Line #34 Heartwarming/StarTrekIIITheSearchForSpock


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:"Jim. Your name is Jim."]]
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4	* The film's premise is a Heartwarming: Admiral Kirk and co. risk their own lives on a dangerous mission and take an enormous chance to revive their friend via a method even the ''Vulcans'' are not sure will work entirely. Even if they don't come out alive nor even successfully bring him back in doing so, they'd still say it was all worth making an attempt to save him. Spock means ''that much'' to them.
5	** Made even more heartwarming when you take into account that the 'bring Spock back to life' part only became a known option ''after'' they reached Genesis; prior to that they were operating on the assumption that they were just retrieving Spock's body to complete Vulcan funerary customs. Kirk himself confirmed that he wasn't sure if he believed any of it, but if there was even a ''chance'' that Spock had an immortal soul he felt obliged to try.
6	* When Spock is resurrected at the end. The entire point of the movie comes to an emotional head with the following exchanges.
7	-->'''Sarek:''' Kirk, I thank you. What you have done...\
8	'''Kirk:''' What I have done, I had to do.\
9	'''Sarek:''' And at what cost? Your ship. Your son.\
10	'''Kirk:''' If I hadn't tried, the cost would have been my soul.
11	** and shortly after ...
12	--->'''Spock:''' My father says... that you have been my friend. You came back for me.\
13	'''Kirk:''' You would have done the same for me.\
14	'''Spock:''' Why would you do this?\
15	'''Kirk:''' [[CallBack Because the needs of the one... outweighed the needs of the many.]]\
16	'''Spock:''' ...I have been and ever shall be your friend.\
17	'''Kirk:''' Yes. Yes, Spock.\
18	'''Spock:''' ...Ship, out of danger?\
19	'''Kirk:''' You saved the ship. You saved us all. Don't you remember?\
20	'''Spock:''' ...Jim. Your name... is Jim.\
21	'''Kirk:''' ''Yes.''
22	** The fact that one of the first things that Spock spontaneously remembers about Kirk is that his name is [[AffectionateNickname "Jim"]] is a CMOH in and of itself.
23	** The fact that the stoic Vulcan gongs during this entire sequence fade to a slow, warm version of Alexander Courage's original series theme as the crew embrace Spock and Kirk is another.
24	** At the start of the ritual T'Lar warns [=McCoy=] that the ''fal-tor-pan'' ritual holds danger for him. His response is an immediate "I choose the danger," not hesitating at the chance to bring his [[VitriolicBestBuds constant verbal sparring partner,]] and the guy who stuffed his ''katra'' in [=McCoy's=] head, without his consent or any warning, back during the incident with Khan. Of course, after setting himself on this course, THAT'S when he complains that it's "[[NowYouTellMe a hell of a time to ask,]]" but...
25	* At the point of no return, Kirk tries to shield his friends from the danger and other possible consequences:
26	-->'''Kirk:''' My friends... I can't ask you to go any further. Dr. [=McCoy=] and I have to do this. The rest of you do not.\
27	'''Chekov:''' Admiral, we're losing precious time.\
28	'''Sulu:''' What course, please, Admiral?\
29	'''Kirk:''' Mr. Scott?\
30	'''Scotty:''' I'd be grateful, Admiral, if you'd give the word.\
31	'''Kirk:''' ''[touched and humbled]'' Gentlemen, may the wind be at our backs. Stations, please.
32	** It seems that at least one of the writers of ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' novelizations enjoyed this scene too. It's likely that a scene in the novel ''Ghost Ship'' is a take on it. When Picard needs someone to command the saucer section so the 900+ passengers of the ship can escape the destructive world-eating entity bearing down on them, (while the battle section distracts it, giving itself only an 18% chance of survival), not a single member of his bridge crew volunteers to take the mission--which would offer them a better chance of survival. Picard gets as choked up as the stoic leader ever does.
33	--->'''Picard:''' ...I'm very proud of all of you.
34	* When Spock's soul is being put back into his body, the Vulcan High Priestess explains the dangers and small chance of success to Sarek, telling him "your request is not logical". He replies, "My logic is uncertain where my son is concerned." Mark Lenard's subtle expression and intonation speak quiet Vulcan volumes.
35	** During the ceremony, a couple of quick shots show Saavik and Sarek with their heads bowed as well. ''Every'' Vulcan in that temple is pouring their very soul into the effort to bring Spock back.
36	** Remember as well the long silence between Spock and Sarek prior to "Journey to Babel," that they "did not speak as father and son" for two decades. Here he is, years later, as openly emotional about the chance of regaining his son as a Vulcan gets. As bad a father as he has been, Sarek's love for his son comes across loudly.
37	* And the scene between [=McCoy=] and Spock's ''katra''-less body on the way to Vulcan, when the crusty doctor finally unbends enough to admit the depth of his friendship and grief. One of [=DeForest=] Kelley's finest moments.
38	-->'''Bones:''' I'm gonna tell you something that I... never thought I'd ever hear myself say. But it seems I've... missed you. And I don't know if I could stand to lose you again.
39	* The scene on the [[EarthShatteringKaboom self-destructing]] Genesis planet. Bloody-faced and traumatized by his son's death, our hero drags the ''katra''-less Spock to his feet and holds him close as he orders transport. [[{{Tagline}} "How far would]] [[Film/FreeWilly you go for a friend?"]], indeed.
40	* [=McCoy=] comforting Kirk during his WhatHaveIDone moment as he watches the ''Enterprise'' self destruct.
41	-->'''Kirk:''' My God, Bones... What have I done?\
42	'''[=McCoy=]:''' What you had to do. What you always do. Turn death into a fighting chance to live.
43	* Kirk offering his hand to Kruge while the latter is hanging off a cliff. This reaffirms everything we know about James T. Kirk: that, even as furious as he is at Kruge ordering the execution of David, Kirk will still try to do the honorable thing and save his life. Of course, Kruge [[TakingYouWithMe spurns the offer]] and Kirk finally does away with him but the the very fact he even tried shows Kirk remains an OfficerAndAGentleman.
44	* Uhura and Kirk's hug upon the latter's arrival at Vulcan - his crew aren't mere subordinates, conveyed in one gesture.
45	* It's missed in the movie, but mentioned in the novelization that the ''Fal-Tor-Pan'' ritual takes hours, which is why T'Lar looks utterly exhausted as she's being carried away. The heartwarming moment comes from the fact that while the rest of the ''Enterprise'' crew sleeps through it (look close and you can see them getting up at the end of the ritual) Kirk stays awake the entire time, keeping a vigil for his friend.

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