On October 26, 1984, the Canadian director’s second film was released in the United States, which was still completely unknown, although he had made Piranha 2 two years earlier: Terminator, directed by James Cameron! A film that celebrates its 40th anniversary this year and left a mark on the SF genre!
2029. Robots wage war against humanity. As the battle continues, the artificial intelligence Skynet sends a near-invincible assassin cyborg into the past to kill Sarah Connor before she gives birth to John Connor, who will become the leader of the human resistance. The latter sends someone named Kyle Reese to protect poor Sarah.
Netflix is making a Terminator series and the main studio is responsible for the animation!
What is it worth after 40 years?
Watching the film again 40 years after its release, it remains the suspense and rhythm brought by James Cameron that hasn’t aged a bit! His pitch is simple and original: the heroine (played by Linda Hamilton) is unaware of the emergence of a charismatic leader and – like the audience – has everything to learn about this future, about which she clearly knows nothing.
It’s the perfect gateway, and information about John Connor and the future is often mixed in with the action, as the Terminator can appear at any time. It’s a very good idea, because the tension is constant, the scenes of exposition disappear: “Whoever knows” must get to the point!
It influenced action/sci-fi cinema of the 80s and 90s
In 1985 he was awarded the Grand Prix of the Avoriaz Fantasy Film Festival, awarded by its president Robert De Niro, Cameron’s feature film was released in cinemas on April 24, 1985 and attracted 3 million curious people to discover Arnold Schwarzenegger as a ruthless robot killer.
The impact of the film was such that some of his lines are like “I will come back” / “I will come back” They almost went into everyday language and his murderous stalking scenes, preceded by the Terminator’s question: “Sarah Connor?” It has been parodied for decades.
Many sequels would see the light of day with James Cameron directing or producing, but also many films wanting to capitalize on this SF success, such as Future Cop (1984), Decapitron, Atomic Cyborg, Annihilator (1986), RoboCop (1987), Ganghead ( 1989) and Space Assassin (1990).
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