So Ad Astra is a recent sci-fi movie starring none other than Brad Pitt and directed by James Gray (We Own the Night, The Lost City of Z) telling the story of an astronaut Roy McBride following in his missing father’s footsteps and dealing with emotionally crippling issues of his affectionate-less upbringing by his famous Space Cowboy of a dad, played by Tommy Lee Jones. Avast! Spoilers follow. As a writer, I can spot how the entire story arc followed the tried and true Hero’