Wife really doesn’t like science fiction, made her watch it anyway. “Trust me, it’s great!” She was engrossed! The plot and acting really has the viewer questioning what’s going on. We all know what happened, but it would be interesting to experience it again for the first time.
One of Schwarzenegger’s better acting roles. You can feel his desperation and confusion, his second guessing himself.
Thoughts on the new one? Only saw it once, liked it at the time, haven’t felt the urge to spin it again.
It’s been a while since I watched it but taking the pill was supposed to be a symbol that Arnie was rejecting the fantasy and allow him to return to reality. Assuming everything was really in his head, the drop of sweat was Arnie’s subconscious rejecting reality in favor of the fantasy.