‘The Terminator’ and Temporal Anomalies in Time Travel Movies
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It is of no consequence if a time travel movie has temporal anomalies, i.e. plot holes, that would rip apart the fabric of the paradoxes holding time-space together - all that matters is if while watching a film you are so drawn in that you don’t notice issues that would rip apart the fabric of the paradoxes holding time-space together.
This goes for any narrative driven flick - ‘Aliens’ is a great example. I was so drawn into the pulsing story-driven/what happens next? narrative that I didn’t realise till after the credits a massive plot hole:
“Wait a minute - the Space Marines went down to the planet with Ripley and didn’t leave anybody on board the orbiting craft?? What the??”
Doesn’t matter. The film worked. Same for the first few Terminator films. As for Salvation…well…it is directed by the visionary behind ‘Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle’. No more should be said.
This goes for any narrative driven flick - ‘Aliens’ is a great example. I was so drawn into the pulsing story-driven/what happens next? narrative that I didn’t realise till after the credits a massive plot hole:
“Wait a minute - the Space Marines went down to the planet with Ripley and didn’t leave anybody on board the orbiting craft?? What the??”
Doesn’t matter. The film worked. Same for the first few Terminator films. As for Salvation…well…it is directed by the visionary behind ‘Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle’. No more should be said.
