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Why I give Terminator Dark Fate 10/10
iNtuitive Feeling dilemma of the “good Terminator” mythology
Wow. If you love filmmaking which expands the History of Imagination in narrative literature, T-DFate is a movie for you.
Why so many lukewarm and cool reviews? If we step back to view this from the mythological level, I think things are more clear.
Consider ~ T1 is basically John Carpenter’s Halloween with a robot instead of Michael Myers.
Conversely ~ Every Halloween sequel is basically T1 with a man instead of a robot as the implacable enemy.
T2 is NOT like Halloween. T2 begins the “good Terminator” mythology. T6, T-DFate returns very strongly to “good Terminator” mythology and adds girl power.
What I perceive in T6’s underperforming and professional reviews blaming the script and IP is this: Many of the most progressive Scripts and directing have become too progressive for today’s young male ticket buyers; and, for many professional critics who are in their 20s-30s.
I Alita Battle Angel’s reception and performance may fit this pattern too.
Alita is another very professional, 100% effort in sci-fi-fantasy, WHICH HAS A GOOD, NOT JUST A COMPETENT SCRIPT; which then, under-performs at the box office,
