Terminator 2 Get's Me Choked Up

Terminator 2: Judgment Day is an extremely important film for many reasons. It is often overlooked when discussions of the greatest action films of all time come up. The obvious (and probably most correct answer) answer is Die Hard....then it is pretty much all down hill from there.

As a guy who likes his movies I will say that T2 manages to hit a nerve or two near the end. What is not to love? A robot who learns to true value of human life and the nuances of emotion must ultimately sacrifice itself for the greater good of all humanity!!!! That is drama...not on TNT.



Did it just get a bit dusty in here or what? At the core of the movie you just have John Connor...a rambunctious youth who lacks a father figure in his life and is living with crappy foster parents. His mother is in a psyche ward and the one who ultimately brings stability in his life is a robot sent from the future by his future self!

On a complete side note, I would make an argument (a compelling one at that!) that without Terminator 2 one Mr. Schwarzenegger would not be governor of the state of California right now. First and foremost Arnold's filmography up to T2 was relatively long but not very distinguished. Sure he just flexed his comedic chops with Kindergarten Cop but he hadn't transitioned in to full blown phenom. He was a big action star but that was it. Terminator 2 put him over the top and made him in to a full blown international superstar. It played to his acting strengths and was an amazing action movie to boot. If Terminator 2 ended up sucking or just wasn't made I don't think Arnold is looked back upon nearly as fondly. One could even make an argument that post T2 he basically coasted for the rest of his acting career. True Lies (another Cameron Joint) and Terminator 3 are probably the post Terminator 2 highlights of his career.