This is the end of my sincere hope (not a film review, only my personal feelings!)

Braulio 2021-12-02 08:01:27

The first time I saw the Terminator, I had to talk about it since I was a child.

At that time, watching a movie was still a very luxurious thing, not to mention going to the cinema to watch it. Because everyone knows that this was not popular at the time, as long as there is a DVD at home, then the discs loaded with all kinds of movies are definitely a coveted treasure.

Dad and I also love watching movies, because every time he goes to the video store to rent discs after work, many of the wonderful ideas when he was a child are probably derived from that beautiful movie time. The Terminator did not unexpectedly appear in it. But the children’s world doesn’t know so much, the only thing they know is the sturdy Schwarzenegger and the big villain who will become liquid.

Although I didn’t deliberately understand the Terminator’s worldview, when CC6 broadcasts from time to time, it has a place in my brain. In other words, Schwarzenegger’s image has been deeply imprinted on me. In my heart, even though I was more concerned about that Contra game at that time.

Today, when "Terminator: Dark Fate" is released, I intentionally completed the first two systems, and the missing piece of puzzle has also become complete.

When I marked the first part of "Terminator", I said that I was very envious of the movies of my father's era. Even if I look at the content from the current perspective, it still makes people excited! Especially when Schwarzenegger wears sunglasses and rides a motorcycle on the road, or holds a shotgun and raises Gatling to shoot, it gives people a powerful and effective blow. The memories of my childhood also came to life spontaneously, and that's how the so-called feelings were born.

But when I reviewed the Terminator movie again, the worldview that I ignored consciously or unconsciously stimulated me, because it does not belong to the kind of ordinary commercial movie. It can be called a high-concept science fiction movie to some extent. Time travel is connected with the fate of mankind, and throws out the possibility of artificial intelligence destroying the world. It can be seen that the original intention of Kashen is not limited to the category of commercial films. Since it is set to be high-end and eye-catching, the rest must be spoken with special effects. The next thing is obvious success, and it has become a classic film that has caused a sensation in the world. Looking at it now, it is still the hottest IP.

Care of the household Sarah Connor in the first two films gradually is portrayed as a strong woman, the Savior of the world (the mother) by the ignorance of the girl to save, struggle and emotional fluctuations that are the heart of Linda Hamilton perfect It’s not too much to describe the expression of suffering, great love and deep feeling.

Her son John Connor's identity as the savior was also talked about by movie fans, the leader of the fight against Skynet, and the accumulator at the beginning of the entire series. It even derived 3-5 series of movies. It’s a pity that I didn’t complete them before watching Dark Fate, but I heard from fans that Terminator 6 is an orthodox sequel after Judgment Day, so I dispelled my worries and went to the cinema to watch it. In fact, it’s more important. I hope to see Schwarzenegger's sassy figure again on the big screen.

(The following content involves spoilers)



At the beginning of the film, there was a bit of news. When we were feeling the rush of time and counting the memories that our feelings brought us, the Terminator played by Schwarzenegger directly asked John Connor to receive the lunch box, which made the familiar. Fans of the two movie routines feel puzzled, and even feel that the worldview has been subverted. However, when the transformed person Grace appeared through time and space, most people expected this to be a common routine for you to chase me and escape. The film crew obviously anticipated this early and simplified all the unnecessary emotional scenes at the beginning, and came straight to it. The chase of life and death. The audience also learned the awesomeness of the new model REV-9 Terminator from this fighting scene. After inheriting all the abilities of the T1000, he will actually be a clone. Moreover, his skill has reached a superhuman level under the blessing of special effects, raising the fear of the previous Terminator to the SSS level.

If the audience who is used to watching special effects doesn't catch a cold, then the film will start to play the emotional card. Sarah Connor appeared in the slamming style, playing all the limelight and appeared as an old lady, and said the classic line "I will be back"! After the little excitement, the greasy escape was staged as expected, a dull copy of the previous content. It's nothing more than replacing the future Skynet with the Legion, and the previous T800 has become Grace. It is a pity that the partners of the three female characters still make the audience uninterested, so the ultimate feelings hard dish will be staged for you, and Schwarzenegger will play T800. What's interesting is that artificial intelligence produces self-awareness and emotions (the first clues are seen in the second part), and he actually helped Sarah Connor and the new savior with a redemptive mentality. The subsequent plot is the trend of conventional Hollywood blockbusters. , It's nothing more than a visual improvement of several grades. But this is not enough to make this sequel glow and heat, it's a complete fried rice!

But this bowl of cold rice is fragrant!

In the beginning of the factory fight scene, REV-9 was pressed under the hydraulic press, didn't it echo the terminator of the first part?

In that truck chase scene, does the back and forth visual impact echo the second scene where John Connor was chased by T1000?

When Sarah Connor got out of the car and repelled the REV-9, she said the classic line, and the power of feelings was brought into play again.

When T800 played by Schwarzenegger picked up his sunglasses, he slowly put it down. Don’t the audience know the meaning?

When he said that he would not be back this time, wouldn't the audience feel uncomfortable? What were we thinking when Grace and T800 and Sarah Connor faced REV-9 side by side?

I still remember the regret left in Terminator 2, that is, it is too late to see the scene where the hero and T800 interact more. This sequel fills the gap, and that is the more humane look of T800, this time Schwarzenegger Ge took his age and appeared almost true to life, which moved people to tears and also made a few more regrets!

Maybe what I care about is not the plot, nor the big robot in leather. What we care about is that the goodness that was once has faded away in time, and the bright colors will be ushered again after a long absence. A real farewell!

Unfortunately, the story the audience in this mode has been bored, although MacKenzie Davis played the transformation of people very glamorous, Linda Hamilton played Sarah Connor still handsome, played by Schwarzenegger T800 extra people moving , But this feeling obviously cannot carry the beauty of the past, so why don't we say a real goodbye to this series with the last expectations and satisfaction?

Like T800 said, I wont be back!!!

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Terminator: Dark Fate quotes

  • Rev-9: Why not just let me have her?

    Sarah Connor: Because we're not machines, you metal motherfucker!

  • Sarah Connor: I'll be back.