Just wrote this on another thread. The first couple of times I watched the film, I thought it was obvious that Cameron beat Revok. The eyes, the voice (which I could swear is Lack's, not Ironside's), what he says, the sealed up hole in his head. And the most telling was Kim *sensing* Cameron was still alive. But I just saw it again recently, and I think the ending is supposed to be ambiguous.
The reason I say that is because it was Revok's idea for them to be joined, not Cameron's. Revok says, "Okay we're gonna do it the scanner way. I'm gonna suck your brain dry. Everything you are is gonna become me. You're gonna be with me Cameron, no matter what." Revok wasn't trying to kill Cameron, he wanted Cameron inside of him (which is what happened). Also, Kim's reaction (she just kind of stares at him) might be an indication that she has some doubts.
Plus, the scar being gone doesn't tell us who won the battle. I think the "hole" was how Cameron got into Revok. Remember in the footage of Revok that Cameron watched: the psychiatrist asks what he put over the hole (the patch w/ the eye drawn on it) and he says it's a door, but he drew the eye over it so "they" wouldn't know it was a door. I'm thinking the hole was the "door" that let Cameron enter Revok, *but* that doesn't tell us who is really in control.
True...why would Revok even bother saying anything to Kim? But I figure it's like him hiding under a coat - doesn't make much sense, it's just done for effect.
Ultimately I think Cameron probably did win (too bad, I liked Revok better), but like I said, I don't think we're supposed to be totally sure.
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iangrushka
14 years ago
You're absolutely right in that it's open to interpretation but I was sharing mine :)
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