About this episode

The episode explores the significance of 'Terminator 2' beyond being just an action movie, focusing on its themes and effects.

Terminator is an Arnold Schwarzenegger movie Arnold’s physique is the star of the film The progressive decay of the Body into the Machine is his co-star With the special effects that animated the Terminator as best supporting actor Or watch on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfbNARASn9Y Imagine if Ron Perlman had passed his audition for Terminator? You can’t.Continue reading "Terminator 2 isn’t only the greatest action movie"

People in this episode

Host: Damien Walter

Topics covered

• action movies
• special effects
• body and machine
• cinema analysis
• Arnold Schwarzenegger

Keywords

• Terminator
• Arnold Schwarzenegger
• action movie
• special effects
• Ron Perlman

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Terminator 2, Terminator

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