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11 years ago
I just saw the trailer for the new Terminator movie. And while the past two movies have disappointed me, I have to say, I still want to see this movie.
There are plenty of sequels and obvious money grubbing exploits that I have avoided spending money on for the past five years; the most recent terminator release being one of them. But this next Terminator release is drawing me in, and I'm afraid they're capitalizing on my love for Terminator 2.
The first Terminator was an awesome action movie that can get the testosterone pumping, but the second was something else entirely. It was an exploration of the human condition. The limits a person would be willing to push for survival, for the preservation of lineage, of the suppression of genetic death. It told the story of a soul forming in the most unlikely of places, and watching as it decided its existence was of too much danger to that of which its sole purpose was to protect. Terminator 2 ranks in my top 5 favorite movies, and I'm afraid that my love for it is going to be exploited in this new sequel.
The relationship that was formed between the young John Connor and the reprogrammed Terminator would not only secure his survival in the future, but also teach him the resolve necessary for leadership. It was the absolute most important role a character could play in such a story. And yet, in this new Terminator, I see the elements of that amazingly done character role redone and refitted for a different character. And despite the excitement of seeing a potentially better movie than Terminator 3, or Terminator Salvation, I still feel the apprehension of contributing to the trend of such blatant money grubbing movie releases. I'm afraid to invest my movie going dollars to this production, despite the fact that it interests me for the first time in five years of movie trailers.
There are plenty of sequels and obvious money grubbing exploits that I have avoided spending money on for the past five years; the most recent terminator release being one of them. But this next Terminator release is drawing me in, and I'm afraid they're capitalizing on my love for Terminator 2.
The first Terminator was an awesome action movie that can get the testosterone pumping, but the second was something else entirely. It was an exploration of the human condition. The limits a person would be willing to push for survival, for the preservation of lineage, of the suppression of genetic death. It told the story of a soul forming in the most unlikely of places, and watching as it decided its existence was of too much danger to that of which its sole purpose was to protect. Terminator 2 ranks in my top 5 favorite movies, and I'm afraid that my love for it is going to be exploited in this new sequel.
The relationship that was formed between the young John Connor and the reprogrammed Terminator would not only secure his survival in the future, but also teach him the resolve necessary for leadership. It was the absolute most important role a character could play in such a story. And yet, in this new Terminator, I see the elements of that amazingly done character role redone and refitted for a different character. And despite the excitement of seeing a potentially better movie than Terminator 3, or Terminator Salvation, I still feel the apprehension of contributing to the trend of such blatant money grubbing movie releases. I'm afraid to invest my movie going dollars to this production, despite the fact that it interests me for the first time in five years of movie trailers.
