So last night we went to see [tag]transformers[/tag].
Whaaaaoooooooooooooooooo !!!!!!!!!
It isn’t deep. It’s not very art. In fact the way the autobots talk just like in the cartoons… it’s almost juvenile… only it’s not just juvenile. What it is, is one hell of a lot of fun. The “Sam’s happy time” scene had me screaming with laughter.
[tag]Michael Bay[/tag] took on one hell of a challenge. Take a series of characters popularized by a Saturday morning cartoon inspired by a series of toys, and while staying true to them, make a real movie that adults can also enjoy (keeping in mind most Transformers fans are now adults), I think he pulled it off, by offsetting the transformer’s formulaic dialogue and storyline with a very sharp satire of typical teenage adventure movies, war movies and political intrigue.
Basically if there is art in there, it’s in a very subtle satirizing of modern effects-mad Hollywood and their creations.
The effects guys here certainly had a great time, and of course any movie where the geek gets the girl has automatic kudos from me. Of course there is one major interesting thing about this. Most movies come out, and inspire action figures. This time, we had action figures, which inspired a cartoon which then inspired a movie… it’s completely backward !
In the end though, I come back to the conclusion I started from. The movie is serious fun. Not just funny, fun. This much fun would normally cost you a lot more than a movie ticket. Go see it.
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