Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Summary
Star Trek five : The Final Frontier ’s Laurence Luckinbill ploughshare how he sees Sybok and credits director William Shatner for help him realize his vision . Shatner cast Luckinbill as the baddie of the fifthStar Trekmovie after assure the lauded stage actor ’s performance as President Lyndon B. Johnson inLyndon . As Sybok , Luckinbill play a holy humanity who was the Vulcan half - brother of Spock ( Leonard Nimoy ) . However , Sybok was no mere with child , and the emotional Vulcan was unlike previousStar Trekmovie scoundrel .
Laurence Luckinbill appeared onAll Access Star Trek - A TrekMovie.com Podcasthosted by Anthony Pascale and Laurie Ulster to promote his memoir , " Affective Memories , " and to cross out the 35th anniversary ofStar Trek V : The Final Frontier . When Pascale asked Luckinbill how he saw Sybok as the doer portraying the Vulcan , Laurence devote a engrossing reception . mind to the podcast in the connexion above and read Luckinbill ’s quote below :
It was written a bit like a villain , except there was this search for God . Well , we ’re all look for for God , are n’t we ? In some means … After I accepted the part , [ I met with William Shatner ] and he asked , ‘ How do you see the fictitious character ? ’ And I said , ‘ Lenin . ’ Vladimir Ilyich Lenin … Lenin had a groovy dream that he could dislodge Russia . He could make it all good and better for the people . But as he gradually have into it , and he felt the obstacles rush against him , he gradually turned into a potentate .
And that ’s where Sybok was headed because he made that choice . And then he slip the Enterprise . And that was the first crowing military action , which was a larceny . And gradually , as the [ motion-picture show ] moved along , and we got to that last scene where I convert hands with Leonard , with Spock , my brother , and then sacrifice myself to keep open him , to this evil god . Which was , to me , Shakespearean . It was tragic , and I played it that way .
RegardingSybok in the beginning being arm with rock-and-roll guns or weaponsinStar Trek V ’s script , Luckinbill say no and explain his reasoning to William Shatner :
I said I do n’t want to because I am the human part of Spock . I am a peaceful somebody . Sybok is a peaceable mortal . He is expect for God . He is look for help . He ’s looking to relieve pain . Why would he carry a gun around ? So Bill finally order , ‘ Well , we ’ll fix that . ’ And he did . We were able-bodied to do a big fight , and the gun was n’t significant . I in reality love Bill Shatner . So he was a good director for me . Other people complained about him . I do n’t .
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William Shatner ’s Star Trek V : The Final Frontier is a comforting ticker with enjoyable give-and-take , a compelling villain in Sybok , and secure intention .
Sybok Is Unlike Other Star Trek Movie Villains
There hasn’t been a villain like Sybok before or since
AmongStar Trek ’s picture villain , Sybok is unparalleled and stand aside . MostStar Trekmovie baddie be the mould of Khan Noonien Singh(Ricardo Montalban ) inStar Trek II : The Wrath of Khan . The vengeance - crave , scenery - chewing Khan lay out the criterion forStar Trekmovie scoundrel , and the films have try out to repeat Montalban ’s iconic heavy , without the same winner . Star Trek ’s cinematic Big bad like Kruge ( Christopher Lloyd ) inStar Trek III : The Search for Spock , Shinzon ( Tom Hardy ) inStar Trek : Nemesis , Nero ( Eric Bana ) inStar Trek(2009 ) , and Krall ( Idris Elba ) inStar Trek Beyondhave all tried to be Khan ’s 2d coming .
Khan literally had a second coming inStar Trek Into Darkness , with Benedict Cumberbatch playing Khan inStar Trek ’s alternate Kelvin Timeline .
As Laurence Luckinbill explained toTrekMovie , Sybok is cut from a different cloth than Khan . Sybok is not driven by revenge or a lustfulness for power . Sybok is a Vulcan holy man , a believer who seeks God and the answer to the universe ’s outstanding questions . Sybok ’s folly is that he was manipulated by amalevolent exotic sitting as God ( George Murdock ) . But when he realizes his grave error , Sybok save his chum , Spock , and sacrifice himself at the remnant ofStar Trek V : The Final Frontier . Sybok is tragic in a Shakespearean good sense , just as Laurence Luckibill played him .
Source : All Access Star Trek - A TrekMovie.com Podcast
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