Today is Good Friday. The day Christians reflect upon Jesus’s sacrifice on the cross. It’s not as joyous and celebrative as Easter Sunday but it’s important. Without Good Friday there would be nothing to celebrate come Easter Sunday.
Every great movie series has its own Good Friday movie. Star Wars has The Empire Strikes Back, Harry Potter has The Half-Blood Prince and Star Trek has Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
The Wrath of Khan is my favorite Star Trek movie. It is also the most emotional as Spock sacrifices his life for his crewmates. Like Good Friday, The Wrath of Khan ends on a depressing note, but hope always remains.
Let’s compare Good Friday and The Wrath of Khan by checking out the tale of the tape.
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Good Friday |
Tale of the Tape |
The Wrath of Khan |
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Jesus Christ √ |
Sacrificial Hero |
Spock |
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Love √ |
Motivation |
Logic |
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Simon Peter |
Sidekick |
Dr. McCoy √ |
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Pontius Pilate |
Lead Bad Guy |
Khan √ |
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Caiaphas |
Other Bad Guy |
80s Rock Band Supermen √ |
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Cat of Nine Tails √ |
Torture Method |
Radiation Poisoning |
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Cross |
Suspended From/In |
Photon Torpedo √ |
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Jerusalem |
Location |
Mutara Nebula √ |
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Donkey |
Mode of Transportation |
Enterprise √ |
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“Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” |
Hero’s Final Words |
“Live long and prosper” √ |
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Garden Tomb |
Burial Place |
Genesis Planet √ |
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Easter Sunday √ |
Conclusion |
The Search for Spock |
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Salvation √ |
Outcome |
Best Star Trek movie |
The Wrath of Khan wins more categories but ultimately Good Friday is victorious. The Wrath of Khan may be the best Star Trek movie, but it’ll lose every time to salvation.
How does Good Friday make you feel? Depressed? Guilty? Thankful?
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