It's always difficult to compare films and series from another era with those of today. In the 1960s, cinematic storytelling was slower, there were fewer cuts, and the dialogue and close-ups were much longer. In addition, film technology was still in its infancy and the effects look correspondingly weak. Likewise, films are always a reflection of the time in which they were made: from the costumes, to the set design or the film music, to the representation of social norms and values (which is why we are bombarded with diversity and gender ideology in DIS).
However, one should think that in a science fiction series the impossible is also imagined and things are shown that deliberately deviate from the social and technical standards of the time. Pike, on the other hand, is the typical macho man of the 1960s with a sexist image of women. He prefers not to see any women on the bridge and treats the female crew members - including his Number One - quite condescendingly. Even if this may reflect the typical image of women at the time, one could have expected more from a science fiction series. As was repeatedly emphasized in the later series, how morally elevated people are now and how prejudices and inequality no longer exist.
Likewise, one might expect from a science fiction series that the set and costume designers would be inspired by a distant future and try out new things. Instead, the furniture on the Enterprise looks 1960s, as do the uniforms and hairstyles. And one could have predicted that in the future we might no longer use paper but instead use portable computers and that no one would run around with clipboards anymore.
By the way, Number One was rejected by the TV station. She seemed too cold and emotionless. Something that didn't fit the image of women in the 1960s. These character traits were then attributed to Spock. So much for the topic of "science fiction" - where women cannot even be portrayed as emancipated and tough but still have to correspond to the traditional image of women from the post-war era. Like this submissive ensign, whose job is just to look good on screen and is constantly pushed aside in a sexist manner by Pike.
The story is also rather poor: an intelligent species that runs a menagerie with all kinds of aliens in order to feast on their dreams and fantasies. In the end, everything comes down to the fact that they now need a human man to complement the human woman they already have in their roster, so that the reproduction of the human species in their zoo is ensured. It could have been a little more science fiction than that. Even in the 1960s. No wonder this episode was rejected and Pike was sent into retirement. That Pike had the charm of a rough block of wood.
However, one should think that in a science fiction series the impossible is also imagined and things are shown that deliberately deviate from the social and technical standards of the time. Pike, on the other hand, is the typical macho man of the 1960s with a sexist image of women. He prefers not to see any women on the bridge and treats the female crew members - including his Number One - quite condescendingly. Even if this may reflect the typical image of women at the time, one could have expected more from a science fiction series. As was repeatedly emphasized in the later series, how morally elevated people are now and how prejudices and inequality no longer exist.
Likewise, one might expect from a science fiction series that the set and costume designers would be inspired by a distant future and try out new things. Instead, the furniture on the Enterprise looks 1960s, as do the uniforms and hairstyles. And one could have predicted that in the future we might no longer use paper but instead use portable computers and that no one would run around with clipboards anymore.
By the way, Number One was rejected by the TV station. She seemed too cold and emotionless. Something that didn't fit the image of women in the 1960s. These character traits were then attributed to Spock. So much for the topic of "science fiction" - where women cannot even be portrayed as emancipated and tough but still have to correspond to the traditional image of women from the post-war era. Like this submissive ensign, whose job is just to look good on screen and is constantly pushed aside in a sexist manner by Pike.
The story is also rather poor: an intelligent species that runs a menagerie with all kinds of aliens in order to feast on their dreams and fantasies. In the end, everything comes down to the fact that they now need a human man to complement the human woman they already have in their roster, so that the reproduction of the human species in their zoo is ensured. It could have been a little more science fiction than that. Even in the 1960s. No wonder this episode was rejected and Pike was sent into retirement. That Pike had the charm of a rough block of wood.