Why Kirk Was Promoted To Captain So Quickly In Star Trek's 2009 Movie

Chris Pine as Captain Kirk in Star Trek 2009

JJ Abrams' 2009 Star Trek movie cleverly rebooted the franchise by setting the new saga in a reality parallel to the Prime Universe, but the writer/director also made the divisive decision to fire Chris Pine's version of James T. Kirk rapidly through the ranks at Starfleet.

James Kirk was not even supposed to be present on board the Enterprise during the mission in 2009's Star Trek , as he stowed himself away to force Starfleet into taking him along. &#x2715 Remove Ads In a TV show, this wouldn't have been as much of an issue, as spreading the arc throughout a full season would have felt a little less jarring. In movie form, it's pretty difficult to avoid unless Kirk's promotions don't happen until a later sequel.

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