Mister K said:
Nah, didn't watch it. I just couldn't think of Danaris (or whatever her name is), with her Holywood make up girly looks as of Sarah Connor. If it was a straight up remake of a first movie and she was just a civilian, then maybe. As a person who, supposedly, fought years and years against killer-machines? Naaah.
Except that's not the case. She spends about 7 years fleeing from the T-1000, not fighting wave after wave of machines.
I quite liked Sarah in the film, but it's based on the concept of "Sarah 1.5." To explain, in T1, we have "Sarah 1.0" - waitress, no combat training, has to struggle just to survive, emerges stronger by the end of the film. In T2, we have "Sara 2.0" - far more muscular, far more emotionally distant, pretty much resigned to JD occurring until the "no fate" carving, is willing to kill Miles Dyson to stop the apocalypse, and while she emerges as a more compassionate person by the end of the film, she's clearly damaged by her experiences
Genisys depicts, by this anaogy, "Sarah 1.5," who incorporates a mix of the two characters. She's far more capable than "Sarah 1.0" in that she can handle weapons and whatnot. However, she's distinct from "Sarah 2.0," as her character is less 'hard', more hopeful, more emotional, and most of all, is never resigned to JD being inevitable, but is rather hell-bent on stopping it from the outset. She's a Sarah that's been changed by her experiences, but not to the extent of Sarah in T2. So, honestly, I thought the film did a good job of portraying Sarah in this vein.