The first Terminator featured an unstoppable killing machine. The 2nd film had a similar villain, but in a stroke of creative genius, the previous film's antagonist was transformed into the hero of the 2nd. Arnold Schwarzenegger's T-800 has long been lauded as an iconic character in cinema. His portrayal as a man with a plan toes the line of what it means to be a "man's man". But as far as I can tell, the Terminator holds a unique space in the quest for what constitutes the true measure of a man. And if this machine, played by a man, has anything to teach us, the "man's man" is more than big and strong. He invests; he is attentive; he protects; and he knows what his priorities are. The "macho Dad" is more than machine, he's something more.
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”How To Train Your Dragon” and Dating, Courtship and ’Seeing Each Other’
”A Christmas Story” and the Bullies Who Would Take Our Joy
”Godzilla” and the Monsters We Make
”The Croods” and the Burden of Parenting
”Super Mario” and From Man to Myth to Icon
Stories I Like, Love, and Hate - ”Dystopian Edition”
Stories I Like, Love, and Hate - ”Futurism Edition”
Stories I Like, Love, and Hate - ”Aliens Edition”
End of Summer Comeback
Stories I Like, Love, and Hate - ”Dinosaurs”
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EP83: The Heroes and Villains Of Our Own Lives
EP82: ”Terminator 2” and Great Father Figures
EP81_”The Sword in the Stone” and Fate vs. Destiny
EP80: ”101 Dalmatians” and the Dogs That Teach Us Human Things
Interview: Clay Myatt and ”Echoes of the Gospel in Harry Potter”
EP79: ”Pinocchio” and the Adoption of a Real Child
EP78: How Do We Bring Value In Our Stories?
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