When I first arrived here in the early years, I lived alone, in addition to working part-time, I would also go to the park to kick shuttlecocks and so on in my spare time, but more often I would find some film and television dramas to accompany me. During that time, most of the popular or well-known films (mainly in Europe and the United States) did not miss. Although many films are classic, after all, there are only one or two films, such as Marvel and other series of films, which also just appeared at that time. When the mood is still unfinished, some episodes will also be found. Needless to say, the various types in China are probably more familiar to everyone, but American dramas have not yet fully become popular in that period.
As a sci-fi fan, I was very early on james Cameron James. Cameron's classic "Terminator" series was very impressive, and when he heard that there was an American drama called "Terminator", he gladly found it and quickly immersed himself in it. It tells the story of a series of Terminator films, with John Connor, the leader of the future human resistance, before Judgment Day arrives. Connor and his mother Sarah Connor Sarah. Connor takes a series of steps to stop Skynet from launching Judgment Day, during which time he encounters Cameron Cameron, the Terminator from the future human camp, and then they fight together through setbacks, troubles, changes, and family ethics, until John takes Cameron through the future (after Judgment Day).
In the beginning, it is likely to be confused by the complex plot of the play. How can there be waves of dangerous Terminators (all sent by Skynet here) to hunt down and kill, and then be embarrassed or even wanted by the real police and other official agencies, and wherever they go, they will encounter a bunch of other people of all kinds, including teachers, classmates, new neighbors, friends and even uncles from the future?! To be honest, when I first watched the first episode, I felt the same way; but as the plot progressed, especially in the later stages of the second part, many attentive viewers could appreciate that the whole series was still moving down around one or two main lines.
The first line is that several of the show's protagonists have been adamantly fighting the threat from Skynet, including the attacks of the many real-life versions of T-shaped robots and efforts to change the future (perhaps only postponed, because the arrival of Judgment Day cannot be stopped). Of course, they also encountered the support and assistance of many allies, including Charley Dixon Charley Dixon, who was sarah's fiancé, John's uncle (perhaps called Uncle), Derek Reese Derek Reese, and even catherine Weaver, the head of the third group that appeared later in the second part, Catherine Weaver, and another liquid metal female terminator, which can be collectively called supporting roles.
The second line is the positioning and emotional changes of the characters in the play. This aspect is intricate, due to the length of the reason, it is impossible to analyze them one by one, just take a few of the more representative ones and explain to you. First, let's look at this "youthful and beautiful" bodyguard, Cameron Cameron, who is modeled after a human girl, with a real appearance, voice, body that can eat, loves to dance, and is closer to humans than the Terminators of the past. What she did was also to block bullets, break through obstacles, examine all those who approached John, etc., in short, to remove all the risk factors around John. Moreover, she has been subtly influenced by her relationship with John's family, sometimes showing the gentle kindness characteristic of human women, and seems to have something emotional or even deeper - the soul.
Why the first mention of Cameron, all friends who have watched these 2 seasons are clear, although the subtitle of the episode is Sarah Biography, but to paraphrase the more popular saying nowadays, in the end, she and John successfully occupied the C position, haha. As a machine she violates the norms and makes a mistake (lying) in order to protect John. Cameron goes to the archives to track down a Skynet robot, and when Eric, the administrator, asks her why she was injured, she tells someone to hurt her brother, so she always fights with others.
John always said to her," "You are a machine," you're just a machine. Cameron is a machine, a machine with human emotions, which John can't possibly not know, he just doesn't want to admit it. She cares about John's birthday and even jealous of Riley (a human girl John likes). Riley cut his wrist to john to accompany him, Cameron cut his arm to repair the damaged sensor John helped, and John was not able to fix her, but she told John "not a problem" that everything was normal, and made a sandwich for John to eat, she was glad that John was willing to help her.
Sarah is accidentally arrested later in the second season, and Derek and Charley die to protect John. John and Cameron hide in a small hotel, and John says to Cameron, "You are not perfect, you are not perfect." The narrator at the beginning of the episode says that it is precisely because imperfect humans are human beings. John subconsciously already regards Cameron as a human being, once apologizing to Hereron for doubting her, helping her hide parts that should have been destroyed... At this time, the relationship between John and Cameron has also undergone subtle changes, and it can be said that on a psychological level, John has regarded Cameron as his intimate partner.
The second character to mention is John's uncle Derek, who was mentioned earlier that Sarah and John had been collecting and destroying as much as possible about Skynet to prevent the system from being born. Once Sarah went to a scientist to steal an unfinished intelligence system that could develop into Skynet, but before she could arrive, the scientist was killed, the software was missing, and the suspect was caught. After putting on makeup, Sarah went to the prison to meet the suspect, who was tall and tall, with a bear's waist, and a face full of scum, and he actually knew Sarah. The suspect said, I know who you are, my stupid brother used to look at your pictures every day, my brother is Kyle Reese, my name is Derek, Derek Reese (Derek Reese). And just like that, Derek came on.
Speaking of which, I have to praise the level of the screenwriter, very cleverly arranged the appearance of such a character, laying a very reasonable foundation for the development of the entire plot, this Derek can be said to be a character between the protagonist and the supporting role, and he also played a very good role in the connection between the first and second parts. Sarah refuses to let John tell Derek that Kyle is his father, so Derek only knows that the child in front of him is his future leader and the object of his current protection, but does not know that he is his nephew. In the second half of the ninth episode of the first season, John is cracking an encrypted hard drive, Derek comes over and says, today you have a birthday, John asks how do you know, Derek said, I spent with you on your 30th birthday, when you were drunk like mud, come, I invited you to drink, John said I was only 16 years old, underage, Derek said okay, I invite you to eat ice cream... Later, Derek also takes John to the park to meet the young Kyle Reese and Derek Reese (himself). This plot can also be regarded as a tough guy Derek's rare warm expression in the whole series.
Derek takes several of the protagonists to actively contact various underground resistance groups, and in the second season he also takes John to a military academy as a military instructor, of course John is a student. Later, many talents were cultivated there, and these classmates would be John's comrades and subordinates in the future. In the final episode of the second season, Derek Reese was unfortunately shot and killed. Derek ended his glorious and important life, and the character fulfilled his mission well, both in terms of the development of the storyline and from the perspective of the creators.
The last one that has to be mentioned is the first protagonist of the series, Sarah Connor Sarah. Connor. The content and plot are obvious to everyone, but after "Terminator", the actress's achievements in the American film and television industry are also remarkable. So today, we may wish to talk about her from the aspect of acting.
Many viewers who have seen the first two films of the movie version must still remember and impress Sarah who is bitter and vengeful, and he is still rough to little John; then in the episode of "Outer Legend", do you have a feeling that the actor skillfully combines Sarah's strength and femininity, and the character image is also just right, portraying the role of a mature woman into three points, full of substitution, and really doing not anger and arrogance. Especially when watching that episode and asking John if he liked the opposite sex, the playful momentum made people see a female figure completely different from the "Cameron-esque old-fashioned, behind the times" in the movie. If this is the case in the movie, john will definitely be taught a lesson first, saying how can you have a girl you like, will she have a problem... It is disgusting that Sarah in the TV series can keep up with the pace of the times, which is to keep pace with the times. Female characters do not have to be bitter and vengeful to become strong, on the contrary, the final result of being too bitter and vengeful is likely to drive themselves crazy (becoming neurotic), so being appropriately tolerant of themselves and others is actually the best relief (or redemption).
Since then, the two main lines of the series have come to an end, and interested friends can also summarize and analyze their favorite characters, after all, there will be 1,000 Hamletha in the eyes of 1,000 people. So what is "Terminator", a grand IP that has already made many film and television dramas, talking about?
First of all, the first three films jointly put forward a number of problems that will arise under the coexistence of robots and humans, including security issues, social issues, ethical issues, etc., which is a cliché; secondly, about time travel, whether the past and the future can be changed, such topics have been further explored in the movies after "12 Monkeys", "Time travel" and so on; third, and of course, the most important point is how humans follow the law, responsibility, in the state of time and space. Moral conscience and other framework constraints to act.
Based on the above large number of connotations, the influence of the "Terminator" movie has been very far-reaching, and the episodic version of "Terminator", which is derived from the word-of-mouth movie, carries the heavy emotions of old movie fans. In addition, in terms of commercial operation, the mission of "Terminator" as a series of drama series on the screen is to innovate and reborn on the basis of the original. The first episode of the entire series disrupted the coherence of Terminator 3 in the film version of the trilogy, and gave better guidance and direction on how to continue the plot of Terminator 2, providing a good example for the series after Terminator 3. The plot of the series is also trying to move towards a creative rebirth, "Terminator" begins to explore more "hypotheses", and time travel and causal issues continue to be discussed in this series.
It's been more than 10 years since the end of the second series, and while there is little hope of a reboot, here I still want to shout to the management of FOX or the film and television industry in the United States on behalf of countless fans: "Come back, season three"!!