You’re sitting in the theater, popcorn long forgotten, engrossed in the building action on screen. The characters have been developed, the plot has unfolded, and the heroes are facing their crisis moment. What will happen now? The villain has the good guys down and hurt and it appears that hope is just about lost.
Then in comes the older, wiser father figure. He brushes away flashy attacks with cool, calm, collected moves. He uses his head instead of his brawn, but when he needs to, he can still reach back and lay the lumber. He teaches that hot whippersnapper a few lessons.