Review of Latinos in the Terminator: Dark Fate
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The exit of James Cameron as the director of the Terminator paved the way for the much-anticipated sequel of this series. Not quite satisfied with some of the installments, the renowned director decided to produce his own version of the movie with new storyline, hence, Terminator: Dark Fate came to life.

The world-renowned series started with the Terminator 1, followed by the Terminator 2, then in 2009, another Terminator: Salvation was released. But this time, the Terminator: Dark Fate is under Tim Miller.

The Terminator: Dark Fate brings its audience and its fans in Mexico where it showcases not only a Latin-American heroine, but also a Latino villain in the form of Gabriel Luna's performance as an android. But this time, the movie did not use the most popular line from the original Terminal Arnold Schwarzenegger 'Hasta la vista, baby'.

In a report from SLATE, the first production of the movie was in 1984 when a young woman was going about to do her regular day when a strange phenomenon ambushed her. She encountered what seems to be a robot, with human-like qualities, but is eerily machine-like. Thirty-five years have passed and the young girl is now a middle-aged woman.

As you may well know, the Terminator: Dark Fate highlights Mexico as place of production of the movie. And because it also presents a Latino Heroine and Latino villain, the movie captured the attention of Latino viewers before it even came out. Here are some of the reviews of the Latinos in the movie based on the published article in Remezcla.

According to Kristen Lopez, the movie is exciting because it caters to the fans request since it was first released 1984. Director Tim Miller was able to catch the attention of the fans because he brought back Sarah Connor and Arnold Schwarnegger's robot with a heart of gold.

However, despite Lopez's anticipation for the film, she is also quite worried as the movie brings issues like border crossing, detention center, and even the use of detainee which is somehow a traumatic word for the Latinos.

In another review, Manuel Betancourt said that Director Tim Miller matches Director James Cameron's OG when it comes to ambition but with lesser effect on execution. He also added that with the zooming and editing style it gets the audience to be disoriented.

Moreover, the same concern was also raised by Betancourt because the movie gives a background about current issues such as border crossing. An example of this in the movie is when the young woman has to cross the border illegally in order to be alive.

Carlos Aguilar said that the movie is noteworthy because the movie exemplifies the border crossing journey that is somewhat radical and for once the Latina characters are somehow invaluable among the whites in the studio production. That what gives a glimpse on the survival of Latinas in the future.

The reviews in the movie both critic and supports the content of the writers and Director Tim Miller gives an emphasis in issues such as illegal border crossing. However, whether the reviews of the Latinos support or opposed the editing style of the movie, one thing is for sure, they are somehow surprised that the main issues in illegal border crossing was the main point in the movie.

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