James Cameron is a renowned Canadian film director known for directing the two highest-grossing films of all time, Avatar and Titanic. Terminator: Salvation, one of Cameron's biggest hits in the thriller genre, is set in 2018 where humanity is battling machines known as Terminators. The film follows John Connor and Marcus Wright who must work together to save Kyle Reese and other humans captured by the machines. Critics responded negatively, feeling the film lacked a compelling story to match its impressive special effects, and that it featured much less of the violence and tension seen in earlier Terminator films.

2. Background
 James Cameron (born August 16, 1954) is a Canadian film
director , film producer, screenwriter and editor
 He posses the accolade of directing the two highest
grossing films of all time in Avatar and The Titanic, both
films managed to reign in nearly 5 billion dollars when put
together
 Cameron has also won notable awards for his success
including academy awards for best picture, best director
and film editing
 Cameron's biggest hits within the Thriller genre are both
Terminator Salvation and Terminator: Judgement Day

3. Terminator: Salvation
 Narrative-In 2018, a company called Skynet has
destroyed most of humanity and survivors have been
hiding underground from an army of machines,
known as "Terminators". After a failed attack on a
Skynet base, John Connor, the man fated to lead the
Resistance is the sole survivor. On the other hand,
Marcus Wright, who only remembers being on death
row, meets Kyle Reese and it is believed by Connor that
he was sent from the future to kill him. Now Marcus
and John must unlikely join forces in order to save Kyle
Reese and the humans captured by the machines.

4. Terminator: Salvation
 Critics Response: Many critics heavily criticised
Terminator for lacking a story which was anything
near the same amount of quality of the special effects
such as the explosions
 Another heavy critic was that most of the violence and
terror from the original Terminator films was only in
extremely small dosses within this installment