Time flies so fast, and the Transformers live-action version is out in the blink of an eye.
Now I still remember the excitement when I walked out of the theater after watching the first movie, and seeing the sound of Qiqikaka deformed by Autobots in every car's mind.
Later, I watched the second part with greater expectations and excitement. It doesn't seem to be disappointing, but the whole bombardment didn't make me feel the slightest excitement. On the contrary, I was lethargic and did not know the plot. At that time, I thought that maybe the director was right because the screenwriters went on strike.
Therefore, there is still reason to look forward to the third part.
But it gave me a real disappointment.
To be honest, although I have almost forgotten the plot of the Transformers cartoons in my childhood, a large part of my enthusiasm for watching Transformers comes from the upgrading of technology to reproduce childhood memories (even if the memory is as fragmented as a scattered book page). The longing is like watching the black-and-white TV when I was a child and dreaming about the color TV next door.
So I wondered where my disappointment came from. Although the male protagonist is getting more and more second, the female protagonist suddenly becomes ugly, and the jokes are boring and old-fashioned, but the simple plot, economical dialogue, exciting fights, excellent special effects, no brains, just need to bring eyes and wear Put on the glasses and watch the world be saved again, come without burden, walk without burden, isn't it a perfect popcorn movie?
I used to agree with a point of view, which is what kind of movie I watch and what kind of mood I bring. A dish in the movie, you can’t think it’s not spicy enough when you eat shredded pork with Beijing sauce, and you shouldn’t think it’s not sweet enough when you eat salt-fried pork. A seemingly reasonable argument, but there is a problem. A movie cannot be accurately positioned before it is watched. It is like a dish that has never been eaten. You can only guess its taste and carry this kind of guess. Try it, maybe be surprised or disappointed, only when you eat again can you have the so-called "right" mentality.
Looking at Transformers from this perspective, it seems that there is no reason to be disappointed. It is already the third one. In any case, you should know that this film is a Hollywood showpiece, and there should be no other extravagances.
When we watched the first part, we were worried about unwrapping gifts and wanted to relive an old dream. As a result, Michael Bay gave us a big surprise. When I saw the deformation process of every part on the screen, with the words "I am Optimus Prime" rang in my ears, the hairs erected in every pore told myself: Transformers Nirvana is reborn.
The first part was much better than expected, so I adjusted my mentality and waited for a more exciting follow-up. The result was the second part which was raveously criticized.
After the boring experience of the second part, could it be worse for the third part? What's more, the third part is the so-called finale, no matter how badly it is than the second part, but to be on the safe side, I still use the second part's standard to comfort my heart silently, as long as it is above this standard, it is good. . But what happened to this kind of feelingless numbness after watching it? During the whole viewing process, even the slightest emotional ups and downs did not occur! It's like watching a literary film without subtitles in Hebrew!
In fact, Transformers has never changed. From the first to the third, it has always been the same, and no one has become worse and unbearable, including the second.
What has changed is an increasingly "correct" mentality.
And it is this deliberately adjusted mentality that, in turn, constantly reminds myself: this should not be the mentality that should be for Transformers in my mind, this is not the Transformers I want, this is the Transformers of Michael Bay alone!
In the three movies, Transformers just borrowed the mechanical Godzilla with the names Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Megatron, and Starscream. They only know how to play. The only difference between them is their appearance and name. There is no emotional communication between them, no love for their companions, no anger at sacrifice, they only know how to express their emotions to the owner like Sam like a pet, they are just moving expensive and huge props, they are just human beings to save the earth The scene of the event, they are a dream with no reason and no place to go.
There is no difference between Michael Bay's treatment of Transformers and the meteorite that collided with the earth in "The End of the World." In his eyes, Transformers is nothing but a spectacle, a gimmick, a wild beast, an out-of-control technology, and a talking weapon.
And the Transformers in our minds is another scene. That world is full of their love and hatred. Each of them has their own distinct personality. They are as happy and sad as human beings, and intrigue like human beings. There, they are absolute protagonists and stars, humans are just extras, yes, let alone wearing underwear, shaking buttocks and showing thighs, there is no way to take the lead if you are naked!
The more we use the "right" mentality to look at Transformers, we find that we are farther and farther away from the world of Transformers. No matter how many times we psychologically hint ourselves, there is no way to convince ourselves that shredded pork in Beijing sauce is the same as salt-fried pork!
So I feel relieved that Michael Bay will no longer shoot Transformers. He doesn't have the slightest love for Transformers. He doesn't bother to love them at all. How can such a director of Transformers impress the audience?
However, the Transformers trilogy is so easy to make money, will anyone still take the time to shoot the Transformers we expect?
Maybe, just like "King Kong" met Peter Jackson in 1933, "Transformers" and we also had the same luck.
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