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Something like a movie is capable of two things. It can
either reflect on and attempt to grasp the truth
of things in a deeper sense (things like humanity, courage, love; the big
stuff), or it can reflect on the state
of things as we find them – truth in a limited sense.
The first Terminator did the first, with some of the second
thrown in. The struggle against relentless forces and man’s potential
destruction by the work of his own hands, while perhaps not timeless themes,
are at least themes that encompass all of time; Ditzy 80’s chicks, insecure
waitresses, and killer robots have more to do with current issues.
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| Wait! Instead of shooting him, get him to volunteer at the home for boys! Once he sees what lovable scamps human kids are, slaughtering us all will simply no longer compute! |
