I didn’t think they could come up with a better trailer for Star Trek, but after seeing this one, many questions are answered and I didn’t think it was possible, but my anticipation has gone up.
Raging fan speculation was all about the fightin’ words when they saw the trailer and assumed that a young rebellious Kirk was drafted in a bar fight to be the Captain of the Enterprise.
Well if this trailer tells us nothing it clears the air about that. Kirk will rise through the ranks after someone who knew his father encourages him to enlist. He takes the steps required and finds himself in a unique situation. Obviously he is serving as a lesser officer or something when the Captain of the Enterprise is incapacitated and Kirk steps up to the big chair to lead the mission.
I also like the line “James T Kirk was a great man, but that was a another life” implying to me that Nero is from the Future. This would fit with the speculation that someone goes back in time to change the past and cleans the slate for the franchise to carry on fresh.
This sets my mind at ease about some plot points but honestly I didn’t think that he was going to be named Captain that fast anyways.
