Terminator rationale

Terminator:

A robot is sent from the future on a deadly mission. He has to kill Sarah Connor, a young woman whose life will be very significant in the future. Sarah has only one protector, Kyle Reese also sent from the future. The Terminator uses his exceptional intelligence and strength to find Sarah, and they don't know if there is a way to try and stop the indestructible robot.

Arnold Schwarzenegger: Terminator
Michael Biehn: Kyle Reese
Linda Hamilton: Sarah Connor


In this clip we can see the terminator searching for his target, Sarah Connor. He manes to just barge through the security, crushing a man's hand in the process. His mision is to kill the victim so he will not stop. The terminator searches around the club for her scanning for his target as he goes. When he spotts her, he walks up to her, takes out his pistol and aims it straight at her head. Luckily Kyle Reese is there with a shotgun, and he manages to save her just in time. But the terminator brushes off the shotgun shot like it was nothing. This is when we discover that the weapons we have today are no match for a cyborg from the future. The lighting in this scene is typical of a club, but they added smoke for atmosphere, but it could also be present in a club.


 In this clip we can see just how relentless the terminator is. The terminator has just been burned by an exploding fuel truck, removing the flesh that was the only thing that could disguise him as a human. He chases Kyle and Sarah through a factory, when Kyle sticks a bomb in the terminators pelvis. It explodes and the terminator seems defeated, but he isn't . Kyle was killed by the terminator, in a fight before he can stick the bomb in. Even after he has had his legs blown off, he still manages to drag himself along, still trying to kill her. This shows that his only purpose is to kill his target, and he will stop at nothing. The terminator is finally destroyed by a large press that was conveniently lifted just before. In this short clip, there are many low angle shots of the terminator, which presents him as a big threat. There is very clever lighting in this scene, this presents the kind of lighting you would find in a closed factory, very well.

In this film the robot is portrayed as a machine with enough intelligence to act like a human, so that nobody suspects a thing. But he is mechanical enough to feel no pain, and to never give up on his mission until he is dead. He is very hard to kill, because the weapons we have today are almost useless. He is only really a threat to one person in this era, but in the future, when there are many terminators, the whole of the human race will be at risk. 

Pacific rim rationale

Pacific Rim:

Pacific rim is a film set in the near future. Giant aliens have invaded not from space, but from a portal deep in the pacific ocean. These aliens just kept on coming, so humans decided to fight back, by building giant robots to fight the alien monsters. After his brother was killed in a fight with the aliens, our main character, Raleigh, has to fight alongside a trainee from Japan. They discover that they both have had bad encounters with the Aliens in the past.

Charlie Hunnam: Raleigh Becket
Idris Elba: Stacker Pentecost
Rinko Kikuchi: Mako Mori


In this clip we see the build up to the fight scenes. Parts of some of the fight scenes. We also see how scared people are of  the aliens, and how much they are relieved for the existence of the robots. This film mostly contains CGI. We see the well made suits that the pilots of the robot wear. There is a good effect when the camera shakes when the helicopter flies past. Most of the shots from a low angle are to make us fear giant aliens, in most shots we don't see their faces. But during the fights, the cameras are at angles that give us the best view of the action.

In this clip we see part of a fight between one of the robots and one of the aliens. You see how the alien is portrayed as quite stupid but a very strong opponent. But also how the robot has upgraded weapons and tactics. Since the robots have no expressions and can't feel emotions, shots of the pilots inside the robots are used.

In this movie, the robots have no mind of their own, they are completely controlled by their human pilots. They show how helpless the humans are without the robots weapons and hard outer body armour. But also how useless the robots are without their pilots. In most films robots are portrayed as machines that develop minds of their own, and take over the world. It's nice to see a film where they are portrayed as our saviours for once.

I robot rationale

iRobot:

iRobot is a film set in 2035. A policeman who is not pleased with the fact that robots are living beside humans, and helping them in everyday life. A new generation of robots is launched, and they are available to all people. But on the same day, the very man who invented the robots is murdered, and the only suspect is a robot that appears to be able to feel emotions like a human.

Will smith: Del Spooner
Bridget Moynahan: Susan Calvin
Alan Tudyk: Sonny


In this clip the robot named sonny is being interrogated for the murder of his creator. This is when they discover that he thinks like a human, because he can feel emotions and learn.


This clip is a good overall view of the whole film. It shows the main ideas and a few of the chaotic fight scenes. It also has some of the thought provoking and impactful quotes recorded by the man, to help spooner to find out exactly what is going on.

In this movie, the robots have to obey three rules that prevent them from harming humans. They cannot feel emotions like a human. And are mostly controlled by a main program named V.I.K.I.