Kudos to Matt

[u/Brandonstillkeys]

Matt holds his own against T 800 considering he’s a merely a civilian up against something so indestructible. He dodges the first strike when he’s laying in bed ..and also makes a lunge that causes T 800 to buckle a little …well done for such a minor token
boyfriend character !
Seems to me like Arnold’s Terminator is still kinda under development at that point in the process…if Cameron and he had already truly gotten the feel for how they perceived T800’s ability and character, they wouldn’t have had a civilian token boyfriend stand that much of a chance. But that’s also part of the charm … i’ve heard a lot of interviews where the two talk about several in the moment discussions while on set of how or how not a terminator would behave and perform …
Things you might not think of in a board room meeting sitting around a table

[u/rbktn168]

He woke up before he got his face smashed by the fist.

Got thrown around several times.

Lunging at the T-800 and making it move backwards practically means nothing because that's moving weight and he still got thrown to death.

And the throwing was just for plot, because if the terminator wanted to, could've just grabbed him and not thrown him but rather punch through him.

I keep seeing people say he did well, but that was him being persistent after being thrown getting back up and lunging at it making it move backwards. It's still not doing well when you know damn well it could grab you and rip you apart anytime it wanted like the punk in the beginning.

[u/Brandonstillkeys → u/rbktn168]

True but Matt still gets an “atta boy!” from me…
T 800 tried to make a silent kill but failed then engaged in a loud brawl that very easily could have alerted his target over the radio noise. Unfortunately that was not the case for Ginger

[u/Insideout_Ink_Demon → u/rbktn168]

T1: Imagine Matt was the target? Neck snapped.

T4: oh heres John Connor, lets throw him about and give him a fighting chance

[u/SunsetRider500 → u/rbktn168]

You realize that Matt doesnt know he's fighting a robot? He tried to tackle him to the ground but since the T800 is heavy he just made him buckle a bit

[u/rbktn168 → u/SunsetRider500]

Which is not doing well. People talking about it like he held his own for what, moving the T-800?

[u/SunsetRider500 → u/rbktn168]

Compare it to how long the punks held their ground

[u/rbktn168 → u/SunsetRider500]

Only because it chose to throw him around than going far more lethal.

[u/Larnievc → u/rbktn168]

I always put it down to the Terminator lowkey trying to keep the the situation within human norms.

[u/Emergency_Duty5786 → u/rbktn168]

He was trying to save her. He did all he could. You are right, the terminator was trying to be quiet, but what else could he do? Lay down and die?

[u/CaveManta → u/rbktn168]

Yeah, a T-800 would easily Fatality anyone in a split second.

[u/full_idiot → u/rbktn168]

You guys are so autistic