Star Trek has more in common with a sitcom than you might think. Like Friends or The Big Bang Theory, the movie series is fundamentally about a group of characters whose interlocking friendships provide limitless entertainment. Nowhere is this more apparent in the franchise than in The Voyage Home. The film takes a more lighthearted approach than previous films, which allows details of the characters' relationships to shine through. There may not be a laugh track, but we're happy to provide one ourselves.
Questions about Friendship
- Is Spock a good friend to his peers? Why or why not?
- How does Spock's relationship to the concept of friendship change over the course of the movie? What causes this shift?
- In what way do the crew members of Enterprise prove their loyalty to one another?
- Taking into account previous films in the series, how has Spock and Kirk's friendship changed over time?
Chew on This
Spock finally understands friendship when he realizes that trust is at its core.
Over the course of this and the previous two films, the crew members of Enterprise show their loyalty to one another by constantly putting themselves at risk for the greater good.