A Review Of Terminator 2
James Cameron’s name is back on top thanks to the recent release of Avatar, which is said to break new ground in cinematic technology, as well as showcasing his trademark excellent story telling. Cameron made his name years ago with movies like Aliens but Terminator 2 is the one that really made it known that he was capable of making some of the greatest movies of all time. If you, for some reason, haven’t seen it yet, or just haven’t seen it in awhile, go ahead and watch T2 the next time you want to download movies.
T2 is remembered as a major stepping stone for the technology of special effects, alongside Jurassic Park, but people forget that the special effects were not the point of the film, that the effects were there to help the story, not the other way around. Cameron makes great steps in terms of special effects, but the effects are always, always there to serve the story, and not for their own sake.
If you haven’t seen it yet, you’ve probably been living under a rock, but we’ll recap the premise for you right quick… In the near future, the world is destroyed by evil robots. There’s a human resistance in the future to their rule, and so, the robots send one of their own back to kill John Connor, the guy who winds up leading the resistance as an adult. There, now you’re up to speed with the rest of the world visa vis the premise of the Terminator films.
T2 really does take some incredible steps in terms of special effects, though. The T-1000 is one of the all time great special effects creations in film history. Twenty years later, it still stands as one of the most impressive characters ever created with CGI, every bit as believable as Gollum or Doctor Manhattan. A lot of new technology was developed for the film, and that technology was coupled with artistry to create a really cool arsenal of effects.
The movie has a kind of purity to it in that, while the background is fairly complicated, the movie is not. The movie is driven purely on emotion and strong storytelling. You have the classic tale of the robot who becomes humanized and the heroes beating the bad guys. From there it’s all about the humanity of the characters, what they think and feel, even if there is some heady, high sci-fi stuff in there, it’s all about the people in the end.
Hopefully, you’ve seen this movie by now. In fact, it’d be sort of strange if you hadn’t. But, if you haven’t, don’t you think it’s high time you do? If you have internet under that rock where you’re living, you’ve got no excuse not to watch this movie already.
Seriously, watch it again. The movie actually does have some layers of depth and emotional complexity, so each time you watch it, you watch it from a new perspective based on where you are in life, what you’ve experienced in the years since you’ve seen it last. It really is one of those all time great classics where it feels like a better and better film the older you get.
Bottom line, it’s an all time American classic, and you need to see it. Either for the first time, or for the hundredth, it’s always a good time to watch Terminator 2.
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