The more I think about Abrams version of Captain Kirk, the more I ask myself this question: If I were in Starfleet, would I want to serve under him?
The answer is an all out,
Hell No!In fact, I'd rather be stuck in the Delta Quadrant in a garbage scow under the command of Captain Archer with Kathryn Janeway as the first officer, Neelix as cook, and Quark as our official ambassador.
The only person in that film with half a brain was Scotty.
I'm pretty sure Kirk ruined it for me and I think I know where Abrams failed in depicting Kirk's character. He reinvented him as an "Ares" and not the "Zeus" that Roddenberry created.
If anyone wants to really understand what I mean, then you should probably read
45 Master Characters which has helped me a great deal in nailing every character in my own fiction.
And, also, did anyone else here watch the Spock/Uhura thing in the first movie and ask, "D'fuq did I just see?" because I'm pretty sure I did and I'm still in state of disbelief.