3/29/2024 0 Comments Terminator quote learning machineHis “neural net CPU, a learning computer,” has taught him the value of human life and allowed him to broadly interpret his “protect John Connor” mandate. Lee: I think it’s a little of both: John’s hug can be interpreted as giving permission, but more importantly, the T-800’s character development is a critical component of the movie, and his decision to sacrifice himself is clearly the culmination of that development. This hug can probably be interpreted as rescinding the order and saying good-bye, although “a meaningful hug” is a really thin basis for android command and control functions. Honestly, the scene seems to call for a moment where John gives the Terminator permission to go, right?įenzel: I just rewatched the scene on YouTube, and there’s a wordless exchange between John and the T-800 after John orders him not to go, where the T-800 touches him on the cheek, and then John relents and hugs him. Isn’t he supposed to obey any and all commands from John Connor, even if they go against his mission? Is this a minor plot inconsistency? Or is there a suggestion that the Terminator has transcended his machinelike nature and gained free will? I don’t really buy that, since he clearly can’t self-Terminate and therefore is still constrained by his programming. When the Terminator says he has to be destroyed for Judgement Day to be prevented, John says the following: “I order you not to go! I order you not to go! I order you not to go!” And then the Terminator does it anyway. But it reminded me of something about the movie that never quite made sense to me. Really clever show, and the messiest I’ve gotten at a theatrical event since Gwar. Get it now!]īelinkie: I saw Terminator Too this evening. Remember, there is no overthought analysis but what we make!Īnd if you love you some Terminator, don’t miss the T2 Overview, our downloadable commentary on the movie. Read this before Terminator Genisys inflicts even further damage to the Terminator franchise. This prompted a long email exchange on the ending of Terminator 2 which was lost in the Overthinking It vaults…until now. [ Editor’s note: three years ago, a farcical theatrical treatment of Terminator 2 - Terminator Too: Judgment Play -passed through New York City. Lee snagged the director for an interview, and both Belinkie and Lee went to see the show.
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