Star Trek V: The Final Frontier story

movie: Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989) · 1989-06-09

The crew of the USS Enterprise-A confront the renegade Vulcan Sybok, who is searching for God at the center of the galaxy. It is the fifth installment in the Star Trek film series, and takes place shortly after the events of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986).

20 total · 8 major · 12 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
brother and brother major Spock and his evil half brother Sybok.
friendship major Kirk, Spock, and McCoy.
interstellar space travel major Sybok took over the Enterprise and commandeered it to the center of the galaxy.
loyalty major Spock remained loyal to Captain Kirk by refusing to join his half brother Sybok in his holy quest.
religious fervor major Sybok went on an insane quest to the center of the galaxy to find God.
speculative spaceship major Much of the story was set aboard the Enterprise-A.
the thirst for knowledge major Sybok was motivated by a desire to find the source of all creation at the center of the galaxy. This knowledge he received in what he interpreted as a vision from God.
transcendental being major Sybok, Kirk and the crew encountered a powerful, malevolent entity on a planet at the center of the galaxy.
desert planet minor The "Planet of Galactic Peace" Nimbus III.
facing a hostage situation minor Sybok held a Federation representative, a Klingon, and a Romulan hostage on Nimbus III.