Though it might not be obvious upon first glance, both politics and cinema are actually different sides of the same coin. Both of these forms of performance employ an engaging narrative structure for the purpose of conveying how those crafting these dramas see ultimate truths manifesting themselves in the lives of individuals.
In The Terminator, as a cyborg sent back in time, Arnold Schwarzenegger walks into a gun shop and orders up a litany of firearms. The highlight of the scene occurs when he requests a plasma rifle with a 40-watt range, a weapon that has not yet been invented.
Though running as a Republican in the California gubernatorial recall, Schwarzenegger endorses a number of policies traditionally popular among more liberal constituencies, gun control being a primary example. So should Schwarzenegger’s character ever want to acquire such a weapon legally, Governor Schwarzenegger would probably want to prohibit him from doing so.
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