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5) Kirk Bids Spock Adieu

In Kirk's eulogy for Spock at the end of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, he remarks upon how human the soul of his fallen Vulcan friend truly was. During the speech, he gives us insight into his own inner self as well. The movie is rightfully considered the finest Trek cinematic outing, and this is largely because it shows us for perhaps the first time just how deeply the characters feel. It is packed with small beats that examine how the characters' decisions weigh upon them (Kirk's ennui about aging, Scotty's stunned reaction to his nephew's death, etc). In the movie's final moments, Shatner forgoes his usual hammy acting style to layer his performance with rage and profound loss. The speech gets the waterworks turned on before Nimoy's closing narration really opens the floodgates.