With no John or Arnold in sight, a straight-up war film featuring a team of soldiers at the center could be the breath of fresh air the series needs. In the blink of an eye, she is thrust into a deadly battle and must deal with the fact that not only will she have a son, but he is to lead the humans in a future war. A film about a person being sent back in time to cause destruction, or another member of the Resistance that has no connection to John, could be a good way to tell a story. The groundwork for the rest of the series was laid by this film. There is nothing to be done in the movie, even if one likes it or not, because fate is coming, whether one likes it or not.
Each film in the franchise might have something to enjoy, but as a whole, the franchise is a mess.
One might be surprised to see how different the original movie is from the others. The announcement of a new movie or the future of the franchise is met with groans and cheers. The other ones did the same thing as the second one. There are six entries despite the fact that the franchise technically ended with the second movie. It is a kind of fatalistic and inescapable determinism that is found in the original film.
The sequel, Judgement Day, became one of the best action films of all time and changed cinema forever. The core of the story was always the Connor. One can say what they want about the movies, but nobody can deny the magnitude of the series. The franchise still has some fight left in it, and moving away from the family is the best option. The best way to save the franchise is to leave it in the past.
The basic plot of each film is the same as for the fourth.
The series already had a definitive ending and this doesn't hold the audience's interest enough. In other films, fate is shown to be something that one must conquer, while the movie deals with conceptual elements that could frighten viewers. Fans of the series don't want to live in a world where no new entries will be made because of the money. When a talented filmmaker mixes the two and then adds a dash of horror, the movie is born. Audiences grew tired of the same thing happening over and over in the reviews for these sequels. The phrase "I'll be back" was turned into a common saying by the movies that made Arnold Schwarzenegger a household name. The movie is an action spectacle that grabs the audience and won't let go until the end.
The series tried to tackle new territory, but it didn't reach the heights they wanted.