Star Trek: The Motion Picture

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The first movie based on Star Trek, originally intended to be the pilot episode of a sequel series to The Original Series, focuses on a mysterious entity known as V'Ger engulfing everything in its path and threatening Earth, with Admiral Kirk gathering his old Enterprise crew to counter it. Director Robert Wise took heavy inspiration from 2001: A Space Odyssey, with plenty of drawn-out sequences showing off the film's special effects at the time. Jerry Goldsmith composed the soundtrack, its cornerstone being "Life Is a Dream," which would be later used as the central theme to The Next Generation. The film does show its age in many respects but did well to carry on the plot of the TOS cast.