While GENERATIONS was not the best TNG film, I would argue having Picard deal with him being the last of his family was a good character move and needed for him. It dealt with not only mortality in general, but the choices he made in his life that got him to be without his own family so late in his life. That's a hard thing to face.
At the very least, you never went wrong giving Patrick Stewart scenes. And it gave us some good dialogue.
"Someone once told me that time is a predator that stalks us all our lives, but I'd rather believe that time is a companion who goes with us on the journey and reminds us to cherish each moment... because they'll never come again."
"What we leave behind is not as important as how we lived."
At the very least, you never went wrong giving Patrick Stewart scenes. And it gave us some good dialogue.
"Someone once told me that time is a predator that stalks us all our lives, but I'd rather believe that time is a companion who goes with us on the journey and reminds us to cherish each moment... because they'll never come again."
"What we leave behind is not as important as how we lived."