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In the film Terminator 2: Judgement Day by James Cameron a liquid metal robot assassin - the most advanced of its kind - stops just momentarily to look at an inanimate mannequin in a mall:

Why does he do this? Even though you don't ever see his "view", one would assume he would have all the latest software for detection and threat assessment of targets and this was clearly neither a target or a threat so why pause? Why is he not furrowing his liquid metal brow at the standing mannequin behind him who - if he was a threat, has already got the jump on him? Or every inanimate object for that matter? Ridiculous.

As an aside - why do the liquid metal terminators in 2 and 3 come through naked? I remember some spiel about the time displacement only allowing live things to go through, so yeah Arnie and Kyle Reese go through naked as they have live flesh - but a T1000 is all liquid metal. Surely they could have approximated 20th century clothes in the future to send them through in a less overtly suspicious manner? Again, ridiculous.

 

[Superblatt]

In the film Terminator 2: Judgement Day by James Cameron a liquid metal robot assassin - the most advanced of its kind - stops just momentarily to look at an inanimate mannequin in a mall:

Why does he do this? Even though you don't ever see his "view", one would assume he would have all the latest software for detection and threat assessment of targets and this was clearly neither a target or a threat so why pause? Why is he not furrowing his liquid metal brow at the standing mannequin behind him who - if he was a threat, has already got the jump on him? Or every inanimate object for that matter? Ridiculous.

As an aside - why do the liquid metal terminators in 2 and 3 come through naked? I remember some spiel about the time displacement only allowing live things to go through, so yeah Arnie and Kyle Reese go through naked as they have live flesh - but a T1000 is all liquid metal. Surely they could have approximated 20th century clothes in the future to send them through in a less overtly suspicious manner? Again, ridiculous.

Because it LOOKS like the T-1000 while he's in his natural form. It's really that simple.

 

[BrokenEchelon]

He's looking at his ancestor.

 

[Joni]

As an aside - why do the liquid metal terminators in 2 and 3 come through naked? I remember some spiel about the time displacement only allowing live things to go through, so yeah Arnie and Kyle Reese go through naked as they have live flesh - but a T1000 is all liquid metal. Surely they could have approximated 20th century clothes in the future to send them through in a less overtly suspicious manner? Again, ridiculous.

They forgot why they were going through naked by the time the third movie rolled around. The second one still had a 'biological' element I believe, only the third one had a true metal one.

 

[Winterfang]

It's a little humor. Nothing more.

 

[Team Filler]

James Cameron is winking at you when that bit of foreshadowing happens.

 

[tapedeck]

You're reading too much into it, he's simply noticing that it looks like an undisguised T-1000 then goes about his business.

 

[nephilimdj]

I guess same way some animals are fooled by mirrors

 

[davepoobond]

I think you need to watch some comedies.

 

[Air Zombie Meat]

Because he knows that feel.

 

[angular graphics]

You're reading too much into it, he's simply noticing that it looks like an undisguised T-1000 then goes about his business.

This. Holy shit at overthinking that little funny scene.

 

[Batigol]

I think you need to watch some comedies.

Yeah, seriously

 

[Sub_Level]

I guess same way some animals are fooled by mirrors

Thats a good comparison. The idea of mannequins is surely in the T1000s knowledge database or his "neural net processor" learns what it is extremely fast, but it proably takes him a second or two longer than normal to process the information input.

 

[SJRB]

The only thing "rediculous" is your post overcomplicating a simple jest to the extreme.

He stops because the mannequin looks identical to him.

 

[CoolZombie]

It's just meant as a little but of light comedy, the way he looks and clearly sees the resemblance.

 

[THRILLH0]

There's nothing stupider than post #2 quoting the OP in its entirety.

 

[DKehoe]

He is thinking about buying the outfit the mannequin is modelling.

 

[Horseticuffs]

Dig deeper. Follow the money.

Spoiler

Trilateral commision may intercept this communique

This may help: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdnoAJ7KoFE

 

[dosh]

Question 1: because it's kind of funny.

Question 2: because it's iconic.

 

[mario_O]

Maybe he felt in love for the first time, we might have overlooked that scene. OP you're onto something here.

 

[Sword Familiar]

He is obviously aroused and thinking of bringing the mannequin home after the mission is over. Obviously.

 

[Jarmel]

What is comedy?

 

[refreshZ]

There is definitely something more going on here. I'm not sure the T1000 was programmed to feel love. That said he definitely has likes and dislikes - given his double take and then rather excellent theft of the police bike - so perhaps he did generate a brief liquid metal boner for the silver man.

 

[Batigol]

What is comedy?

 

[Liamario]

It's a little humor. Nothing more.

Thank you for your sane response. Any analysis further than that with regard to this scene is cringe worthy.

Some people ruin movies for themselves by over analysing things, instead of just enjoying the movie.

 

[Hero_of_the_Day]

Going to guess it was the first time it had ever seen something like that.

I think Cameron says on the commentary that it was kind of a goofy thing to do since it doesn't mean anything to the viewer the first time you see the movie, since the T1000 has yet to be fully exposed/explained.

 

[GabDX]

You know you are dead inside when a Terminator has a better sense of humor than you.

 

[Mikey Jr.]

Why does the T-800 need sunglasses?

 

[I Wanna Be The Guy]

Why does the T-800 need sunglasses?

In the original it was to cover up his red eye. In the sequel it was to look cool.

 

[jett]

Seriously?

 

[The Chef]

Because it LOOKS like the T-1000 while he's in his natural form. It's really that simple.

.

 

[Kurtofan]

Are you a T1000 op?

 

[angular graphics]

Going to guess it was the first time it had ever seen something like that.

I think Cameron says on the commentary that it was kind of a goofy thing to do since it doesn't mean anything to the viewer the first time you see the movie, since the T1000 has yet to be fully exposed/explained.

Also I just checked the script and the scene is not described there.

 

[stn]

T2 rewatch for the 30th time? T2 rewatch for the 30th time.

 

[Escape Goat]

the mannequin is a sleeper t-1000.

 

[Witchfinder General]

OP, have you ever been diagnosed with autism/aspergers by any chance?

 

[I Wanna Be The Guy]

the mannequin is a sleeper t-1000.

That's the kind of shit I could imagine the writers of Sarah Connor Chronicles coming up with.

 

[D.Lo]

Yeah the naked thing was stupid. if it has to be living tissue then you'd lose several layers of skin, all hair etc.

And of course the T1000 is a block of mercury, nothing organic. Also why did he keep going back to being Robert Patrick? He might as well stay looking like the last person he kills until the next one.

 

[Chinner]

foreshadowing bro. nothing more.

 

[Willkiller]

Ahahahahahaha

 

[Apoc29]

Ingenious programming on Skynet's part...they knew humans sometimes look at things, and they put the effort into making sure T1000 played the part.

 

[Dishwalla]

T2 rewatch for the 30th time? T2 rewatch for the 30th time.

haha 30th. Noob.

 

[I Wanna Be The Guy]

Yeah the naked thing was stupid. if it has to be living tissue then you'd lose several layers of skin, all hair etc.

And of course the T1000 is a block of mercury, nothing organic. Also why did he keep going back to being Robert Patrick? He might as well stay looking like the last person he kills until the next one.

I always say this. But hey, it's a movie. Villains are usually stupid. Lets just assume an artificial intelligence is also capable of stupidity.

 

[SquiddyCracker]

That's what bothers you?

I'm way more bothered by the dumb requirements for time travel.
Makes no sense whatsoever.

 

[POWERSPHERE]

You have uncovered the true secret of the Incas

 

[Escape Goat]

That's what bothers you?

I'm way more bothered by the dumb requirements for time travel.
Makes no sense whatsoever.

they covered that as best they could. John asks why they didn't send back a bomb. Nuke the city and then theres no movie.

 

[I Wanna Be The Guy]

I don't understand why Skynet didn't just send the T-1000 back to the same point in time they sent the first Terminator. They could have worked together to kill Sarah. Plus that way Kyle and Sarah would have been trying to get away from the good version of Arnie since he looks exactly like the bad one. WOuld have been harder for him to protect her.

 

[Thorakai]

Can't a man bond with the father he never knew?

 

[angular graphics]

I don't understand why Skynet didn't just send the T-1000 back to the same point in time they sent the first Terminator. They could have worked together to kill Sarah. Plus that way Kyle and Sarah would have been trying to get away from the good version of Arnie since he looks exactly like the bad one. WOuld have been harder for him to protect her.

Because the T-1000 was more of a 90s guy.

 

[Escape Goat]

I don't understand why Skynet didn't just send the T-1000 back to the same point in time they sent the first Terminator. They could have worked together to kill Sarah. Plus that way Kyle and Sarah would have been trying to get away from the good version of Arnie since he looks exactly like the bad one. WOuld have been harder for him to protect her.

they, uh, used up all the...all the chronitons for that era. thats the ticket.