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Terminator 2: The Terminator Becomes the Protector

The transition is uneven and there are hints that James Cameron was subtly mocking his 1984 film
Some plot development choices may have been driven by a sense of the need to tone down the violence a bit. Read More ›
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The Terminator: In a Crushing Development, He Is Terminated

The movie makes time paradoxes work well enough by keeping things ambiguous

Last Saturday, we saw that Sarah and Kyle were spending the night under a bridge. They’d lost the Terminator for a while, but it’s only a matter of time before he finds them again. They make their way to a hotel and grab a room with a kitchen. Kyle then leaves to buy some supplies. Sarah calls her mother, who is worried, of course, so Sarah gives her the number of the hotel. However, the Terminator has broken into her mother’s home and is impersonating her over the phone. He uses the number to locate the hotel. How did the Terminator find Sarah’s mom? He’d picked up an address book while at Sarah’s apartment. Now, one would think that the Read More ›

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The Terminator: Sarah’s Son Will Save the World

A couple of moments in the film reveal waitress Sarah as the decisive military leader she will later become
The hero’s journey is, at its core, an underdog story. This fact makes female action stars ideal, provided the transition to hero is realistic. Read More ›