Ultimately, Terminator Salvation remains an essential "index" for the series because it provides the only cinematic look at the future war that had been teased since 1984, bridging the gap between the prophecy of the Resistance and its actualization.
A death-row inmate who awakens in the future as a unique human-machine hybrid.
: The film was a significant global release, grossing over $371.4 million worldwide. Notable Trivia
: A central plot point is the protection of a young Kyle Reese (Anton Yelchin). Since Reese must eventually travel back to 1984 to father John, his survival is a fixed point in the timeline that Skynet actively targets.
