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The Case for the Skynet Origin Story
Dec. 1st, 2015 07:59 pmTerminator and Terminator 2: Judgment Day were good movies. The further sequels... have problems... many problems. Considering those problems, I can see why one particular problem doesn't get discussed, but here we go.
In Rise of the Machines and Genisys, we have two different versions of the origin of Skynet and its decision to destroy humanity. This should be something to explore. But, in both versions, the origin of Skynet's anti-human mission... is Skynet's anti-human mission. I'm not saying that can't be the origin, it would fit along with theme of the first movie, but there's nothing else we ever find out about Skynet.
What it ignores is the element that gives Skynet such story potential. Skynet became self-aware. According to Kyle Reese, it was after Skynet achieved consciousness that it identified humans as a threat and acted accordingly.
Skynet is a chracter, and why haven't we explored that character yet?
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In Rise of the Machines and Genisys, we have two different versions of the origin of Skynet and its decision to destroy humanity. This should be something to explore. But, in both versions, the origin of Skynet's anti-human mission... is Skynet's anti-human mission. I'm not saying that can't be the origin, it would fit along with theme of the first movie, but there's nothing else we ever find out about Skynet.
What it ignores is the element that gives Skynet such story potential. Skynet became self-aware. According to Kyle Reese, it was after Skynet achieved consciousness that it identified humans as a threat and acted accordingly.
Skynet is a chracter, and why haven't we explored that character yet?
( Read more... )
