| Overall: | B- |
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| Violence: | C- |
| Sexual Content: | C+ |
| Language: | C+ |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | C+ |
| Run Time: | 132 |
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After watching a movie with your children or students, we encourage parents and teachers to look for education opportunities to teach with movies. Here are a few discussion topics that can help with lesson plans or teaching in the home.
Kirk seems to think that the rules don’t apply to him. Does this contribute to his success? Are rules sometimes limiting? On the other hand how do rules protect individuals as well as society’s stability? What are the consequences, if any, that Kirk experiences for his behavior? How does Kirk’s attitude toward rules differ from Spock’s?
What drives Kirk to hunt down the man who attacked the Federation headquarters? Can anger or desires for revenge lessen a person’s ability to make sound judgments?
How does the Prime Directive influence the decisions and activities of the Enterprise crew? Do you have a “prime directive” that guides the decisions in your life?
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About the Reviewer: Kerry Bennett
Kerry Bennett is interested in media from both a journalist and parent perspective. Along with authoring articles for several family-oriented publications, she has written for Parent Previews for nearly 10 years. She serves as Vice President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness. She and her husband Garry have four sons.
