History Film / StarTrekGenerations

** At least three shots of the ''Enterprise''-D are taken from the TV series.

* WorfHadTheFlu: The ''Enterprise''-B would likely have had a much easier time rescuing the two refugee ships caught in the Nexus ribbon if not for the fact that it was missing its tractor beams, torpedoes, most of its crew, and who knows what else. All to arrive or be installed on Tuesday, apparently.

[[JustForFun/TheOneWith The one where]] Picard meets Kirk and they ride horses together before fighting a HumanAlien trying to get into heaven.

** Soran's plan to divert the Nexus makes sense at first, but promptly falls apart later. In order to actually get inside, he has to destroy the Veridian star so the Nexus hits the planet instead of a near-miss. Problem is, the timing of this is such that there would be no appreciable change in gravity since the sun is still largely intact and thus a massive gravitational body. The Nexus suddenly altering course to hit the planet would never happen. It would have made more sense to destroy the star then have the Nexus hit a planet in another solar system.

* BrokenAesop: In the end, Picard tells Riker "time is a companion that goes with us on a journey and reminds us to cherish every moment... because it will never come again." Except that Picard saved the day ''because'' he was able to revisit particular moments in time. However one could interpret his speech as a reflection on Soran's obsession with the past, and not being able to move on — had he done so, the events of the film would never have happened.

--->'''Demora:''' Sections 20 through 28 on decks 13, 14...and 15.

* CrazyPrepared: Averted with the launch of the ''Enterprise''-B. The ''Enterprise'' is short staffed with no medical personnel assigned to the ship yet, nor does she have critical equipment like tractor beams or photon torpedos, leading to Kirk's disappearance within the Nexus. [[note]] Harriman reflects how Starfleet insisted he take the ''Enterprise'' out for a trip around the solar system without critical personnel or equipment. [[/note]]

* HeroOfAnotherStory: Captain Harriman, though this doesn't begin to become apparent until he overcomes his nervousness at having [[FamedInStory Captain Kirk]] aboard and steps up as TheCaptain.

* ExplainExplainOhCrap: Demora provides a damage report on a hull breach on the ''Enterprise''-B after they escape the ribbon -- and realizes that Kirk was in one of the damaged sections. (Specifically, deck 15, section 21-A.)
-->'''Demora:''' Sections 20 through 28 on decks 13, 14...and 15.

* EurekaMoment: Shatner shows some subtle acting in the film, when he wears an astonished look on his face after leaping over a stream with his horse.[[note]]He noted that he was scared every time he jumped that creek, until now, because it wasn't real.[[/note]]

** This film establishes that Kirk died (at least presumably) in 2293 during the launch of the Enterprise-B. However, in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Relics," in which Scotty is rescued from being trapped inside a transporter buffer for 75 years, Scotty believes Kirk to still be alive even though from his point of view, he witnessed Kirk's death only one year earlier.[[note]]This was due to the fact that the roles played by Scotty and Chekov were originally meant for Spock and [=McCoy=], and were changed at the last minute because Creator/LeonardNimoy and Creator/DeForestKelley weren't able to appear.[[/note]]

** "Robert... and Rene... were... ''burned'' to death in the fire."

** Soran, a LongLived El Aurien, rambling about aging and the passage of time to Picard, a human that Soran could easily expect to outlive by centuries under normal circumstances.

-->'''Captain Harriman''': Captain Kirk, I'd be honoured if you'd give the order to get underway.

-->'''Kirk''': Thank you very much, I...
-->'''Captain Harriman''': Please, sir ... Please, I insist.
-->'''Kirk''': Take us out.
-->'''Scotty''': Brought a tear to me eye.

** Using a tractor beam to rescue the transport ships from the ribbon might have been simple enough had the tractor beam not been on hold until Tuesday.

* MultipleEndings

* SimpleSolutionWontWork: When Picard pieces together Soran's plan, he wonders why Soran doesn't simply fly into the Nexus, to which Data tells him "Our records show that every ship which has approached the ribbon has either been destroyed or severely damaged.".

* DeaderThanDead: The effects of the Amargosa and Veridian stars imploding is to atomize everything in their respective systems, including [[EarthShatteringKaboom Veridian III]]. This is also the result of a [[spoiler:warp core breach]] - the [[spoiler:entire engineering section of the Enterprise-D]] is completely obliterated.

Perhaps the best that could be said for ''Generations'' is that it's not too badly paced considering how thin the storyline is. Still, the plot is mostly just a vehicle to bring Kirk and Picard together realizing FanFic writers wet dreams. Their meeting only occurs at the end and the final battle is over too quickly and extremely predictable. Despite this, the ending is fairly moving. While not considered the greatest start for the TNG crew, [[Film/StarTrekFirstContact the sequel]] was swift to get the rebound.

* DramaPreservingHandicap: The Enterprise-B would likely have had a much easier time rescuing the two refugee ships caught in the Nexus ribbon if not for the fact that it was missing its tractor beams, torpedoes, most of its crew, and who knows what else. All to arrive or be installed on Tuesday, apparently.

* DeaderThanDead: The effects of the Amargosa and Veridian stars imploding is to atomize everything in their respective systems so only small particles remain, including [[EarthShatteringKaboom Veridian III]]. This is also the result of a [[spoiler:warp core breach]] - the [[spoiler:entire engineering section of the Enterprise-D]] is completely obliterated.