As a person born in the 1980s, I have strong feelings for Transformers. At that time, the world was not so colorful. The animation and toys of "Transformers" once became very important growth companions.
When I was a kid, I always had to buy robots, books and audio tapes of "Transformers" to my mother when I was a kid. I imagined that if it was made into a movie, in the sound of metal and parts rubbing, a car came out of the street. Stand up, break traffic light poles and use them as golf clubs.
In 2007, "Transformers" was released. The scenes in the film were highly consistent with the imagination of childhood. The film found a good balance in tribute and innovation. Under the eyes of the huge fan base and Spielberg, Michael Bay Naturally, he didn't dare to be as capricious as he was later, and because of cost constraints, the pattern presented in the film and the control of the heat were just right, especially when Optimus Prime led the Autobots to collectively deform, it was really exciting.
Fans can rest assured, the public is satisfied, and the harsh film critics are full of gloom even if they don't nod their heads. It is a very fresh movie, and it is a masterpiece. It also whetted people's appetite for a sequel.
If Michael Bay made a compromise in the first part, then in "The Comeback", Michael Bay's explosive properties were completely released, bigger, more, more noisy, in the endless explosion, this series The advantages are overwhelmed. Although there are more than 60 robots, it is completely a pot of porridge, such as the side road, the three sisters of Arsi, swing and various Decepticon villains. If you are not a fan, you can't tell who is who, and you can't even notice. until they appeared in the movie.
The last intensive anamorphic shots have also been reduced, and the characters can remain unchanged. Most of the time, the story wanders among the human characters, the lengthy story is advanced, and the military propaganda films are piled up, and the Transformers have become no need to shape. The monsters and background of the smashed up the sky and the earth, but there is no sense of tension. The special effects have become a fireworks award like "Pearl Harbor". Fortunately, there are plots such as the forest battle and the final Optimus Prime combination to make up for the dullness.
But Transformers was never just an animation and a movie, it was a huge entertainment culture whose fun extends far beyond movies. The purpose of a swarm of bee robots in "The Comeback" is to sell toys. Hasbro released more than 130 toys at the same time. The designs are very good, and they have been out of print within two years. healthy youth.
Toys like Hercules have now been fired to 100,000 yuan. It may be because the toys are too intricate and complicated to isolate the vast children's market, and the subsequent toys have returned to the low-level level, making the second toys unprecedented.
Beginning with "The Comeback", this series has been criticized and has become a frequent visitor to the golden sour plum. It has won the list of the worst film and worst director. But Michael Bay doesn't care about this, because the audience buys it, it is the last word that the movie makes money. He attributed the poor reputation to the screenwriter's strike that year, and repeatedly emphasized in the third part that there is a good story this time.
"Darkness of the Moon" returns to the first urban street fighting in style, obviously borrowing the editing skills and narrative methods of "The Dark Knight". The deformation of King Kong has also increased significantly, and there are many new ideas. Optimus Prime swept down from the sky. A street is cool enough.
But at the same time, the problems of the previous one have also been inherited, the face-blind Autobot, the alienated Decepticon, the top red spider was blown up by Sam, the dignified Megatron was turned against by a model girl, and he was in the natural enemy. Tianzhu rushed over when he attacked, and in the end, his liver and brain were smashed to the ground, which was a completely mentally retarded plot.
It's good to pick out any clip from "Transformers", especially those hearty bridges can be watched repeatedly on the computer, and the deformed shots can also be enjoyed frame by frame, but once they are connected, it is a mess. of. Because climaxes are all piled up and are pseudo-climaxes, they lack a context and logic that can lead you, so you won't worry about any of the characters in it at all.
Moreover, the already messy story is also filled with cutscenes of boring characters and all kinds of garbage jokes. Brainless hot girls, bluffing blacks, fat Americans, boring dialogue, hilarious performances, these elements are all Michael Bay's American popcorn manifesto. His jokes are funny. Even drinking Shuhua milk in the toilet takes up the space of the next three-way paragraph, which far exceeds the length of time used by most Transformers characters to appear.
The audience all hope that this series will develop in a good direction, but after looking at it one by one, the faults that have been criticized are still going their own way, and the fourth part is hopelessly and intensified, and finally the fifth part is completed. Summons all flaws. The same scenes, the same explosions, the same stereotypes, Michael Bay's film career is a series of parallel sentences. Finally, what he thought was a panacea, with the disappointment of the audience, was finally reflected in the decline of the box office.
"The Last Knight" sucks and is caught off guard, but in all fairness, it is not without a story, it is indeed building a huge universe, and you can feel the painstaking efforts of the screenwriter in the chatter of the characters. It is said that Michael Bay brought a group of Hollywood gold medals. The screenwriter was locked in a small dark room for a month, and thousands of stills of Transformers were posted on the wall. It sounds very real, but it feels like brainwashing.
The clues of King Arthur are quite interesting, but the clues of the scepter and the twelve knights can be explained in a short time, but the movie scattered a lot of information, and dozens of human characters appeared shortly after the opening. Everyone disappears after a few words, no character can pull you into the play, no line can connect you.
Under the disorderly editing, the story was chaotic, those who wanted to watch the explosion fell asleep, and those who wanted to hear the story were blinded. While human beings are so busy, Transformers are basking in the sun in the junkyard and playing beach volleyball in South America.
The scenes of Hopkins and the butler are the only bright spots in the whole film. The old man has an aura, and the butler has a character (thanks to Jim Carter in "Downton Homes"). Although many jokes are still awkward, they are better than Michael Bay himself. You can already see the design sense of the script. After watching this scene, you feel like there is still drama in the movie.
Unexpectedly, the third act completely collapsed. After the big hole of the previous screenwriter was handed over to Michael Bay, he had nothing to do with himself, and he directly used a "cosmic excavator" to fill the hole. Thinking of using the last time to have a gorgeous personal farewell banquet one by one, the ultimate big scene.
The disaster of the earth has come, and the disaster of the movie has also come. The scene used in the bad movie "Independence Day 2" was diverted here. Against the background of the destruction of the world, the American soldiers were running wild, and not one was injured. Michael Bay may have literally never heard the term big and inappropriate in his life.
A lot of characters care about one thing and another, and Optimus Prime and Megatron are all dispensable. The robot dinosaurs disappeared without a trace in this scene, and that precocious loli with a lot of color has become unnecessary. "Selling a Copy" probably had forgotten the title of the movie when the last scene was filmed.
In Mark Berg's terrifyingly large nostrils shot 70 degrees up, what I felt was the ultimate emptiness.
Thinking back to the first "Transformers", it doesn't need to be very big, it doesn't need to be a lot, the Autobots collectively transform in the alleys, make fun in the small house, and have the prestige and details. It doesn’t need to be big, it doesn’t need to be a lot, there are five Autobots and Decepticons on each side, chasing and intercepting in the city. In a limited environment, each King Kong shows an anamorphic lens full of details and design.
The Bone Crusher was deformed while galloping on the viaduct and was strangled by Optimus Prime; Starscream was at a disadvantage in the street battle, and simply volleyed and deformed, soaring into the sky. Fighting with several F22s in the sky, constantly deforming and camouflaging, escaping and ambushing; Megatron tore the Jazz in half.
Starscream's cunning, Wei's arrogance all day, and the final confrontation between the two leaders, all in one go, corresponding to "their war, our world." This propaganda slogan should have everything.
These shocking scenes full of texture and detail are rarely seen in subsequent movies. The tension of the first dizzy swept the air force base alone, and later it became the US military's millet and rifle, making it boring. The scene is getting bigger and bigger, King Kong is getting weaker and weaker, and the deformation is getting less and less, and all the things that should be there are gone.
The biggest root cause of "Transformers" is that the creators did not realize that what the audience wanted to see was the grievances and entanglements of Transformers, and the thrill of mechanical deformation, not the repeated super invincible explosions that could kill people, and not the US military The show and all kinds of meaningless human characters are silly.
But it was such a simple appeal that Michael Bay spent ten years without realizing it. He deeply thought that everyone was spending money to see his hobbies.
The protagonists of "Transformers" are Optimus Prime and Bumblebee. The body of Optimus Prime on the poster occupies the main frame, but in the movie, Brother Zhu always disappears habitually. It was only ten minutes before the end of the movie that he came to life. In the third Chicago War, Brother Zhu was tangled in the air by steel wires and played Japanese-style binding until the end of the movie. The fourth part is the one with the most scenes of Brother Zhu, but he was caught in the spaceship without a few hits, and he was hanged upside down for half an hour. Can we change the method?
As long as you add up the scenes of each Optimus Prime and compare the length of the film, you will find that they are poor, not to mention the other King Kong characters. The first one can also praise Michael Bay's money saving method. Only then did I know that the audience was caught in the trap, because all the expensive production funds were not spent on the blade, but were used to buy explosives.
When it came to "The Last Knight", it really exceeded the limit of endurance. In a 150-minute movie, Optimus Prime only appeared for a few minutes, and there was no deformation! At the end of the fourth part, it flew into space, and Michael Bay also threatened to develop the story into space. At that time, it was nonsense when he heard it. How could he kindly hand over the space to Industrial Light and Magic and give up his "real-life blasting".
Sure enough, Optimus Prime did not have any space adventures. He floated to his hometown as easily and unconsciously as he returned to his parents' home. As soon as he entered the door, he was tied up by a girl named Quintessa. As a leader, he tied Optimus Prime. It's easier than kidnapping a chicken.
There was nothing about Brother Zhu for a long, long time, and when he came back, he was still talking to the girls. The girls touched his face and he was completely helpless. Brother Zhu even named himself Diaheijing. Tianzhu... Then there was no business with him for a long time, and then I cut it back. Bumblebee said a word, and he returned to his place. The movie also climaxed. I thought that this time Brother Zhu should fight, and finally shouted a few slogans. , before the audience got goosebumps, and flew away and disappeared.
Next is humans running around, the cosmic razor shaving the earth's head... The purpose of the pillar's final appearance is to kick Megatron with one foot, and the movie ends. "The Last Knight" strips away even a moment of pleasure.
As for Megatron's role, it's all in the two and a half minute trailer. The only lines are that I'm Megatron. Of course, Optimus Prime is better. "I'm Optimus Prime" said Five times... not to mention the other King Kongs.
After reading a few movies, you will find that many King Kong characters are inexplicably disappeared in the new one. It doesn't matter who replaces anyone. There is no explanation for what happened in the middle. Compensation is far greater than presentation.
Because I listened to the fans' suggestion to shape the character of King Kong, King Kong's shape, especially the face is becoming more and more human-like, but the three new characters of detective, elegant, and front sight are only superficial, and they are not better than the previous three. Iron sheets and ambulances are very popular. Don't expect them to do anything other than perfunctory deformations.
The only framed character in the entire series is Bumblebee, because it's always been portrayed as a pet that doesn't need to talk, doesn't need to think, just swirls around humans, so Michael Bay never ends. He intends to portray any King Kong, those complicated plots and struggles in the animation and comics, the charisma of unknown good and evil, and there is not the slightest in the movie, he is not interested. "Transformers" is just a blasting platform for Michael Bay to borrow the theme.
The script of "The Last Knight" is not that bad, it just fell into the hands of Michael Bay, just like the script of "Avatar" fell into the hands of the Chinese tyrants, fifteen senior Hollywood screenwriters can't save this embarrassment.
The only consolation after watching the movie is that Michael Bay finally doesn't have to direct anymore, and I'm terrified that he has said it 4 times. And in the end, he kept a hand and buried a 10,000-meter-long bull horn in the ground. He meant that the next film must be bigger. If it doesn't work, he will come to me.
It is also a CG character. On the other hand, the series of "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" has done quite well, and the difficulty of being a chimpanzee may not be easier than that of Transformers. You must know that "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" has achieved the most with low-cost investment. Best Oscar for Visual Effects. In this series, Caesar and his family are the absolute protagonists, and even the second part has developed into a "gangster type" texture, which can be called an orangutan version of "The Godfather" in depth.
"Transformers" does not have to have the revelation and depth of the Planet of the Apes series, but Caesar and Optimus Prime are also the core characters and leaders of a series, and this comparison and creative thinking are still high and low.
Optimus Prime's redemption had a lot to do, because in "Darkness of the Moon", no matter how bad the villain's methods are, the goal of reviving the homeland is smooth, but Optimus Prime wants to be a high-level cosmic friend, Even though human beings abused him thousands of times, his fraternity is like a scumbag. In the end, his planet has become a lump of iron slag, his comrades in arms have been hunted down by humans, and he is dying and bereaved. Such a dramatic redemption scene can be excavated, but it was filmed as Optimus Prime being touched by the girls.
Popcorn is very good, but fried popcorn is not the taste, no matter what, "Transformers" will naturally continue to watch, after all, the real dream is Industrial Light and Magic.
Next year's "Bumblebee Story" will be directed by "The Legend of the Magic Strings" director Travis Knight, and there is reason to believe that he will inject a different blood into the film. Michael Bay has contributed to the creation of such a huge series of "Transformers", but without him, "Transformers" may go further.
Finally, I ended this article with a joke I saw. In a battle, Optimus Prime was smashed. Bumblebee took the parts of Optimus Prime to find Lan Xiang's master. The master asked, what is this thing after it is installed? The wasp said, if you are well, you are in the sky. These words can also be given to "selling copies", if you don't shoot, it will be sunny.
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