``Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' ``Evolution'' and ``Deepening'' What James Cameron has updated

T-800 with updated “heart”

In contrast to the T-1000, which has achieved the ultimate evolution in its "external appearance," the T-800 of this work has a deeper "inner" aspect. In the play, as mentioned in Sarah's monologue, he plays an active role as a father figure for John, and also learns about the ``heart.'' Many people may have felt a gentleness and sadness that was 180 degrees different from the previous work when T-800 said, "I understand what it feels like to cry. I can't cry, though."

In `` The Terminator ,'' it took about 60 minutes to build up the character of the T-800, but in this game, it takes less than 10 minutes to assemble familiar items such as clothes, sunglasses, a motorcycle, and a shotgun. Instead, time is spent on the process by which the T-800 develops a bond with John and Sarah, forming a quasi-family relationship.

John not only teaches the T-800 ``cool'' words and gestures, but also teaches the spirit of benevolence that ``no matter what happens, don't kill people'' -- the morals and ethics that make people human. John's straightforward beliefs spread to Sarah, who became a strong warrior, believing that ``murder is the only way to serve the cause.''

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It is a computer's idea to rationally erase an object for the purpose, and it is a human being to "talk" and aim for bloodlessness, even if it is a roundabout way. The teaching that "murder is not allowed", which John speaks as a matter of course, also shows humanity's last "will". This is a scene that gives us a glimpse of the man who will be at the top, giving us a sense that he will be the leader of humanity in the future.

At the beginning, the story begins with the ``negative side'' of John as a delinquent boy, and when his distrust of his mother melts away, his noble heart returns to the center, which is a wonderful development. Each of John, Sarah, and T-800 has a stage that leads to "growth", and as the three work together to stop humanity's crisis, they will be able to create a family that has never been seen before. It has evolved into a movie. This is a development that recovers Sara's desire to "fight together as a family of three," which was not realized in the previous work, and there is a "depth" that does not end with "the bond between the boy and the robot."

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It is also important that the T-800's expression changes. In the first half, the T-800 obeys John's orders and follows the rule of "not killing people" even though he is not convinced, but in the scene where he examines the guns in the armory and says "This is good" and finds a Gatling gun and grins. gives a sense of independence that transcends the realm of machines. Although he is in the position of adhering to the program, his "will" will also follow.

The Arrival that ``machines are not 'enemies' in the true sense of the word'' is strongly conveyed throughout the work. At the beginning, John is portrayed as someone who is familiar with machines such as The Game and skimming machines, and his lack of prejudice towards machines shines as a hope for humanity. Even when they infiltrate Cyberdyne, it is the machines that help them when they are in trouble.

As Sara's line says, ``Only humans are at fault,'' and this thinking allows The Terminator series to break away from the dichotomy of its predecessors. Not only the T-800 who learned the mind, but also Sarah who is freed from revenge and regains her mind, and John is reunited with his mother and his mind becomes stable. The true foundation for peace is not military force but ``emotion.''

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This work is strictly fiction and entertainment, but in this day and age when people are calling for the ``disappearance of emotion,'' I can't help but feel special about the Arrival of peace contained in this work. The future can be changed. There is no such thing as fate.

Text: SYO

Born in 1987. After The Graduate from Tokyo Gakugei University, he worked at a film magazine editorial production site and a film information site before becoming a film writer. Works on a wide range of topics including interviews, reviews, columns, event appearances, and recommendation comments. Contributed to ``CINEMORE'', ``FRIDAY Digital'', ``Fan's Voice'', ``Eiga.com'', etc. Twitter「syocinema」

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