A Slightly More In-Depth Look at Terminator Salvation

....But, only slightly.
After all, I have to help you understand just why Blair is made of fail. At least, in my eyes. First of all, there's her very first "fight scene." That's in quotes because, seriously, it's really a scene of Blair getting beaten up. Then, Marcus steps in and saves the day, breaking nary a sweat. Of course this, (along with falling from impossible heights into a river and surviving), is possibly meant to show us that Marcus is no longer human, (at least, those of us that weren't spoiled by the trailer), but since perfectly human action heroes have done all that and more in other movies, I didn't find anything particularly shocking about all that. And then, the next thing Blair does is curl up on Marcus's chest, talking about what a good, strong man he is. Blegh. Then, she risks so much to help him escape, and why? What did she see him do, (other than save her, when she should have been able to save herself, if she was as awesome as she'd claimed to be), that made her think he was, indeed, more than a machine? Well, they cuddled. There was nothing in those scenes between them that made me think he could possibly be worth all that for her, but the audience was supposed to believe that she was willing to risk her life, her place in the Resistance, and all her friends for Marcus. Well, aren't women supposed to risk everything for their man?

The one thing I did like about Terminator Salvation? The way John seemed to cling to his mother's tapes. They were his guide, his comfort, his sense of direction. It gave Sarah Connor a presence in this film, despite the fact that she wasn't there. Since I didn't like the way Sarah seemed to be missing from Terminator 3, that made me feel better. A bit better.