ON MICHAEL BAYS TRANSFORMERS If youre uncertain whether to watch the 4th TF movie; Age of Extinction. Allow me to weigh in. Let me start by saying I love TF as a concept. Loved it as a kid and still loving the toys now. Its always interesting to see the creativity and thought put into making cool robots transform into their alt modes. When the first movie came out in 2007; I was crazy excited. Seeing these childhood characters fleshed out into real life was really a dream come true. It was groundbreaking. It was fresh. But then came the 2nd movie and the third, and now the fourth. With every addition, I would get my hopes up because I WANT to like them, but I come out disappointment instead. I could go on and on about the flaws in the story, character development, visual effects, overkill of product placements and editing; but Ill spare you the details - especially if you plan to watch it for yourself. No spoilers here. (Not that theres anything TO spoil) What I feel compelled to share on is the twisted undertones of AOE, especially considering the large audience it has. I would definitely not recommend this movie to kids, or anyone below a hundred. For one,this Prime seems nothing like what Optimus Prime should be like. Once a symbol of hope, he was the leader with unshakable values, the moral compass of the autobots. Now, though he sounds and looks like Prime (a knight version? Whats that all about anyway?) - he plays out like an angry, grumpy, bitter old man. Youve never seen Prime this hateful. He outright shoots a human in this movie; and thats supposed to be okay. Its not inconceivable for this version of Prime to have a face collection of all his victims as trophy. Secondly is how casual the film treats death. One unsettling scene was a lingering frame on a (supposedly fun) character who dies early on for no good reason. Other scenes show robots (who we the audience are supposed to care for as characters) taken apart limb by limb while theyre confused and begging for mercy. And thirdly, is the moral lesson Mark Wahlbergs character Cade tries to teach Prime (and all of us as audience) In a nutshell, he says all humans are flawed, and were made to make mistakes. And its okay to pursue mistakes (like greed), because sometimes, incidental good can come out of it. Wow. NOT the case for this movie, Im afraid. Its no secret that Mr Bay himself is not a fan of the franchise, but with this one, hes really lost the plot. Hes used up his creative license completely. Theres a certain.. care and respect that directors need to show the licenses put in their creative vision. Like Peter Jacksons LOTR, Christopher Nolans Batman, J. J. Abrams Star Trek and Joss Whedons Avengers. Michael Bay is not on the list, and it looks like he doesnt care to be. And that is a real shame.
Posted on: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 16:12:31 +0000
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