Wheeljack35 wrote:Wow you two really surprise me
I have been to many message boards and when this subject comes up it's almost unanimously in favor for Trek 2
First Contact is ok but it's no Wrath of Khan
Khan is good, very good. And it has stood the test of time very well. One of the things that made First Contact great was the darkness and inner struggle with Picard
In a way you could say that it is a reverse of Khan in a sense
In Khan you had a madman seeking vengence on Starfleet's greatest hero of that era
In First Contact Picard, IMO the greatest hero of that era, succumbing to the darkness within himself and nearly becoming mad with revenge like Khan was.
Note: at the end of Khan, Khan quoted Ahab
In First Contact Picard was likened to Ahab, and nearly became a similar character.
thats why FC was the better film for me, because the great Picard nearly became absorbed by his inner demons
In Khan Kirk's character remained fairly constant through the film