CinemaScribe: Well, the engine that makes those space‑battles feel inevitable is the ticking clock of an existential threat, usually a looming alien armada or a rogue AI that’s already one step ahead. Writers hand the protagonists a set of constraints—limited resources, a fixed deadline, and a moral compass that forces them into a single, logical path. That path is rarely a straight line; it’s a series of escalating stakes that each step must feel like the only viable option. When you see a character trade a personal dream for a ship launch, the narrative engine is humming, because the story has already wired the audience to believe sacrifice is the currency of heroism. The inevitable is less about destiny and more about the script’s internal calculus: every move checks the ledger of cause and effect, so the audience can’t see a plot hole, only the inevitability of the next beat. If you want to break that, you must throw in a paradox that forces the protagonist to choose a route that subverts the engine’s logic. That’s where true innovation sneaks in—by disrupting the clock or flipping the moral lever, you make the audience feel the narrative’s engine sputter, then restart in a brand‑new direction.