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The Terminator is a science fiction film that contains interesting representations of gender, especially that of the main female protagonist Sarah Conner. Initially it appears to be a film with a ‘masculine’ profile: it stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, contains violent scenes and chases and involves a struggle between two men, or rather a cyborg and a man. The cyborg has traveled through time from a future in which machines are bent on exterminating mankind. It has the task of killing Sarah Connor, the mother of John Connor, who is leading the resistance to the machines. Kyle is eventually killed but not before he has informed Sarah of her historic role.
As the film progresses the development of Sarah Connor becomes a major focus of the narrative. At first she is a put-upon waitress who has to be rescued from the terminator by Kyle Reese. He then describes her role in the future in the following way, ‘The legend Sarah Connor taught her son to fight, organize, prepare from when he was a kid, when you were hiding before the war.’ Sarah responds ‘I’m not tough or organized now!’ but in the film we see her dress Reese’s wound; help him to make bombs; eventually destroy the terminator and, in the final sequence of the film, prepare for the birth of her child, fathered by Kyle Reese.
In conclusion, there is some tension in the representation od Sarah Connor in t this film. Kyle Reese describes the women of the future as ‘good fighter’ and Sarah emerges as the kind of woman. On the other hand, Sarah’s role is traditional in that she is destined to be the mother and nurturer of the savior of mankind who, inevitably is a man. The representation of Sarah Connor is unusual because she combines the two views of women – a dominant view that a women’s place is in the home as a mother and a nurturer and an opposing view that the lives of women should not be restricted in this way. Henry Cooper would probably find it difficult to accept that Sarah Connor is made for fighting and ‘loving’
As the film progresses the development of Sarah Connor becomes a major focus of the narrative. At first she is a put-upon waitress who has to be rescued from the terminator by Kyle Reese. He then describes her role in the future in the following way, ‘The legend Sarah Connor taught her son to fight, organize, prepare from when he was a kid, when you were hiding before the war.’ Sarah responds ‘I’m not tough or organized now!’ but in the film we see her dress Reese’s wound; help him to make bombs; eventually destroy the terminator and, in the final sequence of the film, prepare for the birth of her child, fathered by Kyle Reese.
In conclusion, there is some tension in the representation od Sarah Connor in t this film. Kyle Reese describes the women of the future as ‘good fighter’ and Sarah emerges as the kind of woman. On the other hand, Sarah’s role is traditional in that she is destined to be the mother and nurturer of the savior of mankind who, inevitably is a man. The representation of Sarah Connor is unusual because she combines the two views of women – a dominant view that a women’s place is in the home as a mother and a nurturer and an opposing view that the lives of women should not be restricted in this way. Henry Cooper would probably find it difficult to accept that Sarah Connor is made for fighting and ‘loving’
Same thing happened in Night Of The Living Dead remake. In the original, Barb stayed insane throughout the entire film. But in the remake, she quickly snapped out of her "trance" and started mutilating zombies left and right towards the end.
Back in the 60s, it would seem very strange to have a woman shown as brave and heroic, now if you don't, you'll have complaints
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Back in the 60s, it would seem very strange to have a woman shown as brave and heroic, now if you don't, you'll have complaints
Crazy
Ace_greg wrote:
> Henry Cooper would probably find it difficult to accept
> that Sarah Connor is made for fighting and ‘loving’
What's Henry Cooper got to do with it?
> Henry Cooper would probably find it difficult to accept
> that Sarah Connor is made for fighting and ‘loving’
What's Henry Cooper got to do with it?
The Terminator is a science fiction film that contains interesting representations of gender, especially that of the main female protagonist Sarah Conner. Initially it appears to be a film with a ‘masculine’ profile: it stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, contains violent scenes and chases and involves a struggle between two men, or rather a cyborg and a man. The cyborg has traveled through time from a future in which machines are bent on exterminating mankind. It has the task of killing Sarah Connor, the mother of John Connor, who is leading the resistance to the machines. Kyle is eventually killed but not before he has informed Sarah of her historic role.
As the film progresses the development of Sarah Connor becomes a major focus of the narrative. At first she is a put-upon waitress who has to be rescued from the terminator by Kyle Reese. He then describes her role in the future in the following way, ‘The legend Sarah Connor taught her son to fight, organize, prepare from when he was a kid, when you were hiding before the war.’ Sarah responds ‘I’m not tough or organized now!’ but in the film we see her dress Reese’s wound; help him to make bombs; eventually destroy the terminator and, in the final sequence of the film, prepare for the birth of her child, fathered by Kyle Reese.
In conclusion, there is some tension in the representation od Sarah Connor in t this film. Kyle Reese describes the women of the future as ‘good fighter’ and Sarah emerges as the kind of woman. On the other hand, Sarah’s role is traditional in that she is destined to be the mother and nurturer of the savior of mankind who, inevitably is a man. The representation of Sarah Connor is unusual because she combines the two views of women – a dominant view that a women’s place is in the home as a mother and a nurturer and an opposing view that the lives of women should not be restricted in this way. Henry Cooper would probably find it difficult to accept that Sarah Connor is made for fighting and ‘loving’
As the film progresses the development of Sarah Connor becomes a major focus of the narrative. At first she is a put-upon waitress who has to be rescued from the terminator by Kyle Reese. He then describes her role in the future in the following way, ‘The legend Sarah Connor taught her son to fight, organize, prepare from when he was a kid, when you were hiding before the war.’ Sarah responds ‘I’m not tough or organized now!’ but in the film we see her dress Reese’s wound; help him to make bombs; eventually destroy the terminator and, in the final sequence of the film, prepare for the birth of her child, fathered by Kyle Reese.
In conclusion, there is some tension in the representation od Sarah Connor in t this film. Kyle Reese describes the women of the future as ‘good fighter’ and Sarah emerges as the kind of woman. On the other hand, Sarah’s role is traditional in that she is destined to be the mother and nurturer of the savior of mankind who, inevitably is a man. The representation of Sarah Connor is unusual because she combines the two views of women – a dominant view that a women’s place is in the home as a mother and a nurturer and an opposing view that the lives of women should not be restricted in this way. Henry Cooper would probably find it difficult to accept that Sarah Connor is made for fighting and ‘loving’