When troubled teen takes control of a crashed alien craft, he decides to fly it to London to prevent his girlfriend from cheating on him. With a secret government agency and a massing alien army in hot pursuit, he must choose between saving his relationship and saving the world.

Yes, I see your point. Dilemmas, dilemmas, dilemmas...

When a delinquent teen takes control of a crashed Alien craft he must choose between saving his girlfriend from a suspicious government agency and stopping an advancing alien host hell bent on destroying the world.

?

By way of comparison, in "The Matrix Reloaded" Nemo is confronted with the dilemma of either saving the residents of Zion or saving Trinity -- but seemingly, he can't save both.

It's a true dilemma because Trinity is one special gal, fearless, loyal, cunning. She's been central to Nemo's realization of his potential, his destiny. In every possible way, she's his soul-mate.

In contrast, what's the girl in London ever done for the protagonist to make him a better person, to inspire and help him to realize his potential, his destiny?

By way of comparison, in "The Matrix Reloaded" Nemo is confronted with the dilemma of either saving the residents of Zion or saving Trinity -- but seemingly, he can't save both.

It's a true dilemma because Trinity is one special gal, fearless, loyal, cunning. She's been central to Nemo's realization of his potential, his destiny. In every possible way, she's his soul-mate.

In contrast, what's the girl in London ever done for the protagonist to make him a better person, to inspire and help him to realize his potential, his destiny?