Terminator 2: Judgment Day - Mother Superior - Video Essay 

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Hot take. The hospital escape is the best scene from the movie. When I saw the 4K release in theaters this is the scene I was anticipating the most and holy sh!t was it amazing.

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Terminator 2: Judgment Day is a most pivotal example of how the first sequel in a film franchise may hold up the best like The Empire Strikes Back, Superman II, X2: X-Men United and The Dark Knight. Thank you for another very helpful video essay and welcome back.

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I don't know why people think that the movie is ambiguous about who is the protector and who is the hunter. If hearing "bad to the bone" when arnold gets his threads and prepares to leave the bar doesn't indicate clearly that he's a good guy this time (through the humor that stems from the music, that is) then the eerie music, Robert Patrick's stone cold face and lack emotion, as well as the fact that he kills a cop easily, should make it beyond clear who's there for which purpose.

Some fantastic takes I'd not even noticed before which is weird after how many times I've watched this film! Glad to have you back amigo, hope you are well.

Great work as always. Your channel is legitimately one of my all-time favourites on RU-vid. Looking forward to the next time you upload.

Greatest action movie ever. Masterclass directing. Amazing cinematography and editing. The look of the movie...it's just timeless. I saw the 4K theater release in 2017 it felt like I was watching a movie that just came out. TIMELESS!

There's no fate but what we make for ourselves. Very very good. Again. Never noticed the wardrobe decision link between Kyle & Sarah. It is too good a film. Though my heart will forever choose Aliens... Let's rock.

Dude - so good! I'd never looked at this film from the perspective of family before. Lots of feelings towards the end. Hope you keep making these. Hope you're doing alright :)

I never thought of the significance of their using a "family" station wagon. of COURSE that would have been an intentional decision, and you absolutely nailed it's meaning. amazed i never thought of that before. man i LOVE this stuff and i've been watching this movie since I was like 5 years old.

Good to see you back... When are we going to get once for warriors, and last of the Mohicans.. make that man some eggs!

Found your channel after I was looking at clips for King of New York and found your review from there. Really like your style.

I’ve seen this endless times but this channel taught me a couple of things; a great combination of education and entertainment 😊

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Wow, awesome analysis as usual. Welcome back to YT, missed you. Cheers!

Great to see you back and with a great video to a bona fide classic. T1 is a low budget genre film (watch it in scratched 35mm, believe me that is the best way to watch it IMO) T2 however is an ambitious and dazling big budget extravaganza. What always impressed me about T2 is its ambition, it is not only the SFX, but the whole tone, the pacing and the feel. Gone is the group of superheroes, and in comes three characters who spend their time on the road (like you mentioned the family aspect and the theme of destiny) Compound this with the bruising set pieces and you’ve got a film that goes beyond the typical summer blockbuster. But also it is the production itself that is ambitious. Cameron was only given a short window of time to film and edit this film to meet the July deadline, not to mention this was produced by the legendary Carolco Pictures who were very much the king of the indie Hollywood production houses at the time and were very much a hands off type of company. Shame they aren’t around these days.

So good to see Movie Birthdays back delivering another movie masterclass. I didn’t realise how much I missed your insightful video essays until I watched your brilliant latest episode. This is another classic addition to your growing film school. The quality of your videos is so high. The editing and visual references are superb. Every time I watch one of your videos it renews my love for cinema. Great effort. Welcome back!

T2 is a Masterpiece

Brilliant, thank you so much. Literally one of my favroite movies and my gaming namesake, i was impressed you brought up multiple observations I had never noticed or considered before. Very well done, really appreciate your great work.

Up to snuff, as always.

I always loved the character of Sarah Conner, because she represented how a woman would realistically respond and prepare for such fantastic and overwhelming circumstances if she had the grit to do so Also I know this type of comment is a cliche at this point, but I'll be damned if this channel isn't massively underrated You provide accurate, grounded critique and commentary that doesn't get bogged down in pseudo intellectualism or projection of your own values and beliefs. Your work clearly stems from a deep love and appreciation of the medium. So thank you.

Please come back. Enjoying working my way through your channel.

Very good work!

Amazing analysis as usual. I never picked up on Sarah Connor being the terminator and then Kyle Reece.

What an amazing channel! I hope there's more video essays in the pipeline 😁

Always delightful insight… can you update it more often?

I just stumbled upon your channel and love your videos sooo much! Amazing essays and thoughts! The editing and voice over is so on point! I hope you will make more videos in the future!! Greetings from Vienna, Austria!

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I think my favoite new think i picked up from your observation is Sarah Connnor in a trench coat is channeling Kyle Reese. I've seen this movie since i was a kid in the 90s and that one detail truly holds so much weight - after she "falls" into becoming a heartless terminator herself while trying to execute Dyson, John saves her and brings her back to humanity...she cries in shame...now with new purpose and a real mission that can actually save the future, destroying the research lab, she is now in a trenchcoat almost identical to Kyle Reese - we are back to guerrilla warfare, back to everything that changed her innocent life in the first place, back to take revenge on the Future that came back in time and killed her love Kyle...that gave her John...it's all full circle. This will end it all. I have NEVER considered how in that new plan after failed Dyson execution and new plan that really might work....how she is thinking of Kyle Reese and really doing this in his name just as much as she is doing it for herself and the future and John. The trench coat....it just fits to perfectly for that moment, approaching the research lab. and i've never noticed it before. SO much analysis and meaning. thank you.

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Under another video I read a comment from you, You're a fan of Peter Weir's work -- do a video on his 1985 movie, Witness! Fantastic film, pacing is melodious. I do see that there hasn't been a video added to this channel in a year -- please come back for Witness!

It’s been a year, I hope you re-to (Lead) and prepared for a whole bunch of new videos. Do once were Warriors.

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For many Terminator 2 should've been the end of franchise as a whole since the films that came up failed miserably in living up to the measuring stick set by the 1st 2. At it's heart, the Terminator Universe served as a warning of what happens when humanity puts Artificial Intelligence in charge. Because they were kick ass and able to be unashamed in their maternal instincts(which is the opposite of todays action heroines in their creation) in the most extreme of circumstances beyond their control, even by male audiences, Sarah Connor & Ellen Ripley are the most idolised of action heroines. The T-1000 is the perfect antagonist. Not simply because he is the polar opposite of the T-800, or even the fact that he is made from mercury based Mimetic poly alloy as in liquid metal and is a virtually indestructible, relentless killing machine. But because his behaviour is equally as humane as any normal human being. Even at it's darkest. At Connors foster parents house his kills screamed of a "shut the fuck up" style of annoyance, he stole a bike cause he considered it cool and never fully changed his appearance which meant he had his own sense of identity. With Sarah by the factory, he was like a cat toying with his mouse before the kill which makes him all the more sadistic. Even in death when dropped into the molten Iron, the T-1000 struggled like someone who valued his own life above all else. All of which is quite the paradox. The T-1000 is capable of thinking independently outside it's initial programming which it even more dangerous to Skynet itself.