https://screenrant.com/terminator-dark-fate-movie-alien-3-opening-scene-copy-explained/
James Cameron complained about Alien 3's opening, but 2019’s Terminator: Dark Fate attempted almost the same opening scene—and did it worse.
I love Hicks and Newt, but killing them off isn't comparable to John Connor.
shareWhy? In essence it's the loss of the surrogate family in both cases.
shareWell Connor is the main character, for starters. Sarah knows him a lot longer than Ripley did too.
shareJohn Conner was only the main character in Salvation and even then not very interesting.
shareHe's the main character in 2, 3, AND 4.
shareI would argue Sarah was the main in 2 and the Terminator was more major in 3, but all that aside, I still felt more for Newt than I did for John and the family dynamic is still present in both Aliens and T2.
shareI don't care how much you liked Newt, it's irrelevant. John IS the main character in parts 2, 3, and 4.
shareDon't see the difference between killing John and Newt still.
shareThat's because you "like" Newt more and are biased. You are not objective and basing your opinion on preferences and emotion. A supporting and main character are not equivalent.
shareWithin Dark Fate's timeline, John was a major character in 2 and was then killed in Dark Fate's opening. Newt was a major character in Aliens and then killed in 3's opening. In those terms, they're even.
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