#TERMINATOR SALVATION MOVIE#
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Rather, Salvation takes the viewer into a post-Judgment Day world, one whose morose atmosphere hasnвЂ™t been found in any of the Terminator sequels save for the ending of Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines.

#TERMINATOR SALVATION MOVIE#

For one thing, itвЂ™s the lone post- T2 movie that isnвЂ™t just trying to redo the story or setting of T2. Those kinds of atmospheric moments are just one way in which Terminator Salvation is able to stand out in the pantheon of Terminator sequels. Salvation has bold concepts and an interesting tone but the characters just arenвЂ™t all that compelling. As Avengers: Endgame recently showed, focusing a summer blockbuster on characters grappling with surviving a horrific tragedy can lead to some interesting storytelling and the best parts of Salvation lean on this conceit. The somber tone in Salvation takes the post-9/11 influences of the American blockbuster phenomenon of the 2000s to their zenith by having the grimness of Salvation stem from characters still reeling from a massive tragedy (Judgment Day being the stand-in for 9/11 here) that totally upended existence as the characters know it. Many blockbusters from this era tend to come off as grating rather than harrowing, but there are some undercurrents in Terminator SalvationвЂ™s specific morose tone that are tied to real-world events and lend some (intentionally or otherwise) substance to this tone that makes it more agreeable.

#TERMINATOR SALVATION SERIES#

The Terminator series always had prominent dark elements to it but Terminator Salvation takes advantage of the grim nвЂ™ gritty era of Hollywood blockbuster filmmaking to realize a post-Judgment Day world thatвЂ™s wall-to-wall despondency. There are no comic relief characters to be found, no quippy lines emerge in the screenplay and misery is the de facto status of whatвЂ™s left of the world. Terminator Salvation was no exception to this trend: the whole movie takes place in a landscape devoid of bright colors, whose ground seemingly consists of solely grey-hued pebbles. Arriving in May 2009 four years after Batman Begins, the gritty reboot sensation had taken hold of Hollywood like a dog sinking its teeth into a chew toy. Perhaps more than any of the other 21 st-century Terminator movies, Terminator Salvation feels very much like a product of the blockbuster era it was released in. (Yup, the McG one.) Generously, you could argue that itвЂ™s the best, most interesting and challenging post- Terminator 2 entry in this series, but its conceptual promise just isnвЂ™t fulfilled, eclipsed by post- Avatar franchise-building and viral meltdowns from its star. With the marketing for that new installment now begun, it is time to take a moment to recognize a Terminator movie celebrating its tenth anniversary this month вЂ“ Terminator Salvation. WeвЂ™ll be getting our fourth attempt to reinvigorate the Terminator franchise in November with Terminator: Dark Fate, which will bring Linda HamiltonвЂ™s Sarah Connor back into the saga. Something else each of them shared? Underwhelming box office results that ensured none of them could end up spawning the numerous sequels their producers were hoping for. In the 21 st century, there have been three separate attempts to get the Terminator saga back up and running again, each of them carrying different creative teams and storytelling ambitions. Much like Kyle Reese suggested of his titular nemesis, Terminator movies вЂњwill not stopвЂќ, presumably until weвЂ™re all dead.

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