Terminator?

Question

"The Terminator"

I know that Reese is John Connor's father.

1. Can you explain how Reese is John's father when John was already alive in the same time as Reese, but Reese went back in time and save Sarah Connor and made love to her which in the end gave birth to John Connor.

"Termiantor 2: Judgement Day"

In the second film "Terminator 2: Judgement Day" the Terminator (T-800) explained to Sarah Connor that Miles Bennett Dyson was the one that created the microprocessor and was reasonable for Skynet.

But Miles Bennett Dyson admitted that the ideas of the microprocessor came from the chip of the first Terminator.

Miles Bennett Dyson said: "It was smashed, it didn't work. But it gave us ideas, took us in new directions. Things we'd never... All my work is based on it."

1. How can the first Terminator be created when the person who created the Terminator was in the second film?

Answer 1

Here is my working theory for those questions. These men weren't the originals. In order for John Conner to be born the 1st time another man had to father him. That is if we are following a linear time line. After the first time when Reese is sent back he becomes the father and that loop continues every time he is sent back. The same is true of Miles Dyson. Perhaps he did create the microprocessor but he created it later in life or someone else did it but once the arm from the first Terminator was found it allowed him to speed up the process or hit on an idea that may not have belonged to him originally. I've thought of those same questions and this is the best that I can come up with. No matter how much those 2 points don't match up in the scheme of things they are two really good movies (T2 rocked!).

Answer 2

Yeah but John wasn't alive when Reese went back and Reese was born after the fall out.


I really can't answer the second on. I wish I could.

Answer 3

1.you answered the first one yourself, Reese went back in time.

2. the terminator also went back from the future even after the third movie, cause the robots in the military bases in 3 were basic ones on rollers. not humanoid.

Answer 4

it's a movie, they're playing with the time continuem, if you are going to ask for perfect scientific reasoning you'll never enjoy a sci-fi movie. it is after all science FICTION