If the Terminator franchise wants a fresh start, it should tap more into the horror roots that ran throughout the first film.
James Cameron has made a name for himself when it comes to crafting iconic science fiction franchises. From Dark Angel to the long-gestating Avatar: The Way Of Water, it's a surefire bet that if Cameron is involved the accolades and money will flow. But there's one franchise he's created that's had more than its share of ups and downs: The Terminator.
COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY The genius of the first Terminator is that it's a horror film with a science fiction bent. An unstoppable, inhuman force chasing down a young girl and murdering everything in its path? Plenty of horror films from A Nightmare on Elm Street to Friday the 13th have put their own spin on this well-worn trope and reaped the rewards. Cameron took it a step further, making his monster a machine wrapped in flesh.
While the Terminator might be unstoppable, the flesh surrounding its metal endoskeleton isn't as durable. This leads to some of the film's more horrifying elements, as the Terminator slowly starts to resemble a wax statue more than a human. It even ends up cutting out one of its eyeballs, revealing the glowing red eye underneath a river of blood - and leading to the iconic moment where it dons a pair of wraparound shades to hide the damage.
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