Revenge
Quentin Tarantino doesn’t have a monopoly on revenge, but he sure acts like he does. He uses this storytelling device in most of his movies, sometimes making it the centerpiece of the story. And Tarantino does it so well, it’s hard to care when he keeps reusing it. Star Trek typically tries to stay civilized, holding the captain and crew up to a higher moral standard. Revenge, more often than not, is beneath them, but that hasn’t always been the case.