'Terminator 2: Judgement Day' Still Remains One of Hollywood's Greatest Sequel
Culture Index
Score Breakdown
Relevance
9/25
Freshness
20/25
Authority
18/20
Brand Signal
6/15
Depth
6/15
5-Axis Cultural Radar
Every sequel wants to be bigger. Almost none earn it, with the exception of Terminator 2: Judgement Day. More than three decades later, it's still the high-water mark for both the franchise and the action genre as a whole.Part of that comes down to a single, brilliant inversion. James Cameron took Arnold Schwarzenegger's T-800 — the cold, relentless killing machine from the first film — and flippe


