WhileDark Fatewasn’t as well-received as the first twoTerminatorfilms, it’s thehighest-ratedTerminatormoviesinceT2.
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton both reprise their original roles, withTerminator: Dark Fateintroducing new characters.
The movie had an alternate ending which showed a much older Sarah watching John and her granddaughter.
Terminator: Dark Fateshocked audiences by killing John Connorwithin minutes of the movie.
This was unpopular with many audiences, as it undid the movie’s optimistic ending.
Without the John-centered plot,Dark Fatecould embrace nostalgia while updating an important storyline.
This sets up a potential sequel with Dani fighting the machine uprising.
The movie’s other time jump is to the 2040s, where Grace is from.
The relentless pursuit of key human figures by time-traveling cyborg assassins known as Terminators is central to the narrative.
Terminator: Dark Fate is a direct sequel to Terminator 2: Judgement Day, ignoring the rest of the future films to re-canonize the franchise. Set years after Sarah Connor successfully stopped the impending Judgement Day, a new Terminator is sent to destroy the resistance before it forms. Now forced to team up with a former T-800 terminator model, Sarah will seek vengeance and protect Dani Ramos, the new target of Skynet.
John Connor, the future leader of the human resistance, is the core target of the malicious machines.
The Terminator franchise, launched by James Cameron in 1984, explores a dystopian future where intelligent machines wage war against humanity. The relentless pursuit of key human figures by time-traveling cyborg assassins known as Terminators is central to the narrative. John Connor, the future leader of the human resistance, is the core target of the malicious machines.
