Terminator 2: Judgment Day did, in fact, prevent Judgement Day and the creation of Skynet, however, the new film also introduces a different mechanical adversary ruling the future: Legion. The choice to erase Skynet from history was just one of the film’s divisive decisions. Spoiler alert from here on out.
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In an interview with Terminator franchise fatigue as its main obstacle before discussing one major disagreement he had with Cameron concerning the story. Cameron wanted the humans to be winning the future war against Legion and Miller wanted them to be losing. "[I suggested] Legion is so powerful, the only way to beat it is going back in time and strangle it in the crib," recalled Miller. "Jim said, 'What's dramatic about the humans losing?' And I say, 'Well, What's dramatic about the humans winning and they just need to keep on winning?' I like a last stand. It's not his thing."
Since Terminator: Dark Fate’s release, it has been revealed it was Cameron’s idea to kill off John Connor. As a producer, Cameron had the final say on what happened in Dark Fate, although Miller and Cameron supposedly clashed over Terminator’s final edit. The pair often disagreed on aspects of the movie, not the least of which was concerning the current state of the future war. Miller is nevertheless proud of the movie despite it being a box office failure, and he cited any and all disagreements as nothing more than part of the creative process.
One reason Terminator: Dark Fate may not have resonated with fans is its tendency to discard the core elements of the franchise’s first two movies while simultaneously holding on to their narrative structure. The movie revolves around Dani Ramos, a young girl who will one day lead humanity to victory against the machines, and rhe whole story is devoted to protecting her much in the same way all the previous entries were to protecting John Connor. Ironically, this could have been creative bias on the part of Cameron (whose return to the franchise has been long-awaited) but one can’t help but wonder if the film would have been better (or worse) had Miller been given complete creative control.
Source: THR
