We watched "Terminator:Salvation" last night. It was not a hit in theaters, and rightly so, as it is an attempt at a pre-sequel for greedy reasons only. And yet, and yet...Last night, and no, I had nothing to drink, it struck me as interesting. The casting is good: Christian Bale is the perfect choice for John Conner, and Sam Worthington as Marcus does have a look of Arnold. Also, it is fun to see the machines from a different angle, and the film makes you curious about what has happened to Marcus. And what has been done to him is left in suspense and not fully revealed until the end.
The message is very Buddhist: we are not our minds, but our heart/mind, and Marcus has retained his human heart, even though the bad guys have screwed around with the rest. We can choose. No matter how we are programed by culture or experience, we can choose. Compassion is our salvation. That has a nice ring to it for me.
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