The epic geek battle between "Star Wars" and "Star Trek" leaves "Star Trek" as a superior film (Photo : Youtube)
For a long time now, there has been an epic geek battle between "Star Wars" and "Star Trek" and judging from the breakdown of the facts, "Star Trek" gets seen as a superior film. Here is why;
"Star Trek" is more complex and deep
"Star Wars" features a good story full of fantasy, but that is not enough as it is still simple and predictable. It simply encompasses a young hero who gets guided by a sage mentor, the jaunty anti-hero, the evil villain supervising a cruel empire, the goofy sidekicks among others.
In simple words, "Star Wars" only puts together all our favorite archetypes into one smooth story, while throwing in cool special effects. There are deep themes and morals, but they are basic and few.
"Star Trek," in contrast, features many complex stories under the blanket of science fiction. It often focusses on heavy ideas such as social commentary, human philosophy, and ambiguous moral quandaries. It tackles such problems with a variety of themes and in-depth examination that "Star Wars" cannot parallel. According to Softonic, the music also makes "Star Trek" stand out.
"Star Trek" has advanced aliens
"Star Wars" features characters who are homo sapiens. The aliens/robots that do take a more noticeable role are typically characters devoid of complexity and dynamism.
"Star Trek," conversely, treats its aliens much worthier. They get shown as complex, sentient creatures with complicate backstories, opinions and voice, foibles and strengths; they are often main characters in the story and important members of the ship's crew.
Volume and variety
"Star Wars" is composed of three movies but then again, as Bucks County Courier puts it, it also has three mediocre ones, not forgetting another animated film and animated television series. Then again, "Star Trek" has 726 television episodes that span six television series, adding other 12 movies ranging from OK to awesome, according to fans. That means more variety of characters, plots, worlds and more.
Science in "Star Trek" is actual science
As many fans put it, "Star Wars" is by a hair's breadth a science fiction film. The world in the film is based more on faith and mysticism than anything else. All Sith and Jedis obtain their power from some form of omnipotent force.
"Star Trek," oppositely, keeps its world in the realms of realism. As a matter of fact, the human race has already started using technologies predicted by the series, such as cell phones, video conferencing, iPads and Google Glass.
Simon Pegg
According to many fans, he gets regarded as a lovely and massive "Star Trek" fan who co-wrote the film, and it is probably one reason "Star Trek" gets favored.
