▁a ▁link ▁between ▁Spo ck ' s ▁death ▁and ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁the ▁characters . ▁" This ▁was ▁going ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁story ▁in ▁which ▁Spo ck ▁died , ▁so ▁it ▁was ▁going ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁story ▁about ▁death , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁only ▁a ▁short ▁hop , ▁skip , ▁and ▁a ▁jump ▁to ▁realize ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁going ▁to ▁be ▁about ▁old ▁age ▁and ▁friendship ," ▁Meyer ▁said . ▁" I ▁don ' t ▁think ▁that ▁any ▁of ▁[ the ▁other ▁pre lim inary ] ▁scripts ▁were ▁about ▁old ▁age , ▁friendship , ▁and ▁death ." ▁In ▁keeping ▁with ▁the ▁theme ▁of ▁death ▁and ▁reb irth ▁symbol ized ▁by ▁Spo ck ' s ▁sacrifice ▁and ▁the ▁Gen esis ▁Device , ▁Meyer ▁wanted ▁to ▁call ▁the ▁film ▁The ▁Und isc over ed ▁Country , ▁in ▁reference ▁to ▁Prince ▁Ham let ' s ▁description ▁of ▁death ▁in ▁William ▁Shakespeare ' s ▁Ham let , ▁but ▁the ▁title ▁was ▁changed ▁during ▁editing ▁without ▁his ▁knowledge . ▁Meyer ▁dis lik ed ▁W r ath ▁of ▁Khan , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁chosen ▁because ▁the ▁preferred ▁Ven ge ance ▁of ▁Khan ▁conflic ted ▁with ▁Lucas film ' s ▁forth coming ▁Re ven ge ▁of ▁the ▁J edi ▁( ren amed ▁Return ▁of ▁the ▁J edi ▁late ▁in ▁production ). ▁ ▁Meyer ▁added ▁elements ▁to ▁rein force ▁the ▁ag ing ▁of ▁the ▁characters . ▁Kirk ' s ▁unh app iness ▁about ▁his ▁birth day ▁is ▁comp ounded ▁by ▁Mc Co y ' s ▁gift ▁of ▁reading ▁glass es .