There's something so genuine about him, I guess, all character and no propaganda. I can actually believe he's got the job because he's got what it takes. The hypermasculine authoritarian one is just a bully who I want to punch in the face, and anti-heroes try to subvert all that by being pretentious. They substitute the bullying with this insufferable brooding that's supposed to attract me to the person but winds up making me doubt their leading abilities, mostly because neither the story or the characters focus all that much on the people around them, which they're supposed to lead and manage. Ie, too much self-absorbtion. If you think about it, it's the same principle: the leader is a Marty Sue, only the first one is for fascists and the second one is for bleeding hearts. (Possibly??)
Kirk seems to me like he's outside of this game in a place that seems to have to actually do with how a commanding role works in reality rather than in wish-fullillment. Now I'm thinking it has to do with writing choices in general, because I'm getting this sense of adulthood from TOS rather than the usual teenage power fantasies. Of course, I might be projecting my own thematic preferences here.
I loooove Shatner's acting. So far it's not even that much ott. And I love his eyeliner!
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Date: 2009-12-10 04:06 pm (UTC)Kirk seems to me like he's outside of this game in a place that seems to have to actually do with how a commanding role works in reality rather than in wish-fullillment. Now I'm thinking it has to do with writing choices in general, because I'm getting this sense of adulthood from TOS rather than the usual teenage power fantasies. Of course, I might be projecting my own thematic preferences here.
I loooove Shatner's acting. So far it's not even that much ott. And I love his eyeliner!