A brief summary of the plot - What happens in the film?: A man called John Connor makes a organisation called Skynet. Skynet sends a woman called back in time to save her mother from a 'terminator' another terminator of the same programming from the future alters the time and the woman no known as kyle reese is stuck in 1984 with a terminator to protect her. Then skynet send another man to save the woman and the man knows as John Connor to fight against the evil terminators.
How are the characters linked the Science Fiction genre?: In the movie there are characters called terminators which are chrome covered robots programmed to kill all of the human race.
Themes - What narative themes are linked to the genre? : The themes are the typical robot invasion and time travel.
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The production company : Terminator Genisys was produced by Skydance productions.
The Main Cast : Emilia Clarke, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Clarke , Jai Courtney, J.K Simons,Dayo Okeniyi and Matt Smith.
What year the production was released : The move was released in 2015
What the production company is known for : Skydance Productions is known for making The Terminator films.
Budget and box office information: The move budget was $155,000,000 and in total it made a whooping $435Million Dollars. Critical reception: Movie reviews mentioned the move as a 'messy sequel' and was graded a 'B+' on A to F scale,Terminator won no official awards but was nominated for the 2015 Teen Choice Awards.
Target Audience : Skydance Productions hoped to target a much a younger audience as the movie has less slurs and bad language which is suitable for the younger audience.Its also directed to male audiences as there is a female actress who is featured as the main star in the film.
WWW- Well done Gus. You have chosen a good contemporary film and you have clearly researched it well. Unfortunately, some of your answers are a bit brief and you need some more detail to hit GCSE standard analysis.
ReplyDeleteEBI / LR- Please add a comment underneath giving me more detail about the characters - what FEATURES do they have that specifically fits the genre? In your part about the production company, you need to give me some more information about the company. Review- why was it called a 'messy sequel'? Also be more specific on T Audience - gender and include rating.
More detail about the Characters fitting the Genre:
ReplyDeleteArnold Schwarzenegger is the main start of the Terminator and has been since the first one came out. He makes the Terminator what it is. In this film Arnold is put to the side a bit and Skydance have let other actors take the main stage for this film.
Jason Clarke was another big part of Terminator: Genisys as he is a big and tough guy who was portrayed as the bad villain of the film. He was fitting from this role and genre as he has appeared in many other Science Fiction films.
Production Company: Skydance Productions is an American film and television production company based at paramount pictures in Hollywood, California. Founded by David Ellison in 2010.Thecompany has produced films such as : Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Star Trek Into Darkness, World War Z, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Terminator Genisys and Star Trek Beyond.