What THE TERMINATOR Is Really About

The Terminator is one of the best sci-fi/action/horror films ever made and it touches on some themes that are frighteningly relevant today. In this video, I dive into it all and talk about what makes this movie special! Give it a listen then let me know your thoughts in the comments!

0:00 Horror and Suspense
4:32 Fragility and the Illusion of Safety
7:45 A Warning About Technology
17:00 Love Will Saves Us All
20:46 Fate vs. Will
25:03 Conclusion

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[tomharrington]

Kyle Reese falls in love with Sarah by staring at her picture. He always wonders what she is thinking of in the picture. She was thinking about him. The kid snaps the picture when she is deciding whether to tell her son about his father, Kyle.

[guyincgnito]

Wow it’s honestly weird to hear the phrase “data privacy” not immediately followed by “which is why you need our sponsor NordVPN”

[karenielsen]

The mirror image of Sarah pushing a button to kill the Terminator in both movies is so clever. First movie the button is pushed in fear and anger. In T2 the button is pushed with sadness and respect. Truly great storytelling 🤓

[nicholascolagiovanni]

Cameron said himself that the entire point of the terminator was the fact that no matter how insignificant we all feel, we have no idea on how impactful we could be in the future

[brianshorey]

Arnold was originally looked at for the role of Reese. Casting a normal male in that role and Arnold as the unstoppable terminator was great casting.

[BastardX]

Imprinted on me as a teenager. A sci-fi masterpiece that has weathered the test of time. Well done.

[BIG.FOX.]

I'm 22 and I miss the power movies used to have. The messages, the cinematography, writing and passion behind film making is rarely present in moden movie or shows. The vanity and ambition for money in the world and every big industry is what is slowly destroying the world

[Katsuya]

What I love about the original Terminator movie is that it's like a horror movie, while T2 is more of an action movie. Both are great movies, but give different vibes.

[kalebseiler]

I think because T2 is very much a action movie with some of the biggest and greatest action sequences of all time most people forget that the first one is basically a slasher movie. In the sense that the characters are being chased by a unstoppable killing machine and it’s darker tone. In my opinion it’s much darker then Friday the 13th or Halloween.

[swmcnatt]

Terminator is my favorite movie of all time. Thank you for your interpretation of it. My favorite 2 scenes is when Sarah tells Kyle "The few hours we had together, we loved a lifetime's worth and also when the little boy takes her picture ( the picture Kyle has carried with him since John gave it to him) and the boy says to Sarah "A storm is coming" and she replies "I know". Very moving and powerful scenes for me.

[theshapeexists]

Weird to think that by the time Sarah had the picture taken, Kyle was already dead,
Yet it was the same picture he had in the future that made him fall for her. 🤯

[zencomeseasy]

It's not about the cyclical nature of time travel or the terminators we stop, it's about the friends we make along the way.

[OfficialAndies]

The Terminator (1984) is a perfect stand alone film, T2 is a spectacle (granted one of the best ever - although leaning heavily on being an Arnie-vehicle) but story wise the original will always be superior

[jjr]

At its core: it's the greatest love story of all time. He travelled across time for her. Nothing can top that.

[garrisonnichols]

The original concept for the Terminator was much different than what we got in the final film. James Cameron pictured the T-800 as a chameleon able to completely disappear into a crowd and sneak up on its victims without being noticed. Actually Lance Henriksen was originally going to play the part until Arnold Schwarzenegger was cast instead. Having Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator was a stroke of genius but in a different direction. Instead of a cyborg that could blend into a crowd unnoticed we get this beastly unstoppable force that you instantly realize is a lethal weapon without knowing there's a metallic skeleton underneath it's skin.

[Platypus-Dreams]

Believe it or not in 1984 the special effects were pretty good. To see it in the theatre was an amazing experience. Everyone was on the edge of their seats. There was an audible sigh of relief when the Terminator "dies" in truck explosion then back to the edge of their seats when it gets back up, then AGAIN after its blown up.

[Xcessive_Evil]

I really like how they captured her beauty and innocence and the first one and how she became a battle tested badass in the second....while still beautiful and maintaining a touch of her innocence, humanity.

[sean]

I like how it’s partially a slasher flick and killing machine disguised as a human fits profiles of the masked killer

[gocle]

This was basically the best love story of all time, especially with some of the scenes that were cut.

[availablelight]

I could never put into words the impact this movie had on me when I first saw it. It really is one of the best movies ever made.