Difference between revisions of "Similarities between "Time After Time" (1979) and "The Terminator" (1984)"
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|2) killer travels in time to escape defeat | |2) killer travels in time to escape defeat | ||
| − | |John Leslie Stevenson's identity as the Ripper revealed, police moving in | + | |John Leslie Stevenson's identity as the Ripper revealed, police moving in, so he escapes via time travel. |
| − | |The Resistance defeats Skynet, | + | |The Resistance defeats Skynet, theTerminator travels in time in order to kill Sarah Connor, mother of the leader of Resistance, John Connor |
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|3) killer is pursued in time by | |3) killer is pursued in time by | ||
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|6) pursuer falls in love with a local woman and knows that she will be the killer's target | |6) pursuer falls in love with a local woman and knows that she will be the killer's target | ||
|H.G.Wells falls in love with Amy Robbins, uses his time machine to go one day into the future and learns that Amy will be the Ripper's next victim. | |H.G.Wells falls in love with Amy Robbins, uses his time machine to go one day into the future and learns that Amy will be the Ripper's next victim. | ||
| − | |Kyle Reese has been in love with Sarah Connor since getting her photograph. | + | |Kyle Reese has been in love with Sarah Connor since getting her photograph. He knows Sarah is the Terminator's target. |
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|7) pursuer is apprehended and interrogated by police who don't believe his time travel story | |7) pursuer is apprehended and interrogated by police who don't believe his time travel story | ||
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|8) only the pursuer understands the full danger the killer poses and is unsuccessful at communicating that danger to the local authorities. | |8) only the pursuer understands the full danger the killer poses and is unsuccessful at communicating that danger to the local authorities. | ||
|danger is that he's Jack the Ripper and kills women | |danger is that he's Jack the Ripper and kills women | ||
| − | |danger is that he's the Terminator and if he kills Sarah Connor, | + | |danger is that he's the Terminator and if he kills Sarah Connor, then John Connor will never be born and grow up to defeat SkyNet. |
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Latest revision as of 14:53, 16 September 2019
| similarity | manifestation in
"Time After Time" (1979) [1] |
manifestation in
"The Terminator" (1984) [2] |
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| 1) killer antagonist | Jack the Ripper | The Terminator |
| 2) killer travels in time to escape defeat | John Leslie Stevenson's identity as the Ripper revealed, police moving in, so he escapes via time travel. | The Resistance defeats Skynet, theTerminator travels in time in order to kill Sarah Connor, mother of the leader of Resistance, John Connor |
| 3) killer is pursued in time by | H.G. Wells | Kyle Reese |
| 4) both time travellers arrive in present day Californian city | San Francisco | Los Angeles |
| 5) killer begins killing women | that's what the Ripper does | Terminator systematically killing every Sarah Connor to get to the mother of John Connor |
| 6) pursuer falls in love with a local woman and knows that she will be the killer's target | H.G.Wells falls in love with Amy Robbins, uses his time machine to go one day into the future and learns that Amy will be the Ripper's next victim. | Kyle Reese has been in love with Sarah Connor since getting her photograph. He knows Sarah is the Terminator's target. |
| 7) pursuer is apprehended and interrogated by police who don't believe his time travel story | ||
| 8) only the pursuer understands the full danger the killer poses and is unsuccessful at communicating that danger to the local authorities. | danger is that he's Jack the Ripper and kills women | danger is that he's the Terminator and if he kills Sarah Connor, then John Connor will never be born and grow up to defeat SkyNet. |
