One of the reasons a lot of stuff sucks today is ignoring time and tested story telling tropes. What are some that you particularly like?
Maybe it's due to me getting older myself, but I love stories where something old proves its worth against what's new. In the Battlestar Galactica reboot, Earth nearly has its entire military defenses wiped out by Cylon invaders. The one battlestar that survives the attack, is an ancient model that was about to be decommissioned, because it was the only offline ship that didn't fall victim to the alien cyber attack. This old ship ends up forming the core of humanity's survival throughout the rest of the series.
Another is Top Gun: Maverick where Maverick schools a bunch of younger pilots in a dog fight. Later in the movie, he pilots an outdated fighter against a bunch of newer models and nearly wins solely due to his piloting skills. It's only him running out of ammo that leads to him being in dire straits.
Gipsy Danger is one of the oldest Jaegers in Pacific Rim, and proves to be the most effective one. Again, much of that can be credited to its pilots. Skill ultimately being more important than technology.
The John Wick franchise. I think it's important to note that the John Wick movies take place AFTER John was in his prime. Think about that for a moment...
Maybe it's due to me getting older myself, but I love stories where something old proves its worth against what's new. In the Battlestar Galactica reboot, Earth nearly has its entire military defenses wiped out by Cylon invaders. The one battlestar that survives the attack, is an ancient model that was about to be decommissioned, because it was the only offline ship that didn't fall victim to the alien cyber attack. This old ship ends up forming the core of humanity's survival throughout the rest of the series.
Another is Top Gun: Maverick where Maverick schools a bunch of younger pilots in a dog fight. Later in the movie, he pilots an outdated fighter against a bunch of newer models and nearly wins solely due to his piloting skills. It's only him running out of ammo that leads to him being in dire straits.
Gipsy Danger is one of the oldest Jaegers in Pacific Rim, and proves to be the most effective one. Again, much of that can be credited to its pilots. Skill ultimately being more important than technology.
The John Wick franchise. I think it's important to note that the John Wick movies take place AFTER John was in his prime. Think about that for a moment...
