'Terminator 5' Spoilers: A Primer For The Timelines For 'Genisys' [VIDEO]
As the trailer for Terminator: Genisys left many confused with many timelines from different movies in the series being engaged, Movie Pilot has worked a primer to make things easier.
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The publication has actually worked out a detailed explanation of the various timelines from the previous four movies in the series and how they will mesh into Genisys. The pop culture website has also worked a neat diagram to help fans understand the temporal plot of the movie.
The movie has generally come under a lot of heat for the warped timeline, which fans got a glimpse of in the trailer. Some critics have expressed disappointment and the point of attack has been the timeline, which is confusing and also tediously repetitive.
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This also inspired an honest trailer which parodied the original. A new io9 story refers to the parody stating that "Genisys should just admit how screwed up its timeline is."
The pop culture expresses its annoyance at how absurdly comical the Terminator timeline has become, as the plot is regurgitated over and over, trying to incorporate the events in the previous movies.
The parody, which has been titled the Paradox Edition, puts a spin on the trailer, and re-edits it by also using bits from previous Terminator trailers. The clip is hilarious and pokes fun at John Connor (Jason Clarke), who keeps sending Terminators back to earth, to little avail, as he needs to send them again and again with every movie, and that too a less advanced Terminator to fight the technologically evolved T-800s that are being sent by Skynet.
In the official trailer John is actually seen sending his father Kyle Reese to save his mother Sarah Connor (Emilia Clarke). The parody overlays the dialogue and has John saying that this is awkward for him, and jokes about having to send Kyle to earth without a pair of pants.
Terminator: Genisys is scheduled to release in July 2015.
Watch the parody of the trailer here: