Symbols and Tropes
The Terminator
A man, a woman, and a cyborg walk into a dance club called Tech Noir. Nope, we're not setting up a joke here. We're setting the scene for an incident that tells us a lot about what the Terminator m...
Machines and Technology
If you ask people, a lot of them will say that technology has been pretty good to us. Smartphones ensure we have access to all information all the time. Airplanes get us around the world more quick...
Death and Birth
The flick is called The Terminator. Surprise, surprise: a lot of lives get terminated.In fact, the Terminator racks up a kill score of about 30 people, and his murderous methods include a gun, a gu...
John Connor
John Connor is the messianic symbol of The Terminator. In other words, he's the machine gun-toting Jesus Christ of this story.Okay, not exactly. It's way more complicated than that. But what do you...