Then, with the 2009 movie, you have this little snippet spoken by Captain Pike himself:
"You understand what the Federation is, don't you? It's important. It's a peacekeeping and humanitarian armada..."
While the current dictionary definition of "Armada" does not necessarily connote a military force, the etymology of the word indicates that its roots are indeed miltaristic in nature.
The fact of the matter, though, is that a militaristic Trek has greater appeal to key demographics than a scientific Trek and is an easier sell to studio bigwigs.
The best hope is that these "actiony" ST movies garner enough mainstream momentum to allow the franchise to "dial it back" a bit with a more thought provoking entry and then that movie has to deliver in both box office and mass appeal if any chance is to exist for additional movies in that vein.
"You understand what the Federation is, don't you? It's important. It's a peacekeeping and humanitarian armada..."
While the current dictionary definition of "Armada" does not necessarily connote a military force, the etymology of the word indicates that its roots are indeed miltaristic in nature.
The fact of the matter, though, is that a militaristic Trek has greater appeal to key demographics than a scientific Trek and is an easier sell to studio bigwigs.
The best hope is that these "actiony" ST movies garner enough mainstream momentum to allow the franchise to "dial it back" a bit with a more thought provoking entry and then that movie has to deliver in both box office and mass appeal if any chance is to exist for additional movies in that vein.