An amazing blend of homage and update, the new Star Trek movie pulls off the miraculous feat of pleasing fanatics while satisfying new viewers. What makes the movie accessible to newcomers is the vibrant interplay between reason and emotion--the same engine that drove the original show and all its previous movie iterations. The young actors in the movie are forceful, conveying a can-do spirit, and the plot balances small human drama with galaxy-wide conflict. I will confess to being a supreme Trekker, and I shouted and even cried multiple times. But I was surrounded by 20-year olds who laughed at the jokes and thrilled to the drama, and who seemed just as caught up in the Kirk-Spock dynamic as I was.