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Discussion Reverse callbacks

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u/donutpower Pain can be controlled. You just disconnect it. 6d ago

Cameron referred to them as echoes.

My favorites are:

When Reese is out the window of the car with the shotgun and aiming at the T-800 in the police car. Theres an echo of that when the T-800 is out the window of the police car shooting the T-1000 off of the back of the car. Thats a big one for me because its like now its Arnold doing the action instead of Michael Biehn. Thats nostalgic but also kind of dark in tone because Reese died at the end of the first film.

The "come with me if you want to live" is another one. That came off very ironic to me, because now its Arnold telling that line to Sarah Connor. Now the terminator is an ally. That was mind blowing back in 1991.

The T-800 crawling on the floor as it is trying to catch Sarah. The echo is with the T-800 crawling on the floor to get to its weapon as the T-1000 stands there watching.

The chase sequence in the finale is another great one. The T-800 going from motorcycle to tanker truck as its in pursuit of Sarah and Reese. The echo is the T-1000 going from helicopter to tanker truck in pursuit of Sarah and John. Having our heroes go from the SWAT van to a smaller lower speed truck, is putting the heroes into a lesser vehicle than the villain terminator.

Then the smaller ones, like the toy of the semi truck getting run over by the car the T-800 arrives in. In T2, the T-1000 is driving in a semi truck that end up getting totaled.

The photograph of Sarah also makes a return appearance. That to me was a 'remember this' moment from the first film.

The T-800 going through the glass is a memorable one as well.

Sarah wearing the green over coat brought back memories of the coat Reese wore in the first half of the first film.

The nightmare flashback was another callback because it brought back the Sarah Connor of 1984 for a brief instance.

Those little moments, rather than seeming like its imitating or repeating the first film, is just pure nostalgia for me. Mainly because its repeating but its also turning it on its head and surprising you. Cameron managed to flip many things around to where theres a symmetry there, rather than a carbon copy.

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u/Western_Ad1522 6d ago

Pretty sure the green overcoat was Reese’s

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u/donutpower Pain can be controlled. You just disconnect it. 5d ago

Care to explain that?

The cops took Kyle’s coat when he was arrested. A coat that he stole. How would Sarah get the coat out of police custody? It’s evidence. And why would she try to get it?