Into Darkness J.J. Abrams’ “Into Darkness” demonstrates obvious moral and ethical systems. Captain Kirk exemplifies Aristotle’s Virtue Ethics by risking his own life to realign the inner workings of the Enterprise to save his crew. This is true because he is trying to act virtuous and he wants to do the right thing. Captain Kirk dying, he tells Spock that he knows he would have done the same thing. This shows that Spock is a virtuous character and Kirk wants to be the same, so he does the morally right thing by fixing the ship, despite the radiation poisoning that comes. Spock exemplifies Kantian Ethics when he cannot lie to preserve lives or materials. He does not perform a bad deed, but to him the consequences do not matter. Spock follows …show more content…
The 4 character types are virtuous, continent, incontinent and vicious. The 4 main characters, Spock, Dr. Marcus, Captain Kirk and Kahn exemplify each character type. First, Spock is a virtuous character because he knows that sacrificing himself is the right thing to do, he wishes to do so and he carries through. Secondly, Dr. Marcus is a continent character because she believes that it the Klingons should be spared and she sets herself up as a bribe so her father won’t destroy the Enterprise. But she does not wish to do so. She takes on this responsibility but she doesn’t wish to because she knows that it is a difficult and dangerous task. Next, Captain Kirk represents an incontinent character because he knows that following the rules might preserve millions of Nuribian lives, and he wants to obey the rules and be a loyal Captain, but he can’t let his friend die in the process so he saves Spock. Finally, Kahn represents a vicious character because he wishes to trick Captain Kirk and he does not know that he is risking many lives as he attempts to kill for an artificial utopia. His genetic and mental makeup is not human for he believes that he is superior. He ultimately does the wrong thing due to his perception of life. This elaboration of Kantian morality and Aristotelian ethics shows how media conveys deeper meaning and can be broken down so people can relate and learn from