Star Trek (2009) is the eleventh film based on the Star Trek franchise and features the main characters of the original Star Trek television series, portrayed by a new cast. It was directed by J. J. Abrams.
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What defines the terms, “Subspace Frequencies” & “Border Protection Grids”?
In the movie 'Star trek (2009)", When Commander Nero takes in Captain Christopher Pike, he asks him about the "Subspace frequencies" of Earth's "border protection grids".
What does he mean of these ...
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Did Kirk make a racist remark?
In Star Trek (2009) there is a scene in which Kirk is accused of academic misconduct by Spock. After Spock's speech, Kirk remarks quietly to McCoy something about that "pointy eared bastard". Now, ...
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Can destruction of the black hole restore original timeline?
Nero travelled back in time which created a new timeline (Star Trek 2009 movie). The same thing happened when Vosk travelled back in time (Star Trek: Enterprise season 4).
When time machine of Vosk ...
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How did Narada escape from inside the event horizon of the black hole?
In Star Trek (2009) movie, Narada appeared from a black hole. Well, I don't know how a black hole cooks spacetime to make time travel, but I know one thing for sure: No Event from inside Event Horizon ...
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How does young Spock know about the spaceship?
In the reboot Star Trek movie young Spock and Kirk beam onto Nero's ship to stop him destroying Earth. Spock mind-melds with an unconscious Romulan and announces he's found the location of the Vulcan ...
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Why was command of USS Enterprise NCC-1701 given to Christopher Pike from Kirk?
According to Star Trek (2009) movie, Kirk became captain of USS Enterprise NCC-1701 when he was much younger than he was in TOS. In TOS, it was shown that Christopher Pike was captain of Enterprise 13 ...
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Why didn't Temporal Agents stop Nero from destroying Vulcan?
Temporal Agents were supposed to keep eyes on timeline. Whenever timeline was altered and Temporal Agents failed to prevent it, it was due to advanced tech of other factions of Temporal Cold War.
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Why did Nero wait for over decade after arriving in 23rd century? [duplicate]
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In Star Trek (2009), what did the Romulans do for 25 years while waiting?
When Nero arrived in 23rd century, Kirk wasn't even born. But, at the time of destruction of ...
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Where were Vulcan sensor & defense when Narada attacked Vulcan?
Vulcan wasn't a primitive race. It was a warp-capable interstellar race which had a reputation of technology in local space. It was a member of United Federation of Planets, too.
But, when Narada ...
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Why would a mining vessel have all kinds of advanced weaponry?
In Star Trek (2009), the Narada is equipped with some sophisticated missiles. Why would a mining vessel need such heavy offensive weaponry?
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What rank was Kirk when he first boarded the Enterprise in Star Trek (2009)?
In the 2009 film Star Trek, we see a young Kirk enter StarFleet Academy. A few years pass, and he takes the Kobayashi Maru test. Shortly afterwards, Nero attacks, and he ends up on the Enterprise. ...
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In Star Trek (2009), Did the Original Timeline Survive?
Usually, in Star Trek, when there's a timeline change, the indication is that the original timeline is gone and replaced with the new one. In City on the Edge of Forever, Kirk makes a comment that if ...
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In Star Trek (2009), how did the warp-capable Enterprise get trapped by the gravity of a black hole?
In the last scene of Star Trek (2009), the Enterprise got trapped in the gravitational field of a black hole.
Light can't escape a black hole if it's inside the event horizon. The Enterprise was ...
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How could Enterprise remain at warp after ejecting its cores in Star Trek (2009)
In the 2009 film,
How did the Enterprise maintain warp despite having ejected its cores?
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Why was the Enterprise built on the ground?
In the latest Star Trek movie (2009) it is shown that the USS Enterprise is being built on the ground. Has any reason or advantage been stated in or out of universe for why they would construct a ...
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In Star Trek (2009), what did the Romulans do for 25 years while waiting?
In the film Star Trek (2009), Spock said Nero captain of the Romulan mining ship waited 25 years for him to arrive (in which were only seconds for Spock). So what did Nero and his band of misguided ...
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Why didn't Nero visit his homeworld to warn of its destruction?
In the Star Trek reboot (2009), since Nero and his crew travelled back in time, why didn't they just take off and warn their homeworld of its imminent destruction? The ship had warp drive, did it not?
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