Originally posted by: slark
Actually, I thought that John was said to be 10 years old in the original script (as that made him a bit more vulnerable than a teen). But though the script was filmed as written (it DOES say that John is 10) Edward Furlong was obviously about 13 or 14, and I think that in T3 references to his age at that time were adjusted...
I would say that if either of the two is wrong, it is his STATED age in T2!
In T2, John was supposed to be this 10 years old kid. In the original intro narration of T3, they changed his age from 10 to 13, because Mostow felt that Edward Furlong looked more like a 13 years old kid in T2. However, changing an age destroys the whole timeline plus the credibility of a Terminator story, since the timeline is one of the most important things. Also in T3, Sarah's age was changed (look at the birthdate on her tomb). T3 doesn't give a new date for Judgment Day, which is also a major letdown. Ask any Terminator fan about the date of Judgment Day and they will say August 29th 1997 (from T2).
Another thing is... to fit in Katherine Brewster and this so-called romantic thing between them, is a bit creepy if you still believe that John was a 10 years old kid in T2. A 10 years old kid who makes out with a girl at that age already? Not quite believable, and since Katherine was meant to have a link with John Connor's past, they changed his age to 13. :-S
Originally posted by: Doctor M
Ok, I know it's been awhile since I've seen T3, wasn't one of the Terminator's objectives to protect her as well or was that something John told him to do in the movie?
Actually, I thought that John was said to be 10 years old in the original script (as that made him a bit more vulnerable than a teen). But though the script was filmed as written (it DOES say that John is 10) Edward Furlong was obviously about 13 or 14, and I think that in T3 references to his age at that time were adjusted...
I would say that if either of the two is wrong, it is his STATED age in T2!
In T2, John was supposed to be this 10 years old kid. In the original intro narration of T3, they changed his age from 10 to 13, because Mostow felt that Edward Furlong looked more like a 13 years old kid in T2. However, changing an age destroys the whole timeline plus the credibility of a Terminator story, since the timeline is one of the most important things. Also in T3, Sarah's age was changed (look at the birthdate on her tomb). T3 doesn't give a new date for Judgment Day, which is also a major letdown. Ask any Terminator fan about the date of Judgment Day and they will say August 29th 1997 (from T2).
Another thing is... to fit in Katherine Brewster and this so-called romantic thing between them, is a bit creepy if you still believe that John was a 10 years old kid in T2. A 10 years old kid who makes out with a girl at that age already? Not quite believable, and since Katherine was meant to have a link with John Connor's past, they changed his age to 13. :-S
Originally posted by: Doctor M
Ok, I know it's been awhile since I've seen T3, wasn't one of the Terminator's objectives to protect her as well or was that something John told him to do in the movie?
Yes, Terminator was programmed by her to protect her and John. Terminator was programmed to follow Kate's commands, instead of John's. However, looking at T3, this was flawed (if you want to know why, just let me know and I will post why).