At a time when Hollywood was churning out wildly violent action films that championed vigilante justice and good ol' fashioned American jingoism, James Cameron set himself apart by crafting wildly violent action films that criticized the country's militaristic status quo. "The Terminator" is the first chapter of a planetary tragedy brought on by nuclear war; "Aliens" is a Marine misadventure rescued by one woman's maternal fury; and "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" is a prayer for a future where...

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