I have to say that Star Trek in 2009 has a lot of Marvel formula flavor in the construction of the entire plot. A brief summary of its story is roughly like this: The background information introduction in the opening ten minutes tells how the captain's father "became the captain for 12 minutes and saved more than 800 lives", and let the villains of unknown origin Debut, leaving a lot of suspense. Then the name of the sequin, and then the main film begins, where two lines are interspersed, describing the growth process of James Kirk and Spock, and also explaining their personalities with a representative fragment of their respective childhood. Under the rational and logical side of Vulcans, Spock has an impulsive and aggressive side as a half-human, and this part of the character trait has been deeply hidden by him in the course of many years of training; Kirk's performance can be said to be very Star-Lord, not only because of his amusing temperament to stand up and ask the police "Is there a problem?" The childhood version is still the adult version, and there will always be an infectious rock rhythm accompanied by the appearance, and of course, there are skilled girl-sucking routines.
So far the two protagonists have not had any interaction. Kirk made trouble in the bar and was discovered by Captain Pike, and then Captain Pike said the phrase "I dare you to do better" that changed the trajectory of his life. After being reported cheating after the test, he and Spock officially merged.
The key to the next plot is how such a gangster who was almost fired became the captain of the Enterprise. He first sneaked into the Enterprise with the help of McCoy, whom he met at the curtain, and then as the first person on the starship to see through the enemy's trap, at a critical juncture he was appointed by Captain Pike as first mate, until the captain. Captured and his successor Spock exiling the disobedient Kirk, we don't see any chance of a turnaround. And the next scene, an elderly Spock from another timeline, shows up and explains all the plot doubts and answers a key question: Why did Kirk get to be the captain of the Enterprise? Because that's what he was meant to do. There is no need to repeat the story after this.
Then let's take a look at what the so-called Marvel formula looks like: "Guardians of the Galaxy" first introduces Peter Quill being taken away from the earth, and then the adult Star-Lord steals the sphere, and tells Gamora, Rocket and Groot, went to jail together, escaped from prison, were chased by Ronan in the know, and finally saved Xandar; in "Captain America 3", the Winter Soldier performed a mission to kill Iron Man's parents, followed by the pursuit of the fork Bones leads to the Sokovia Accords, the capture of Captain America while searching for the Winter Soldier, the escape and preparation for the airport battle, and the eventual ending in Siberia. To sum up, it is a process like this: introduction of background information and creating suspense + high-energy battle scene at the beginning → two-line or multi-line narrative explaining the main characters and basic plot → the intersection of several lines to create a small climax in the middle of the movie → intensification of contradictions and trough → The final action scene and ending.
It can be seen that such a plot development mode is not unique to Marvel, but has existed in other forms for a long time. The same way of story structure can be seen in the two sequels of Star Trek '13 and '16, Into Darkness and Beyond. This is not simply called "one script for one series", it is more about maintaining a fixed style of a series. For a movie series or movie universe, finding a concise and efficient formula is also one of the factors that maintain its commerciality and entertainment.
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