T2 was a landmark in visual effects. The T-1000’s liquid metal transformations—piercing through a steel floor, reforming from splattered droplets, mimicking others—were revolutionary. Effects studio Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) used early CGI to create the character’s flowing, reflective surface, a breakthrough that set the standard for digital characters for years to come.
Using digital effects only when reality couldn't do the job. terminator.2