Terminator: "Children of Tomorrow" - Analysis and Explanation

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Combining two classic films to discover the powerful message of our future at the core.
SPOILERS for 'The Terminator' and 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'. Obviously. Also for 'Terminator Genisys'
Time travel, war, and deadly machines hardly seem the best tools to tell a story about family, choice, and responsibility. Yet between a 'slasher' film and action-packed chase movie, James Cameron created a deep and moving account of the imminent future of man and machine.
By analyzing both films separately, then how they overlap, I create a new film 'Terminator: Children of Tomorrow' that showcases the underlying messages of compassion, learning, and change that power this movie machine.
'Digging Deeper' is a series taking a serious look (kind of) at films, themes, characters, and various aspects of filmmaking, writing, directing, and more.
01:50 - 'Making the Machine'
04:09 - Rant Fact
06:05 - Rant Fact
11:11 - 'The Once and Future King'
15:30 - 'The Labyrinth'
16:40 - Time Travel explained (feat. Commodore 64!)
19:16 - Rant Fact
26:40 - 'The Future of Tomorrow'
28:50 - Rant Insight
41:02 - Rant Insight
If you have any comments, or ideas, please let us know in the comments!
Did you find the deliberate mistake in the video?
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MUSIC:
The Terminator Original Soundtrack - Brad Fiedel
Terminator 2: Judgment Day Original Soundtrack - Brad Fiedel
Back to the Future Theme - Alan Silvestri
If you made your way through that cluttered mess of nonsense then thanks! And if you didn't then I still hope you're doing well and having a great day!

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@undertakr 7 лет назад

So, Terminator 2 is my favorite movie. As a movie buff, I had always seen that as a sort of embarrassing factoid, driven by my own nostalgia. I never really saw it as a fine piece of art, but more like a most bizarrely heartwarming action movie. It's hard to explain. Like, I knew it wasn't that great intellectually, compared to any number of certified works of genius (Synechdoche, Citizen Kane, Seven Samurai, Lawrence of Arabia, ECT), but it always felt so much greater than the sum of its boyish parts. And for my time, I'm simply not entertained more minute by minute by any other film. I've been waiting my entire life to see a 45 minute documentary explaining why these movies are so special. My life feels complete. Thank you.

@RantandBollox 7 лет назад

Well that's a heck of thing to say and I'm very happy to have been able to give you something you enjoyed so much. Thanks for watching mate.

@undertakr 7 лет назад

Well it's not just that you made a really great interesting video, it's like you gave me my favorite movies back to me with a fresh start, so when I watch them again, I can appreciate them more. I figured I'd have that kind of experience with Citizen Kane, but not with my favorite movie Terminator 2. Yeah buddddddy

@tubulartopher 5 лет назад

Terminator 1 & 2, especially 2, has great intellectual ideas to think over. It is a fascinating window into the human condition. Both past, present, and future.

@Mcbuggler 5 лет назад

Terminator 2 has nothing on The Terminator.

@robzilla730 4 года назад

@@Mcbuggler I used to think that but no, they're great companion pieces to each other. Like Godfather and Godfather part 2.

@alessiocataldi2434 3 года назад

I seriously think this is the definitive documentary James Cameron needed to watch before producing "Dark Fate"

@junglejack9954 3 года назад

Lool indeed

@Josh-xg4mf Год назад

They spent the whole story on John having to live just to kill him off. WTF Cameron

@mickyzzzeee Год назад

@@Josh-xg4mf just another tale of Hollywood turning all Hollywood

@Paka1918 Год назад

@@Josh-xg4mf He is senile, i have no other words for Dark Fart.

@VenusHeadTrap2 7 лет назад

I enjoyed this more than all of the past 3 T-sequels.

@tubulartopher 5 лет назад

You mean Tequals. Haha

@charliekk3377 4 года назад

Hi from the future dark fate is garbage

@charlesthorndike2702 3 года назад

Make that 4 now.

@untodesu 2 года назад

Salvation is not that bad though

@UrAverageFR_Teen 2 года назад

Salvation wasn't that bad

@dylanlewis3038 4 года назад

I think I like “The Terminator” more than “Terminator 2: Judgement Day”. Not by much, but T1 builds an intense atmosphere that I love.

@liammay7756 3 года назад

@nickbritten8132 3 года назад

I agree. Just an outstanding 10/10 masterpiece.

@joeydepp779 3 года назад

Definitely agree

@Mogget01 2 года назад

They’re just different styles of stories. In my opinion they’re both equally great, it comes down to if you prefer a stalker horror film, or an action packed chase film.

@davidagiel8130 Год назад

T1 is objectively better and original.

@w-james9277 7 лет назад

Women cry at the end of Titanic. Men cry at the end of Terminator.

@MagusMarquillin 7 лет назад

I cried at the end of both. Am I the bridge between worlds?

@jimslav6973 7 лет назад

The big one for me is Spock at the end of "The Wrath of Khan". I am literally blubbering at the end of that one. Especially when he says to Kirk, *"Don't grieve, Jim. It's logical. The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few."* OMG, my throat is getting all tight just typing this.

@Kj16V 7 лет назад

+Magus Marquillin Nah, you're just over emotional :D

@Kj16V 7 лет назад

The End of Guardians of the Galaxy 2 nearly had me!

@humbertoduran8664 6 лет назад

W-James You mean the end of Terminator 2.

@mikeq725 4 года назад

This break down of the 2 films and their symbolism is just impeccable. My mom saw terminator 2 in theaters back in 91. The next year for my 6th birthday she bought me a copy of the VHS. There was just something about this film, even though it was rated R, she knew I would love it. Little did she know how much this would effect my life. My love for cinema and storytelling had begun. The thought of time travel was such an insane concept to try and wrap my little brain around. Both the first and second film were staples of my childhood and teen years and it's so great to see that the movies have stood the test of time. During high school I had taken a few college prep courses for English and Art History; and we would have to analyze novels or works of art the way that you did for these films. What an awesome experience all these years later to find this analysis of 2 of my favorite films. Standing ovation, you guys did a great job. Crying at the end of T-2 and at the end of Return of the Jedi during Darth Vader's funeral pyre. Powerful stuff. They took what used to be a villain, someone you feared, and made you care about them at the completion of the story arc. Great jobs, thanks again

@McCaffery 7 лет назад

Round of applause.

@RantandBollox 7 лет назад

Ah stop that. Just glad you all liked it.

@nickmitsialis 6 лет назад

Brilliant observation about T1000 being an enemy to both man and machine; I think the lore said that Skynet was afraid to activate T1000 because it's future actions were so unpredictable and dangerous to itself, but it ultimately decided it was preferable to certain defeat & destruction at the hands of the Humans

@tubulartopher 5 лет назад

You'd think they'd explore that a bit further by having a T-1000 become self-aware and make it's own choices.

@andrewsmyth3205 4 года назад

@@tubulartopher They kind of did that in the television show

@charliekk3377 4 года назад

"To the liquid brain, the world was a simple puzzle box of broken reality, the hard pieces easily fitting back into the river of cosmic order. Cause and effect was the closest thing to humor in a mind so alien that even SKYNET had difficulty understanding it fully. The T1000 had deduced several possible avenues of continuing the mission in the most efficient manner possible. it was methodically following one while constantly processing the others for branching opportunities. it was fully autonomous, and barely under the allegiance of its creator, SKYNET. SKYNET had hesitated before creating this latest weapon system. There were unpredictability factors related to the liquid poly-mimetic alloy's longevity and the ability to process commands without interpolating its own priorities over those of its creator. it was so volatile a construct that only in the last throes of defeat, only when it appeared that the Resistance would finally be able to mount an offensive against the inner command components of SKYNET, even threatening the Cheyenne Mountain complex itself, did SKYNET go ahead and create the T1000. Einstein once said that God didn't play dice with the universe. SKYNET had no choice..." -Frakes, "Terminator 2"

@sookmajoaby 3 года назад

SkyNet was afraid it would become "Carl" 😕

@lucasoheyze4597 3 года назад

What "lore"?

@RoninAquila 7 лет назад

When asked "What is your *all-time* favorite Zombie Movie" I always *unhesitantly* answer "The Terminator." On it's most *fundamental* level, it is the the story of murderous living corpse, pursuing its prey with relentless blood-lust even as its putrid flesh decays and disintegrates like The Picture of Dorian Grey, until it rises from the flames as a *literal* (Quote Cameron Himself in the 1983 Draft of the Screenplay) "Image of Death Rendered In Steel." If that's not a scary zombie movie, I don't know what is. :)

@lucasoheyze4597 3 года назад

It's not a zombie movie, spastic.

@thebox383 3 года назад

Well yes but actually no

@BusinessOfFear 3 года назад

Stop doing that.

@jessicashannon4178 5 лет назад

This video you made about the Terminator: " Children of Tomorrow" was amazing. All the time and effort you put in this video was astronomical. You also have many great concepts. I thought it was cool that you said the Terminators are our kids and that we created them and on how someday they will be our future. We stand together and show them that not all humans are the same and that they can still be taught and if that's the case then the human race as we know it will still be here even if we are our greatest downfall. I also thought what you said about John Conner being a child of the past as well as the future and it's because of his parents that we keep winning the war as well as John himself, in the Terminator Series he is a child of God that was sent down to protect the human race from the machines. John Conner is the answer to our problems. Keep on making awesome videos.

@ntuthukoanthonynhlapo5128 7 лет назад

Awesome video. thought provoking, eye opening and well presented. Spot on

@RantandBollox 7 лет назад

Thanks for watching

@vincentdaniels2596 7 лет назад

Another great breakdown. it further confirms to me that the sequels have no idea what to do with the material set up by James Cameron. I've always thought that T3 and Ang Lee's Hulk (which came out together) should have switched directors and writers. I think Ang Lee would have really understood Cameron's vision and added his own spin to it. But que sera sera.

@MagusMarquillin 7 лет назад

*Hulk (I assume you mean)

@vincentdaniels2596 7 лет назад

Yep, fixed, thanks.

@nickbritten8132 3 года назад

Man, that’s inspired! If only eh 😔

@odiwalker3973 7 лет назад

Holy shit, didn't even realize that the video is 45 min. long. Time flew by. I'm glad I subscribed!

@RantandBollox 7 лет назад

Well I'll make the next one 60 minutes! Wait...you were complimenting it. Okay cool. Thanks for watching the whole thing!

@trivellekoolaidrian6921 4 года назад

We still watched an allegory of judgment day take place when the T1000 fell into the Fiery Liquid. He is a Fallen Angel -Burning in The Lake of Fire

@CaptainWow 7 лет назад

Excellent insights here, completely changed my understanding of the franchise and where it should have gone after T2. Great work!

@user-lq8sf4gg8c 5 лет назад

This has blown my mind up! I'm speechless! YOU ARE AWESOME

@RantandBollox 5 лет назад

You're awesome!

@Johnny5ive0 3 года назад

I have seen both movies hundreds of times now and could recite both from memory and I can honestly say this is absolutely 100% the best analysis of both films I have ever seen, I thought that I knew everything I could know about the Terminator films but your hard work and dedication to your craft has proven otherwise, thank you for this, it was awesome to watch.

@jonathonbeckage8223 7 лет назад

Hey man I thought that this was one of the best videos I've ever seen. I always loved these first two movies and I don't think anyone has ever analyzed them as well as you did. I'm attempting to make videos on here as well, but I feel like I'll never get to this level haha. I'd love to take part in one of the podcasts one day. Keep up the great work.

@WisdomThumbs 4 года назад

One of the absolute best film analysis videos on RU-vid. So glad you took the time to redo it when your first attempt failed.

@Games-tx1zc 7 лет назад

This is my favorite video you've done so far. I consider myself a pretty attentive viewer but the way you break down a film is masterful and incredibly insightful. Well done. Cheers!

@RantandBollox 7 лет назад

Cheers for watching, and for the all-too kind words.

@MassacreAtTiffany Год назад

It felt like I was a kid again and a kind loving adult took me in his arms and intelligently taught me a beautiful story about compassion, learning, choice, the importance of the link between people ... that felt so good, I needed that... thank you you're freaking rockstar.

@Speedylyon 7 лет назад

great analysis, thanks for taking the time to making these.

@timothye.2644 4 года назад

I just finished the Terminator: Resistance vídeo game and was hungry for more lore or an indepth analysis. I somehow ended up here and I have to say, this vídeo is a masterpiece 👍🏼

@Orrimarrko66 5 лет назад

Mind blown... amazing job as always. Love these deeper reviews or rants over the podcasts!

@joeottsoulbikes415 3 года назад

This was an amazing look at the time travel paradox. Your ideals and concepts work really well. Thank you for making this.

@Kraiks1 5 лет назад

Excellent work and such a different way to look at these films. Great job!!

@kostaelenis7687 7 лет назад

Absolutely loved the video mate! so much in depth analysis that it made my love for the the Terminator even greater! really looking forward to what you put up next 😁

@RantandBollox 7 лет назад

Thanks, glad you're hyped, should have it up soon (hoping to get through them a little faster from here on out)

@jakenorthbriz 5 лет назад

Bravo. This has made my day. Your analysis is so good I'm speechless. Love it, love it. This is my favorite movie and it's just awesome to see it analyzed with such brilliant interpretations. So good

@RantandBollox 5 лет назад

Thanks very much, really glad you enjoyed it

@modikai8507 7 лет назад

Thank you for this. These movies have always been my all time favorite. But only after watching this video do I really understand why. Brilliant Analysis and definitely deserving of more views.

@McK9999 3 года назад

This was really awesome. Idk how I'd never come across your videos before, but I thought you did a great job here. Thank you.

@BooshmanLee 7 лет назад

Interesting video, definitely lots to think about! 3:06 Man, I really hate the gun sounds they used for the 5.1 remix of Termiantor.

@jpbatinic 3 года назад

Wow, honestly the best search result I can remember from my YT, I wanted a super deep look into T1&2 and had to really sleuth to find this, but amazing work, far deeper than expected, no fluff, you rock sir, excellent.

@peabody66 7 лет назад

Great analysis! You bring up great points.

@katyrye 5 лет назад

Hey I know I'm late to the party! But thank you so much for making this and taking the time. Fantastic job!

@RantandBollox 5 лет назад

Nonsense, the party didn't start until you arrived. Thanks for watching

@DamianFloresRF 7 лет назад

What an outstanding essay. I didn't think there was so much I'd never considered about this two movies (the second of which I already considered a masterpiece). Excellent work.

@RantandBollox 7 лет назад

Thanks very much

@NjuWaail 7 лет назад

Everyone needs to watch this video! Your perspective on the matter is utterly brilliant!

@RantandBollox 7 лет назад

As long as you watched and enjoyed that's what matters to me. I think. Either way, thanks!

@GoSPeeDxRaCeRGo 7 лет назад

This was great. Would like to see more like this from you! keep up the good work.

@RantandBollox 7 лет назад

Thanks very much, only 3 so far I know, but a new one every month is the current turn out.

@scottward6974 4 года назад

Absolutely fantastic, entertaining and thought provoking video! I really really enjoyed that. Exactly the kind of thing that youtube is perfect for and vice versa.

@TheSuperQuail 6 лет назад

This is one of the most interesting videos I've ever seen. Ever. Well done, sir.

@RantandBollox 6 лет назад

Thank you for watching!

@eaventravers7465 7 лет назад

Love your videos, man.

@RantandBollox 7 лет назад

Thanks mate

@TOPDAWGG97 4 года назад

Thank you for making me look at the two films differently and widening my understanding of the terminator universe a whole and not just as two movies about badass robots from the future

@capitandope818 7 лет назад

I love this video! T2 is my favorite movie of all time! I hope you keep making these type of Analysis videos.

@RantandBollox 7 лет назад

Nearly done the next one, so there's at least one more!

@jeffreylagden9198 6 лет назад

Words cannot describe how amazing this is. I want to make a short film based in the Terminator universe wihich continue the themes and depth of the original 2 that Cammeron envisioned and this if I ever get it done has helped me a lot.

@nicolaslebras3851 5 лет назад

just awesome analys , i thinking about all the details that movie us so important ty yu r the man , this vid is a master piece.

@sadhydra 7 лет назад

wow, amazing video dude, you deserve wat more subscribers

@RantandBollox 7 лет назад

Thanks very much, I'm happy enough that you enjoyed it!

@da_hitmanhart6650 2 года назад

ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT!! Well done!! I can’t stop watching this video. You, Sir, understand this wholeheartedly!!

@gustavoalmanza2673 3 года назад

At 35:55, it’s worth noting that Sarah becoming the Terminator is emphasized by the fact that she’s using the same pistol as the T-800 in the first movie, albeit without the laser sighting. Still a .45 long slide nonetheless

@jimyakley2513 4 года назад

OMG. This made my mind melt. Thank You for making it. It may be the Greatest video I ever watched. Thanks again and have a Beautiful Day. 👍

@Zeke931 7 лет назад

Terminator 2 is the greatest god damn movie ever made.

@danielwilson5450 5 лет назад

*Terminator 1 and 2 are the greatest god damn movies ever made Ftfy

@bentramer682 4 года назад

The Terminator: the best goddamn movie ever made

@Meanpooh 7 лет назад

Wow, this was awesome! Great work!

@kenobi639 6 лет назад

Another profound breakdown. You are criminally under-subscribed. Please don't ever stop honing your craft. You're fast becoming one of the greats.

@RantandBollox 6 лет назад

Thanks very much. As long as folks keep tuning in I'll keep churning them out

@DonTheMovieReviewer 7 лет назад

This is the greatest. I absolutely love this channel. Keep up the amazing work.

@RantandBollox 7 лет назад

Couldn't stop with kind works like that. Cheers mate.

@christopherwallace568 7 лет назад

I'm really learning a lot from your channel and I love the content

@RantandBollox 7 лет назад

Well I'm glad to have you watching!

@ThePuschkin1986 2 года назад

I keep coming back to this one over and over again. T2 is my very favorite movie. And this video, I can honestly say, is the best that I have ever seen on youtube. I am familiar with and subscribed to some of the known greats whose work is outstanding, but this one still outshines them all. A little over 100k views is a shame. This should be taught in school, college and wherever, news articles should be published about it, awards presented. I have no words...

@SuperThompo 2 года назад

Absolutely brilliant analysis. Children of tomorrow theme is exceptional and bang on the money. I’d be curious as to what James Cameron would think of this interpretation of some of his greatest work.

@PrototypeOnDemand 7 лет назад

your channel is incredible

@RantandBollox 7 лет назад

Only 'cuz there's good folks like you watching and sharing and enjoying the videos. I mean, these are not the usual click-bait, short-burst, RU-vid stuff. I'm still amazed folks watch at all. So thanks!

@Alex339 11 месяцев назад

Wow, I'm blown away. This was an extremely insightful and educational video. I love the parallels between both films and ancient mythology. Also, the callbacks from T2 to T1 as you showed are not just a cheap trick, they are very intentional and thought out.

@trilexfix Год назад

Great video!!! I love how you do analysis on The Terminator

@TheChateauBros 7 лет назад

Great analysis, I wonder if James Cameron consciously thought about these details when devolving this film.

@matsv201 3 года назад

I se it as the same movie.. its just 4 hours long. A lot of the stuff in T2 was planed for T1.. making the T2 sort of the suposed T1... but the T1 is still part of the storry, making the two movies one

@markraimo1283 3 года назад

I think he might have. James Cameron is a detailed person. He cares about the details. So I think it is possible he thought of those details when writing it.

@felipepadilla8001 2 года назад

I think James Cameron was definitely trying to convey MOST of this... however, there may be some details he probably wasn't intentionally trying to convey. Art speaks for itself though. I've heard/read of countless musicians, film directors, artists, authors, etc who have encountered several interpretations of their work that makes a lot of sense, even though they weren't necessarily going for that.

@gowkie3940 3 года назад

What a wonderful analysis channel I've stumbled upon, thank you in advance for all the content of yours I'm about to burn through.

@fedortrofimovich9192 3 года назад

Thanks so much for this video! I'll rewatch it many times for sure!

@rockerwoman 6 лет назад

Outstanding. These are my all-time favorite movies and I loved this analysis. Killer (pun!) job!

@stunningandbrave7475 5 лет назад

Wow just wow. How did I not find this video until now. This is masterfully done!

@RantandBollox 5 лет назад

Thanks

@River_StGrey 7 лет назад

This made me cry. Beautiful analysis.

@RantandBollox 7 лет назад

I am happy for your tears...wait...that sounds weird....ehmm, glad you liked it!

@darioaguirre5559 3 года назад

@@RantandBollox I arrive 3 years later, but bro, this video touch the heart of someone that loves terminator (1 and 2), put in words all the things that I though about this amazing franchise! And the tears are close in some moments! haha Thanks for so amazing video!

@SatireNGiggles Год назад

Wow! I thought i heard everything that had to be said but your video analysis is eye opening and add a lot of details about the symbolism. Thank you, i just subscribed.

@deanobeany Год назад

Only just found this. This is incredible insight. Spectacular work. Subbed.

@AlexThe1Menace 6 лет назад

This is amazingly well done and insightful. Bravo.

@ResponsibleSnowflake 6 лет назад

Exceptional. Thank you for spending the time on this. Earned my Sub

@doatmidnight8540 3 года назад

T1 and 2 have and will always be my favorite movies of all time. I think about them almost every day. That being said, your essay has shed light on soooo many aspects I've never considered. I live the way Sarah would, fearful of the future, living with anger and hostility towards what/I perceive to be making this world and our future world a war torn and hostile hellscape. I think if I am prepared for life in that vengeful future then it wont be so heartbreaking to whiteness. In stead of holding on to the hopefulness of John and trying to alter that future. My eyes actually welled up a bit during that portion of the breakdown. Thank you for making my day a little brighter. Subbed, obviously.

@jonesywilliams4595 Год назад

Great video and rants, well done.

@Shiro_Amada 7 лет назад

This is why I love your channel.

@RantandBollox 7 лет назад

*blushing*, stop that

@RantandBollox 7 лет назад

*blushing*, stop that

@Wilkanas 7 лет назад

Damn, what a great video, I'm so glad I've founded this channel.

@RantandBollox 7 лет назад

Glad to have you.

@murfmeef 7 лет назад

Brilliant video. I enjoyed this thoroughly.

@chadbaptiste4227 6 лет назад

Cheers man, this was dope!

@antoniaraphael3498 3 года назад

Brilliant analysis, well done! 👍

@jimslav6973 7 лет назад

Great job, guys!

@666galager 7 лет назад

You did an incredible job!! Congratulations

@RantandBollox 7 лет назад

Thanks very much. Congratulate yourself for getting through it all!

@rmppresents9337 5 лет назад

I love this video. The single best film analysis video on RU-vid. It's not hyperbole to say, this is truly an inspiration to me. And to have a fellow Irishman put this together is the cherry on top of the icing on top of the t1000... Or something. Well done man

@RantandBollox 5 лет назад

Thanks very much mate, glad you enjoyed it

@drittenacht 6 лет назад

Holy shit. I can't believe it took me this long to find your channel. Now I know why Judgement Day never fails to move me to tears. You've earned a subscriber.

@shockerrocker1 3 года назад

The last few minutes of this narration is epic man, legit gave me goosebumps. Five star video.

@jessejames5081 Год назад

So many of the comments here have already said it far better than I ever could. You did an amazing job, thank you. I absolutely love this video and I can honestly tell you that I will probably watch this video after watching both movies in the future every single time haha.

@TheHelghast1138 4 года назад

Outstanding video 😎 This was beyond amazing!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@rockdesu 5 лет назад

Just wow... Great analysis and explanation. I cried a little.

@Daneki 7 лет назад

Well I must say that left me near speechless and bloody well impressed. What started off as a good analysis of an amazing film (in my personal top 3 most loved flicks of all time) gave way to some really deep, philosophical ideas. You make me want to go buy a hat, so I can put it on and tip it in your general direction along with a single, silent nod of the head.

@RantandBollox 7 лет назад

*nods back* Much appreciated sir, glad you've been liking the series