I suppose that it could be argued that the Terminator films have many of the elements you're discussing; the prophesy in that John Conner knows he is destined to lead humanity to victory against the machines (the great war, although it isn't a continuation of a previous war). Removal of the mentor; could be the destruction of the T-101 in Terminator 2 or the death of Sarah Connor prior to T3.
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Hmm... I don't know about the entire series, but the first Terminator might (might) fit a few parts. There's a prophecy of sorts about John Connor, the hero to come who will defeat the machines. This war already happened in a different timeline with a different John Connor, so it would be a repitition of a past (meta-past, whatever) war. The machines were stopped in the first war, but if the Terminator completes its mission that won't happen. And Sarah Connor has to finish off the T-800 alone, after Reese is killed. Of course, unlike the rest of the sources I mentioned, the first Terminator movie SUCKED, but it's at least similar to the theme. Good catch.
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This is Omega. This is an opinion by Omega. It is a crazy stupid mad opinion.
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No.
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They still catch my immune system off-guard every time.
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He possibly hates it because there were female nipples in it, and as we all know, female nipples were the creation of SATAN HIMSELF!
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The first Terminator movie SUCKED?! S-U-C-K-E-D?????!!!!
The movie that made Arnold Schwarzenagger a movie star? The movie that made the phrase "I'll be baaaack" a household phrase? The movie that allowed James Cameron to move from B-class movie director to A-class movie director? The movie that was made for next to nothing ($6,400,000) and looks like something on screen? The movie that took a tired cliche, a computer wants to take over the world, and made it seem new again?
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I did not say it was the worst movie ever. I did not say that every single aspect of it was beyond redemption. I just said it sucked, not that it was worthless. The score was horrible, and for some reason I could never identify the pacing seemed very much off. Apparently that was just me.
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quote:Originally posted by Omega: Apparently that was just me.
Yes it was. Now explain your musical taste abnormalities.
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The main theme from Terminator is very very very good. But the synth rendition from the original movie is horrible. Thus explained.
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