History TearJerker / TheTerminator

* The collapse of Sarah's old life can be seen as this. Because of the Terminator, Sarah loses all her friends and family, Witnesses the death of Kyle, and by the end of the film she is forced to go on the run to raise John to prepare for the [[Film/Terminator:2JudgementDay storm ahead.]]

* The collapse of Sarah's old life can be seen as this. Because of the Terminator, Sarah loses all her friends and family, Witnesses the death of Kyle, and by the end of the film she is forced to go on the run to raise John to prepare for the [[Film/Terminator2JudgementDay storm ahead.]]

* Sarah Connor's first scene. Seeing this young woman driving down a peaceful neighbourhood becomes quite sad upon rewatching, knowing that this life of hers will soon be taken away by the Terminator.

* Sarah Connor's first scene. Seeing this young woman driving down a peaceful neighbourhood becomes quite sad upon rewatching, knowing that this life of hers will soon be taken away.

* Kyle Reese's confession to Sarah. The dude has been nothing but a shouting, wild-eyed, badass military man for the whole movie, then he finally breaks down and tells Sarah how he feels.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpMg1upld0w The main theme]]. It gives that sensation of a world completely destroyed by the uprising of the machines perfectly. It feels tragic, haunting and depressing, because humanity has been almost completely destroyed and now, the last hope of humanity surviving the machine uprising is being hunted down by a killer robot sent to the past so that he's never even born.

* Kyle's death.

* A SignificantBackgroundEvent moment. In the Tiki Hotel Sarah is talking to her mother [[spoiler: as the shot of her mother's cabin reveals it's been trashed and she is talking to the Terminator copying her mother's voice and doing an convincing impersonation of a concerned parent]]. It's heavily implied that the Terminator has killed her mother.

* [[spoiler:Kyle's death.]]

* In another deleted scene, Kyle and Sarah are making their escape from the police station when they come upon Lt. Traxler, who has been mortally wounded by the T-800. He gives Reese his sidearm, telling him, "She’s got to stay alive. Do whatever you have to do." The look Traxler gives Sarah... Also, Sarah manages to hold his hand for the briefest moment before she's pulled away by Reese.

* In another deleted scene, Kyle and Sarah are making their escape from the police station when they come upon Lt. Traxler, who has been mortally wounded by the T-800. He gives Reese his sidearm, telling him, "She’s got to stay alive. Do whatever you have to do." The look he gives her... Also, Sarah manages to hold his hand for the briefest moment before she's pulled away by Reese.

* The main theme. It gives that sensation of a world completely destroyed by the uprising of the machines perfectly. It feels tragic, haunting and depressing, because humanity has been almost completely destroyed and now, the last hope of humanity surviving the machine uprising is being hunted down by a killer robot sent to the past so that he's never even born.

** When Sarah finds out that her closest friends, Ginger and Matt, have been murdered. It is sort of Narmy, but it's difficult not to tear up to it, especially if you lost someone close to you.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5XWE6Y10sw This]] deleted scene. When you stop and think about how much of a CrapsackWorld Kyle lives in... it gets to you.
* Reese and Sarah engaging in intercourse with a score that's PlayingTheHeartStrings.

* Reese telling Sarah his story of the future while she bandages his shot arm. What happens at the end with the Terminator infiltrating is bad enough. However the beginning of the story is even worse: Here we have Reese going to the nearest safe base after a night of touring the battle ground, weak and weary. As he finds a resting spot in the base he slowly walks along the corridor. We hear sounds of moaning and crying, in the background. We then see kids eating what little food the human race has left. Two kids scavenging for rats, [[ReducedToRatburgers presumably to eat them]] . Two other kids looking like they are relaxing and watching an old movie on TV. Only to find that the TV they are watching is really a hollowed out screen with fire burning inside it. It can make one wonder: if they did win the war, what was left for them?
** And then it gets worse. Next, we see soldiers lead refugees to safety from whatever hell-hole they were in before, and then the dogs start barking since one of the refugees is actually a disguised Terminator, which begins blasting ''everything in sight''. It kills soldiers, civilians [[WouldHurtAChild young]] and old, and it even [[ShootTheDog shoots the dogs]]. None of them were even given a chance to defend themselves.

** Earlier when Sarah finds out that her closest friends, Ginger and Matt, have been murdered. It was sorta Narmy, but you'd be lying to yourself if you didn't tear up to that. Especially if you are a troper that lost someone close to you.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5XWE6Y10sw This]] deleted scene. When you stop and think about how much of a CrapsackWorld Kyle lives in...it gets to you.

* Reese telling Sarah his story of the future while she bandages his shot arm. What happens at the end with the Terminator infiltrating is bad enough. However the beginning of the story just gets to this troper: Here we have Reese going to the nearest safe base after a night of touring the battle ground, weak and weary. As he finds a resting spot in the base he slowly walks along the corridor. We hear sounds of moaning and crying, in the background. We then see kids eating what little food the human race has left. Two kids scavenging for rats, [[ReducedToRatburgers presumably to eat them]] . Two other kids looking like they are relaxing and watching an old movie on TV. Only to find that the TV they are watching is really a hollowed out screen with fire burning inside it. It makes this troper wonder, if they did win the war? What was left for them?

** Earlier when Sarah finds out that closest friends, Ginger and Matt have been murdered. It was sorta Narmy, but you'd be lying to yourself if you didn't tear up to that. Especially if you are a troper that lost someone close to you.

** And then ItGetsWorse. Next, we see soldiers lead refugees to safety from whatever hell-hole they were in before, and then the dogs start barking since one of the refugees is actually a disguised Terminator, which begins blasting ''everything in sight''. It kills soldiers, civilians [[WouldHurtAChild young]] and old, and it even [[ShootTheDog shoots the dogs]].

* [[spoiler: Reese and Sarah engaging in intercourse with a score that's PlayingTheHeartStrings.]]

* "In the few short hours we had together, we loved a lifetime's worth."

* Reese telling Sarah his story of the future while she bandages his shot arm. What happens at the end with the Terminator infiltrating is bad enough. However the beginning of the story just gets to this troper: Here we have Reese going to the nearest safe base after a night of touring the battle ground, weak and weary. As he finds a resting spot in the base he slowly walks along the corridor. We hear sounds of moaning and crying, in the background. We then see kids eating what little food the human race has left. Two kids scavenging for rats, [[ReducedToRatburgers presumably to eat them]] . Two other kids looking like they are relaxing and watching an old movie on TV. Only to find that the TV they are watching is really a hollowed out screen with fire burning inside it. It makes this troper wonder, if they did win the war? What was left for them?