Terminator Salvation is a 2009
American science fiction action film directed by McG and starring Christian
Bale and Sam Worthington. It is the fourth installment in the Terminator film
series. In a departure from the previous installments, which were set between
1984 and 2004 and used time travel as a key plot element, Salvation is set in
2018 and focuses on the war between Skynet and humanity, with the human
Resistance fighting against Skynet's killing machines. Bale portrays John
Connor, a Resistance fighter and the franchise's central character, while
Worthington portrays cyborg Marcus Wright. Terminator Salvation also features
Anton Yelchin as a young Kyle Reese, a character first introduced in The
Terminator, and depicts the origin of the T-800 Model 101 Terminator.
After a troubled pre-production,
with The Halcyon Company acquiring the rights for the franchise from Andrew G.
Vajna and Mario Kassar and several writers working on the screenplay, filming
began in May 2008 in New Mexico and ran for 77 days. Terminator Salvation was
released on May 21, 2009 in the United States and Canada, followed by early
June releases in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.
Warner Bros. handled the North America release and Columbia Pictures the
international one. The film grossed over $371 million worldwide. Review
aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 33% of 263 critics have given the film
a positive review, with a rating average of 5 out of 10. Metacritic, which
assigns a weighted average score out of 0–100 from film critics, has a rating
score of 52 based on 35 selected reviews.
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Plot :
In 2003, Doctor Serena Kogan
(Helena Bonham Carter) of Cyberdyne Systems convinces death row inmate Marcus
Wright (Sam Worthington) to sign his body over for medical research following
his execution by lethal injection. One year later the Skynet system is activated,
perceives humans as a threat to its own existence, and eradicates much of
humanity in the event known as "Judgment Day" (as depicted in
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines).
In 2018, John Connor (Christian
Bale) leads a Resistance attack on a Skynet base. John discovers human
prisoners and schematics for a new type of Terminator incorporating living
tissue, but he is the only apparent survivor of the attack after the base is
destroyed in a nuclear explosion. However, Marcus emerges from the wreckage of
the base and proceeds on foot to Los Angeles.
John returns to Resistance
headquarters located aboard a nuclear submarine and tells General Ashdown
(Michael Ironside), the current leader, of his discovery. Meanwhile, the
Resistance has discovered a radio frequency believed to be capable of sending
an order to shut down Skynet machines. They plan to launch an offensive against
the Skynet base in San Francisco in four days, in response to an intercepted
"kill list" indicating that Skynet plans to kill the Resistance's
command staff in a week's time. John learns that his own name is second on the
list, following a civilian named Kyle Reese. The Resistance leaders are unaware
of Kyle's importance, but John knows that it is because Kyle will later become
his father (as depicted in The Terminator). John meets with his wife Kate
(Bryce Dallas Howard) and his subordinate Barnes (Common), and transmits a
radio broadcast to Resistance members and surviving civilians around the world.
Arriving in the ruins of Los
Angeles, Marcus is saved from a T-600 Terminator by Kyle Reese (Anton Yelchin)
and his mute child companion Star (Jadagrace Berry). Kyle informs Marcus about
the war between humans and Skynet. Hearing John's radio broadcast, the three
leave Los Angeles in search of the Resistance. They survive an attack, but
Kyle, Star, and several other humans are taken prisoner.
Two Resistance A-10 airplanes are
shot down when they try to intercept the machine transport and its escorts.
Marcus locates downed pilot Blair Williams (Moon Bloodgood) and they make their
way to John's base, but Marcus is wounded by a magnetic land mine. Attempting
to save his life, the Resistance fighters discover that he is a cyborg, with a
mechanical endoskeleton, circuitry, and a partially artificial cerebral cortex.
Marcus believes himself to be human, but John thinks that Marcus has been sent
to kill him, and orders his destruction. However, Blair helps Marcus escape
from the base. During the pursuit, Marcus saves John's life from Skynet hydrobots,
and the two make a bargain: Marcus will enter Skynet's headquarters and attempt
to help John rescue Kyle and the other prisoners.
John pleads with Ashdown to delay
the attack, but Ashdown refuses and relieves John of his command. However, the
Resistance forces disobey Ashdown's orders and await John's signal. Marcus
enters the base, interfaces with the computer, and disables the perimeter
defenses so that John can infiltrate the cell block and release the human
prisoners. Marcus discovers that he was created by Skynet in order to lure John
to the base; when the Resistance launches its attack, John will be killed,
achieving the goal that Skynet had failed to accomplish so many times. The
radio signal that the Resistance's plan depends on is a ruse. Skynet uses the
signal to track down and destroy the command submarine with the Resistance
leaders aboard.
Marcus tears out the hardware
linking him to Skynet and assists John in battling a new T-800 model 101
Terminator. John is mortally wounded during the fight, but succeeds in
destroying the Skynet base by rigging several Terminator fuel cells to explode,
detonating them as he, Marcus, Kyle, and Star are airlifted out. Kate attempts
to save John's life, but his heart is too damaged. Marcus offers his own heart
for transplant, sacrificing himself to save John. Recovering, John radios to
the other Resistance fighters that though this battle has been won, the war is
far from over.
Cast :
- Christian Bale as John Connor.
- Sam Worthington as Marcus Wright.
- Anton Yelchin as Kyle Reese.
- Bryce Dallas Howard as Kate Connor.
- Moon Bloodgood as Blair Williams.
- Common as Barnes.
- Helena Bonham Carter as Dr. Serena Kogan.
- Roland Kickinger as the T-800 Model 101, the first Terminator covered in living tissue.
- Jadagrace Berry as Star.
- Michael Ironside as General Ashdown.
- Terry Crews as Captain Jericho
- Linda Hamilton as the uncredited voice of Sarah Connor, John's mother.
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