I chose to watch The Terminator because it is a Tech noir film that I grew up watching multiple times with my parents. The genre is characterized by its depiction of a dystopian or high-tech world, often exploring themes of artificial intelligence, human-machine relationships, and the consequences of technological advancement. All of which are heavily included in The Terminator and is what drove me to choose this film.
The film portrays a future dominated by technology gone wrong, where machines control the fate of humankind. According to Dr. Oblivion, the film truly encapsulates the fear and fascination with a future dominated by rogue technology. This skepticism has become common in the media and entertainment industries, but also in my other classes. Technophobia has been frequently brought up in my communication classes, as technology as a whole has become so central with how humans communicate with each other and how our society functions. Using this theme will be an interesting and fun test to expand that knowledge back into other classes and my general education as a whole. In terms of the movie, it was amazing as always and has become a staple futuristic dystopian film in many households.
If you’d like to hear the feedback Dr. Oblivion gave me on my film review of The Terminator you can listen here.
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