Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
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Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines is a 2003 American science fiction action film directed by Jonathan Mostow, the first Terminator sequel made without James Cameron. Arnold Schwarzenegger returns as the T-850, an aging Terminator model sent back to protect John Connor, now played by Nick Stahl, and his future wife Kate Brewster, played by Claire Danes, from the T-X, an advanced female Terminator played by Kristanna Loken whose liquid metal exterior conceals an endoskeleton capable of controlling other machines. The film's most notable creative decision was its ending — rather than preventing Judgment Day, the characters fail, and Skynet launches its nuclear attack, annihilating human civilization.
This bleak, deterministic conclusion, in which the heroes' best efforts only delay rather than prevent the apocalypse, was the film's most praised element. The crane chase sequence through Los Angeles was one of the most destructive and spectacular vehicle chase scenes ever filmed. Terminator 3 earned $433 million worldwide on a $187 million budget.





