Star Trek: Insurrection story

movie: Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) · 1998-12-11

The crew of the USS Enterprise-E rebels against Starfleet after they discover a conspiracy with a species known as the Son'a to steal the peaceful Ba'ku's planet for its rejuvenating properties. It is the ninth film in the Star Trek film series, as well as the third to star the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation.

21 total · 10 major · 11 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
anti-technology way of life major The Ba'ku held a belief in the virtuousness of manual work and lived basically as Mennonites even though they were acquainted with advanced technology.
forced resettlement major The Federation was going to resettle the Ba'ku against their will because they wanted to get the resources on their planet.
interstellar space travel major Travel among the stars is a fundamental reality in the Star Trek universe.
neo-Luddist utopia major The Ba'ku held a belief in the virtuousness of manual work and lived basically as Mennonites even though they were acquainted with advanced technology.
retarded aging effect major The Ba'ku villagers had not aged a day since they settled on their planet some 300 years ago because of the presence of metaphasic particles.
romantic love major Picard and Anij. Riker and Troi rekindled their love.
speculative spaceship major The USS Enterprise-E.
the desire for vengeance major Ru'afo and his Son'a brethren had been exiled by the Ba'ku in the past and he was seeking to avenge that.
the good of the many vs. the needs of the few major Was the Federation justified in relocate 600 Ba'ku villagers so that billions could benefit from the life extending metaphasic particles on the planet?
the quest for immortality major Ru'afo wanted to use the metaphasic particles on the Ba'ku planet to make a technology that would stop him from physically aging.