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I mean, imagine watching 1984’s <strong>The Terminator</strong> and then stumbling across this:</p><p><img src=”data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7″ class=”lazy lazy-hidden” data-lazy-type=”iframe” data-lazy-src=”<iframe title=”YouTube video player” src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/_Mg7qKstnPk” width=”640″ height=”360″ frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen=”allowfullscreen”></iframe>” alt=””><noscript><iframe title=”YouTube video player” src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/_Mg7qKstnPk” width=”640″ height=”360″ frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen=”allowfullscreen”></iframe></noscript></p><p>My brother and I often discuss which films we would love to have seen in theaters on opening night, and <strong>T2</strong> definitely ranks up there alongside <strong>Jaws</strong>, <strong>Star Wars</strong>, <strong>Raiders of the Lost Ark</strong>, <strong>Aliens</strong>, and <strong>Predator</strong> as a guaranteed, “Holy s—, I can’t believe what I’m watching” type of film.</p><p>However, perhaps the greatest aspect of <strong>T2</strong> is its rewatch factor. Here is a blockbuster summer film packed to the brim with thought-provoking ideas that work perfectly in tandem with its astonishing action and well-developed characters.</p><p>Speaking on that last point, and finally arriving at, well, the point of this particular article (beyond merely praising a film that has been showered with praise since its release), while <strong>Terminator 2</strong> is very clearly an Arnold Schwarzenegger vehicle, the MVP of the pic is Linda Hamilton’s chiseled-to-the-brink-of-insanity Sarah Connor.</p><p>Not exactly a hot take, I know, but Sarah’s role (and, by default, Hamilton’s performance) typically get lost amongst the aforementioned conversations about the FX, action, and spectacle. Indeed, as a kid, I paid very little attention to Sarah and only recognized the pivotal role she plays in the story once my mind morphed from a junk-consuming blob to a complex organ capable of retaining information vital to the survival of my species.</p><p><a href=”https://www.comingsoon.net/anime/news/1181129-transformers-movie-4k-uk-ireland-release” ><strong>RELATED: The Transformers: The Movie 4K Blu-ray Coming to UK & Ireland in the Fall</strong></a></p><p>What makes Sarah unique is her journey. And while <strong>T2</strong> works largely as a standalone film, the original <strong>Terminator</strong> is necessary viewing if only to witness Sarah’s shocking transformation from <a href=”https://youtu.be/kO2Ef-AT9C8″ onclick=”javascript:_gaq.push([‘_trackEvent’,’outbound-article’,’http://youtu.be’]);” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>the mousy waitress</a> to steely-eyed badass:</p><p><img src=”data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7″ class=”lazy lazy-hidden” data-lazy-type=”iframe” data-lazy-src=”<iframe title=”YouTube video player” src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/998WQSl6fB0″ width=”640″ height=”360″ frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen=”allowfullscreen”></iframe>” alt=””><noscript><iframe title=”YouTube video player” src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/998WQSl6fB0″ width=”640″ height=”360″ frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen=”allowfullscreen”></iframe></noscript></p><p>Or, at least that’s how the film initially sets her up — as (in trailer guy voice) a badass warrior with some kickin’ deltoids.</p><p>As the story progresses, however, we see that Sarah’s knowledge of the future has quite literally nuked her present life. She cares for her son, John, the future leader of mankind, but only because he’s the key to her mission. Throughout the film, we see Sarah as a disconnected individual whose compassion for humanity has dissolved into a pure rage to the point where she quite literally becomes a friggin’ terminator:</p><p><img src=”data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7″ class=”lazy lazy-hidden” data-lazy-type=”iframe” data-lazy-src=”<iframe title=”YouTube video player” src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/VduTNiOXpik” width=”640″ height=”360″ frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen=”allowfullscreen”></iframe>” alt=””><noscript><iframe title=”YouTube video player” src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/VduTNiOXpik” width=”640″ height=”360″ frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen=”allowfullscreen”></iframe></noscript></p><p>I can’t remember who first pointed it out to me, but notice how the red dot sight on Sarah’s gun literally looks like the eyes of a T-800:</p><p><img class=”lazy lazy-hidden alignnone size-full wp-image-1181188″ src=”data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7″ data-lazy-type=”image” data-lazy-src=”https://www.comingsoon.net/assets/uploads/2021/07/Sarah2-e1625329741782.jpg” alt=”Terminator 2: Judgment Day” width=”640″ height=”360″><noscript><img class=”alignnone size-full wp-image-1181188″ src=”https://www.comingsoon.net/assets/uploads/2021/07/Sarah2-e1625329741782.jpg” alt=”Terminator 2: Judgment Day” width=”640″ height=”360″></noscript></p><p>That’s one of those subtle visual cues I somehow missed over the course of 2,000 viewings, mostly because I wasn’t really looking for it (and also because, as stated, my mind was equal to that of a hamster’s). Much of my attention remained fixed on Arnold, John, the T-1000, and the spectacle, so much so that I paid little thought to how the plot more or less revolves around Sarah’s actions.</p><p>She provides the voice-over for cripes sake!</p><p>Still, it’s these little details that make <strong>Terminator 2</strong> such a landmark film and are sorely missed in the many disappointing sequels that followed. James Cameron, as he did with <strong>Aliens</strong>, certainly ups the action and scale of the production but also takes the time to further expand his characters. My brother constantly noted how Edward Furlong’s John Connor slowly develops as a leader throughout the film — his refusal to kill is ultimately what makes him the proper commander of the resistance, even over more physically capable characters like Sarah — while Arnold’s soulless killing machine is given more dimension as he learns to, well, <em>learn</em> and better understand human compassion. His increased empathy works in direct contrast to Sarah’s increased ruthlessness. It’s fascinating stuff.</p><p>Perhaps the emotional peak of Sarah’s journey arrives <em>after </em>she fails to kill Miles Dyson. (The bit occurs right around the 2:40 mark in the clip below.)</p><p><img src=”data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7″ class=”lazy lazy-hidden” data-lazy-type=”iframe” data-lazy-src=”<iframe title=”YouTube video player” src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/HrAVRbcFI24″ width=”640″ height=”360″ frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen=”allowfullscreen”><span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span></iframe>” alt=””><noscript><iframe title=”YouTube video player” src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/HrAVRbcFI24″ width=”640″ height=”360″ frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen=”allowfullscreen”><span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span></iframe></noscript></p><p>As a great many others have pointed out in other articles, after her emotional reconnection with John (and the world), Cameron dresses Sarah in the same trench coat style Kyle Reese wore in the original <strong>Terminator</strong>. It’s a cool visual flourish that subtly reinforces the character’s growth.</p><p><img class=”lazy lazy-hidden alignnone size-full wp-image-1181190″ src=”data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7″ data-lazy-type=”image” data-lazy-src=”https://www.comingsoon.net/assets/uploads/2021/07/Sara4-e1625331550988.jpg” alt=”Terminator 2: Judgment Day” width=”640″ height=”360″><noscript><img class=”alignnone size-full wp-image-1181190″ src=”https://www.comingsoon.net/assets/uploads/2021/07/Sara4-e1625331550988.jpg” alt=”Terminator 2: Judgment Day” width=”640″ height=”360″></noscript></p><p>Everything in <strong>Terminator 2</strong> works in conjunction to bring real emotion to the film’s superb climax:</p><p><img src=”data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7″ class=”lazy lazy-hidden” data-lazy-type=”iframe” data-lazy-src=”<iframe title=”YouTube video player” src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/cmmbBo8RYoE” width=”640″ height=”360″ frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen=”allowfullscreen”></iframe>” alt=””><noscript><iframe title=”YouTube video player” src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/cmmbBo8RYoE” width=”640″ height=”360″ frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen=”allowfullscreen”></iframe></noscript></p><p>Perfection.</p><p>The only downside to <strong>T2</strong> is that it led to four truly awful films. While Hamilton would eventually return in <strong>Terminator: Dark Fate</strong>, in which her character leaps out of a truck to blast a terrifying robot without much difficulty before dropping an “I’ll be back,” by then the series, like Sarah, had morphed into a pale imitation of its former self and completely lost sight of the nuances that made <strong>The Terminator</strong> and<strong> Terminator 2: Judgment Day</strong> such beloved classics.</p><p>So, while we may never get another great <strong>Terminator</strong> film, we can still salute <strong>T2</strong> as one of the best blockbusters of the modern age, thank James Cameron for giving us an action-packed journey full of style, substance, and soul, and salute Linda Hamilton as one of the more complex and memorable action heroes of all time.</p></div><div class=”bottom”><div class=”share-buttons-container hidden-share-buttons”><div class=”share-button js-share-button share-button-facebook js-share-button-facebook” data-url=”https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/features/1181184-terminator-2-mvp-sarah-connor-30-years” data-title=”30 Years Later Sarah Connor Is Still Terminator 2: Judgment Day’s MVP” data-provider=”onFacebook” data-label=”Large Facebook share button”> <a href=”#” class=”no-underline”> <span class=”share-icon share-facebook-icon”><svg id=”Layer_1″ xmlns:rdf=”http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#” xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/2000/svg” enable-background=”new 0 0 14 12″ xml:space=”preserve” height=”12px” viewBox=”0 0 14 12″ width=”14px” version=”1.1″ y=”0px” x=”0px” xmlns:cc=”http://creativecommons.org/ns#” xmlns:dc=”http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/”><path id=”path3″ d=”m9.385 2.555h-0.864c-0.678 0-0.809 0.362-0.809 0.893v1.171h1.617v1.833h-1.618v4.705h-1.686v-4.705h-1.41v-1.833h1.41v-1.352c0-1.569 0.854-2.424 2.1-2.424l1.26 0.002v1.71z” fill=”#fff”/></svg> </span> SHARE </a></div><div class=”share-button js-share-button share-button-twitter js-share-button-twitter” data-url=”https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/features/1181184-terminator-2-mvp-sarah-connor-30-years” data-title=”30 Years Later Sarah Connor Is Still Terminator 2: Judgment Day’s MVP” data-provider=”onTwitter” data-label=”Large Twitter share button”> <a href=”#” class=”no-underline”> <span class=”share-icon share-twitter-icon”> <svg id=”Layer_1″ xmlns:rdf=”http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#” xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/2000/svg” enable-background=”new 0 0 14 12″ xml:space=”preserve” height=”12px” viewBox=”0 0 14 12″ width=”14px” version=”1.1″ y=”0px” x=”0px” xmlns:cc=”http://creativecommons.org/ns#” xmlns:dc=”http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/”><path id=”path3″ d=”m12.153 2.979c-0.015-0.018-0.04-0.022-0.06-0.014-0.309 0.129-0.634 0.223-0.969 0.277 0.355-0.252 0.62-0.602 0.756-1.001 0.006-0.02 0-0.04-0.017-0.053s-0.04-0.015-0.058-0.004c-0.4 0.224-0.833 0.382-1.289 0.469-0.403-0.395-0.966-0.62-1.549-0.62-1.186 0-2.15 0.909-2.15 2.026 0 0.136 0.014 0.27 0.042 0.399-1.642-0.095-3.177-0.838-4.221-2.045-0.011-0.013-0.027-0.019-0.044-0.017-0.017 0.001-0.032 0.01-0.041 0.023-0.19 0.308-0.29 0.661-0.29 1.019 0 0.622 0.299 1.203 0.81 1.586-0.263-0.03-0.52-0.108-0.751-0.229-0.016-0.008-0.035-0.008-0.051 0-0.015 0.009-0.025 0.024-0.025 0.041v0.026c0 0.893 0.624 1.676 1.511 1.937-0.234 0.035-0.477 0.033-0.715-0.01-0.018-0.004-0.036 0.002-0.048 0.016-0.012 0.012-0.016 0.03-0.01 0.047 0.266 0.783 1.005 1.332 1.866 1.4-0.718 0.496-1.567 0.757-2.463 0.757-0.165 0-0.332-0.009-0.495-0.028-0.023-0.002-0.046 0.011-0.054 0.033s0 0.045 0.021 0.057c0.97 0.586 2.092 0.896 3.244 0.896 3.77 0 6.022-2.887 6.022-5.678 0-0.078-0.002-0.154-0.005-0.232 0.406-0.28 0.755-0.623 1.037-1.021 0.012-0.018 0.011-0.042-0.004-0.057z” fill=”#fff”/></svg> </span> TWEET </a></div></div></div><div class=”js-cs-article-zerg-widget zergnet-widget zergnet-widget-36274″ data-zerg-widget-id=”36274″></div><div class=”share article-footer-widget”><div class=”OUTBRAIN” data-src=”https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/features/1181184-terminator-2-mvp-sarah-connor-30-years” data-widget-id=”AR_1″ data-ob-template=”ComingSoon.net”></div></div><div id=”ingageunit”></div><div class=”js-insticator-holder”></div><div class=”wrapper”></div><div id=”js-show-comments-1181184″<br />
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