DarkBluePhoenix wrote:It's because he took the best ST film - Wrath of Khan - and made a very visually striking film...
Well, the obnoxiously bright lens flares were certainly striking, if that's what you mean.
(Sorry, I couldn't resist, but I am genuinely curious as to what parts of Into Darkness were visually striking - I remember the storyboarding being very mediocre and the camera constantly rotating/panning/tracking like it was a randomized pan-and-zoom setting in Windows Movie Maker. There may have been other shots that were interesting, but I legitimately don't remember.)