Review of Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) by Kai82 — 13 Mar 2020

A good example that the best Science Fiction movies are grounded in reality. The inspiration for the story was the collapse of the Soviet Union that resulted in the end of the cold war and the Chernobyl disaster.

This was transferred well to the Star Trek universe and the relationship of the Federation and Klingon Empire. Then there is the good performance of all characters. The cast ended the(ir) era with their best performance tied with Wrath of Khan.

Each one is well integrated into the story. Kirk, Spock and McCoy especially deliver a great performance. With General Chang and Lieutenant Valeris we got two new good characters. Both of hem are a solid addition to the movie.

The story is engaging at all times and the plot twists are working really well. Watch this without spoilers as it improves the experience by far (and it is a crime to spoil these)! While the tone of the movie is more serious they added really good humor.

It also explores philosophical themes that I want to point out but noticed that it will lead to much into spoiler territory. It leads however to changes and development of characters that feel natural.

It want to praise what they did here. It is a game changer for the lore, history and it is a fitting transition to the next generation. Overall this is a worthy final movie with a fine mixture of good storytelling, well integrated characters and philosophy.

Over the years it got to Wrath of Khan greatness for me and I will say it is a must watch recommendation even for none Star Trek fans as the themes of the movie are universally enjoyable.Bonus knowledge: Did you know that many physicist were also writing science fiction books? They used of cause pseudonyms to avoid troubles.

Because of this there are many scientific accurate technologies, terms and ideas in science fiction. Michio Kaku wrote the book “The Physics of the Impossible” where he analyzed what science fiction technologies are possible in real life.