Star Trek repeatedly dips into the same bag of "artistic expression" that inspired your kindergarten dance teacher. Streamers, tacky costumes, overwrought movement, absurd fabrics, and gaudy face paint. A sort of interpretation of festival and carnival culture from people who don't quite understand it.
This kind of exaggerated "expressive" performance comes up a few times across several series in the franchise; the "Colony of Free Spirits" on The Next Generation(The Higher, The Fewer!) for example. It was obvious to me as hammy, overacted, and seemed too childish to me when I was in kindergarten, and its an unwelcome addition to Star Trek as an adult.
Performance and creativity are wonderful things, I don't want this review to come across as the bitter complaints of a sour old grouch who hates youthful expression and fun, but these performances are too tacky, gaudy, and annoying for me to sit through on most viewings.
The process of overcoming the villain who generates this environment is satisfying, but only to see the over-the-top characters get their comeuppance.
This kind of exaggerated "expressive" performance comes up a few times across several series in the franchise; the "Colony of Free Spirits" on The Next Generation(The Higher, The Fewer!) for example. It was obvious to me as hammy, overacted, and seemed too childish to me when I was in kindergarten, and its an unwelcome addition to Star Trek as an adult.
Performance and creativity are wonderful things, I don't want this review to come across as the bitter complaints of a sour old grouch who hates youthful expression and fun, but these performances are too tacky, gaudy, and annoying for me to sit through on most viewings.
The process of overcoming the villain who generates this environment is satisfying, but only to see the over-the-top characters get their comeuppance.