappointment, various members of the cast stated that this was in fact the final outing for the crew of the Enterprise-E, despite the fact that the film's tagline "A Generation's Final Journey" was never acknowledged as being definitive. Recently, however, cast members such as Patrick Stewart and Michael Dorn have stated their belief that the Next Generation crew will return to the big screen in the future.
- Some confusion exists as to how many decks are aboard the Enterprise-E. Following the intruder alert, Worf orders a security team to Deck 29 where a fire fight takes place, sending Riker and the Reman Viceroy to a lower deck where they proceed to fight in a vertical shaft that appears to extend at least another 5 levels lower. Unfortunately in Star Trek: First Contact, Picard explicitly stated that the ship had only 24 decks, which is supported both by the deckplan seen on the bridge of the ship, as well as the ship's designer, John Eaves. However, a later reference in the film states that there are 27 decks, so the true number remains a mystery.
- The free-standing terminals used on the Scimitar bridge are actually reused Jem'Hadar consoles from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
- The free-standing terminals used on the Valdore bridge are actually reused Klingon consoles from throughout the various series.
- The Valdore bridge itself was actually a redress of the bridge of the Enterprise-E.
- During a briefing in the observation lounge, a close-up of a computer terminal reveals the reflection of both the camera and green screens behind it.
- At one point Data states, "I feel nothing". While he did recieve an emotion chip in Star Trek: Generations, he seems to have removed and ceased using the chip some time before this story began. There is also the possibility he just chose to have the chip deactivated for the duration of the film's events. He had previously demonstrated the ability to shut off the emotion chip at will in Star Trek: First Contact.
- A scene featuring the Picard family album shows a photograph of Picard as a cadet sporting a shaved head. Early TNG episodes had previously indicated that Picard in fact did have hair in his early years in Starfleet. Compounding the confusion, Dr. Crusher states that she remembers Picard as a cadet, despite the fact that Crusher would have only been a couple years old at that time.
- Shinzon's death scene, in which he basically impales himself, is reminscent of a death scene in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, in which an Uruk-Hai warrior impales himself. However it is likely derived from a moment in Le Morte D'Arthur (1485) by Thomas Mallory. In this Mordred - King Arthur's illegitimate son and nemesis - dies in such a manner, dragging himself up a spear which has impaled him in an attempt to reach and slay the King. This is likely as Shinzon is a clear Mordred figure for Picard, an 'offspring' (in this case a clone not a natural child) created without the hero's knowledge by his enemies, who then grows to manhood hating his 'Father' and determined to destroy all that he holds most dear.
- While the Dominion War is mentioned several times over the course of the film, the fact that the Federation and the Romulans were allied during that war is conveniently left out.
- If observed closely, the two Romulan Warbirds shown in the Bassen Rift are not the same color. Donatra's vessel is green while the other is brown.
- John Logan named the character of Commander Martin Madden after his long-time partner, Marty Madden. The scenes about him were finally cut from the final movie, but they can be seen on the DVD edition.
- Seven deleted scenes appear on the DVD edition with introduction by producer Rick Berman. In the intro, Rick Berman confirms that roughly 50 minutes of footage was trimmed from the original version. The seven deleted scenes make up about 17 minutes of this original footage and includes:
- A private conversation between Picard and Data over a glass of wine.
- Early introduction of Shinzon in the film (right after the wedding reception). This is the scene that includes the dialogue from the theatrical trailers, "But in darkness there is strength...(Viceroy)" and "The time we have dreamed of is at hand... the mighty federation will fall before us...(Shinzon)."
- The second rape scene of Counselor Troi in a turbolift.
- A scene of Picard walking with Troi down a corridor and Troi explaining to him that he and Shinzon are two different people. This scene includes the line from the trailer, "it was like a part of me had been stolen...(Picard).
- Sick-bay getting ready for battle, a short dialogue between Dr. Crusher and Picard is shown.
- Worf warning Picard about the Romulans just before they leave for Romulus. This scene includes the dialogue from the trailer, "I recommend extreme caution...(Worf)."
- The original extended ending - A new First Officer is introduced on board the Enterprise and two funny moments are shown afterward. Instead of ending while the Enterprise is docked above Earth, this new ending shows the Enterprise flying away.
Links and References
Cast
- Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard
- Jonathan Frakes as William T. Riker
- Brent Spiner as Data and B-4
- LeVar Burton as Geordi La Forge
- Michael Dorn as Worf
- Marina Sirtis as Deanna Troi
- Gates McFadden as Beverly Crusher
- Tom Hardy as Shinzon
- Ron Perlman as Viceroy
- Shannon Cochran as Tal'aura
- Dina Meyer as Donatra
- Jude Ciccolella as Suran
- Alan Dale as Hiren
- John Berg as a Romulan Senator
- Michael Owen as Branson
- Robertson Dean as a Reman Officer
- Kate Mulgrew as Kathryn Janeway
- David Ralphe as a Romulan Commander #1
- J. Patrick McCormack as a Romulan Commander #2
- Wil Wheaton as Wesley Crusher
- Majel Barrett Roddenberry as computer voice
- Whoopi Goldberg as Guinan (uncredited)
- Bryan Singer as Starfleet Bridge Officer #1 (uncredited)
- Doug Wax as Starfleet Bridge Officer #2 (uncredited)
- Michael Wickson as Reman Subcommander (uncredited)
- Steven Culp as Martin Madden (uncredited-deleted scene)
References
Archer, USS; Argo, Aries, USS; auto-destruct; Bassen Rift; Battle of the Bassen Rift; Berlin, Irving; Betazed; Blue Skies; Borg; Chateau Picard; cloaking device; clone; dilithium; Dominion War; drydock; Earth; Galaxy, USS; Hood, USS; Imzadi; Intrepid, USS; ion storm; Kolarin System; Kolarus Prime; Kolarus III; medical tricorder; memory engrams; Nova, USS; Opal Sea; positronic brain; positronic matrix; Praetor; Remans; Remus; Romulan ale; Romulan Neutral Zone; Romulans; Romulan Senate; Romulan Star Empire; Romulan Warbird; Romulus; Son'a; Soong, Noonien, Dr.; Scimitar; Scorpion-class; Shalaft's syndrome; Soong-type android; Spot; Starfleet Academy; Starfleet Command; Starfleet Intelligence; Stellar Cartography; thalaron radiation; Titan, USS; Valdore, IRW; Valdore-type; Valiant, USS; wedding traditions
External Links
- Star Trek: Nemesis at Wikipedia
- Star Trek: Nemesis at the Internet Movie Database
- Linux and Star Trek - a discussion with the studio Digital Domain on using Linux to render special effects in Star Trek: Nemesis and other films, including anecdotes and some code used in the process
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