Science Fiction Film Analysis

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This paper examines the films, "The Terminator," "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines" and "The Matrix Revolutions" by providing an overview of the plots, including a look at the characters, the directors, and other interesting film particulars. It also reviews what the critics had to say about each film as a film in its own right and as part of a trilogy of films.

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"It is the "Year of Darkness," 2029, and a powerful and intelligent computer named Skynet continues to battle human resistance on Earth, after nearly "but not completely" destroying all members of the human race in 1997. Skynet has learned how to send its cyborg assassin warriors (Terminators) backward through time travel; the story is built around Skynet sending The Terminator (Schwarzenegger) back to 1984, on a mission to kill the mother of one of the leaders of the resistance against Skynet. The mother in question is Sarah Conner (played by Linda Hamilton), whose son, John Conner, if allowed to be born, will later lead the remaining members of the human race in a winning campaign against the machines "unless, of course, The Terminator can kill Sarah Conner and erase the possibility of John Conner battling the machines."

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