The How-To Guide for Movie Sequels

Rating: 10/10 (4 February 2019)

A good sequel should do everything the original did and build upon it, with that in mind Terminator 2 is not a good sequel, it is a great one. The concept of taking the villain from the original and making them the hero of the second is an unprecedented creative choice in the action genre and it allows for a myriad of opportunities, all of which the film capitalizes on in every way. Terminator 2: Judgment Day is a showcase of action set pieces that have become legend in film, the bike chase, the assault on Cyberdyne Systems HQ, the final showdown with the menacing T-1000 (Robert Patrick) and countless more. But beyond this it harbours a deep and meaningful theme throughout all the carnage, that if a machine can learn the value of human life, maybe we can too.