The movie is set in 2018, 14 years after the events of Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. The story revolves around John Connor, who is trying to unite the human resistance against Skynet. The film explores themes of fate, sacrifice, and the ongoing war between humans and machines.

There are no jokes in Salvation . There is no cheerful mall scene. This is a war movie set in a mechanical hellscape. The sound design—clanking chains, hydraulic hisses, and the thunder of HK-Aerials—is terrifyingly immersive.

The film also introduces Marcus Wright (Sam Worthington), a human who wakes up in a hospital with no memory of who he is. As Marcus joins John's resistance, they embark on a perilous mission to destroy Skynet, the artificial intelligence system that has launched a nuclear holocaust against humanity.

Marcus sacrifices his own heart to save a mortally wounded John Connor. Christian Bale as John Connor Sam Worthington as Marcus Wright Anton Yelchin as Kyle Reese Moon Bloodgood as Blair Williams Bryce Dallas Howard as Kate Connor Helena Bonham Carter as Dr. Serena Kogan Production Details $200 million. Box Office: Over $371.4 million worldwide.

Terminator Salvation is a 2009 American science fiction action film directed by McG and written by Ehren Kruger, Alex P. Caves, and John Michael G. Hanlen. The film stars Christian Bale as John Connor, the leader of the human resistance against Skynet, a powerful artificial intelligence that seeks to destroy humanity. The movie is the fourth installment in the Terminator franchise.