Tag: narrative symbolism

  • The Terminator (1984): A Warning and a Mirror to Humanity

    The Terminator (1984): A Warning and a Mirror to Humanity

    In 1984, James Cameron’s The Terminator introduced the world to a nightmarish future where humanity’s own creation – a military artificial intelligence called Skynet – turns against it. The film depicts an indestructible cyborg assassin (Arnold Schwarzenegger’s iconic Terminator) sent back in time to exterminate Sarah Connor, the mother of humanity’s future resistance leader. The…