Terminator, The: Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger)

Comments for death : Terminator, The: Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger).



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 03/26/2006 09:02PM by Mr Mouseburger.

This "death" has always had a somewhat irking quality to it: the metal alloy used in the construction of the T-101's endoskeleton isn't just some run-of-the-mill aluminum or steel. Couple this with the fact that the skull is rounded and arch-shaped, and ultimately I have a hard time dealing with the fact that this press (albeit one mother of a piece of hydraulics) could ever hope to strangle enough power out of it's piston to effectively crush the cybernetic organism.

But then again, this is a movie. Gotta unplug that brainstem, don't we?



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/26/2006 09:02PM by Mr Mouseburger.

Ocafi Wrote:
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> I have a
> hard time dealing with the fact that this press
> (albeit one mother of a piece of hydraulics) could
> ever hope to strangle enough power out of it's
> piston to effectively crush the cybernetic
> organism.

Nah, the Terminator is just a machine. It was designed to survive bullets, lasers and moderate explosions, not industrial presses. The head is hollow after all, and the rest of the skeleton needs to move freely - it doesn't even have an armoured exoskeleton.

It would have been more unbelievable for me if it had survived the crusher. As it was, I liked the fact that the tanker crash and explosion caused noticeable and serious damage.

I also liked that Cyberdyne realised they'd taken old fashioned robotics as far as they could and built the successor with a completely new nanotech design. Now that *could* easily survive an industrial press!

On a tangential and pedantic note, I personally don't think the T-800 is a cyborg, despite what they say in the film. To me, a cyborg is a human that has been augmented by technology. The T-800 by comparison is a completely artificial construct. Yes, he has lab grown skin, but it isn't functional*. So, I would class it as an android.

OB

* OK, they have a contrived technological explanation that time travel is only possible for objects enclosed by living tissue - but Cyberdyne could have easily sent Arnie back accompanied by some hippos with advanced laser-rifles hidden in their abdomens!



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/26/2006 09:02PM by Mr Mouseburger.

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