Composition

Like most of you, I loved transformers as a kid.  I was very skeptical when I heard this movie was coming out  for two reasons.  First, how will the cartoon be translated in “real life” graphics and second how cheesy will the plot be? I typically watch oscar nom movies because I enjoy the levels that exist within them (vs shiney object approach i.e. all action/graphics).  The only reason why I saw transformers was because my nephew was interested.  I was especially discouraged when I heard the movie was 2hrs +. After watching the first 10minutes I was in awe at the graphics.  I could watch the transformers transform for 12hrs, it is amazing how smoothly the developers created the movie.  So obviously my first concern was answered.

As for the plot line….One thing I knew going into the movie was that cheesyness was inevitable because its a cartoon gone ‘real life’. As expected it was cheesy but more importantly there was an underbelly to the movie.  The filmmakers built a critique of political ideology which added a levelI never thought would exist.   There was a highly developed critique of the u.s. public’s perception of government as being a ‘foreign’ or ‘out of reach’ entity.  I won’t go into specifics for those of you that haven’t seen the movie  but keep that in mind while watching it.  During the credits there was a character answering questions which confirmed my guess at the filmmakers intentions.  I even think the actual transformers are secondary to the true meaning of the movie.

I ended up enjoying the movie and I would see it again.