I loved the film but I didn't like Kirk. The hair was wrong, the face was wrong, the musculature was wrong, the demeanour was wrong, the motivation was wrong, and the back story...
Well, somebody following in the footsteps of their dear old, unfortunately-early-deceased and subsequently hero-worshipped dad, after at first not daring to compare himself with such a paragon, is the oldest cliche in the book. I cite Luke Skywalker and Indiana Jones as other examples of the archetype. I bet there are dozens more in SF and other literatures. It's a hackneyed old cliche and the genre deserves better!
a chip off the old block?
Well, somebody following in the footsteps of their dear old, unfortunately-early-deceased and subsequently hero-worshipped dad, after at first not daring to compare himself with such a paragon, is the oldest cliche in the book. I cite Luke Skywalker and Indiana Jones as other examples of the archetype. I bet there are dozens more in SF and other literatures. It's a hackneyed old cliche and the genre deserves better!