I strongly agree if someone will say that I am not in authority to speak about what I am going to tackle in this entry. However, as this is my private account and I am the lord of lords in this webpage, I dare say, with a great liking of the courage of my conviction, that the second installment of Transformers by Director Michael Bay and Producer Steven Spielberg is a disappointment. I am not saying that the entire film was not good. There were of course good parts with Optimus bravely going against three decepticons at the same time and the hot Megan Fox is something guys will never forget. However, I found that in trying to create a very interesting storyline, the film became quite draggy and there are boring scenes although not entirely irrelevant.
The Title:
The title of this installment of transformers and the story may be said as something that does not quite tally. The title indicated "The Rise of the Fallen". Initially a person may think that the fallen pertains to the decepticons who were defeated in the very first transformers live action film. However, after seeing transformers part 2, it will be found that "The Fallen" is actually only a character in the film. (I shall not be elaborating on this character as it may become a spoiler to others) Given this, I have expected that somehow the film will evolve on this robot's great scheme to take revenge. It turned out, he had only about ten minutes of the entire movie. As such, in order to keep myself from completely becoming disappointed, I went back to my initial thought that "the fallen" pertained to those who gradually went back to do some counterattacks including Optimus (see film for details). With this, at least one may justify the title of this installment.
The Story
I have nothing against the screenplay I presumed the film has. In fact, I liked the idea that the transformers were already part of human history ever since the dawn of time. I also liked the idea that man is involved in the long battle of the decepticons and the autobots but then this is where the movie got a little draggy. Yes, Optimus was right in saying "I am afraid it soon will be" when Sam said that the on-going war is not related to humanity. The humans have been the central focus of the movie. As such, most scenes featured Sam, Megan Fox and her hotness, the weird member of sector 7 from the first presentation, Sam's parents, and Sam's new found friend. This was what disappointed me most as I have expected a lot of fight scenes or transformation scenes of the "transformers". I was excited to see shots like the one in the first movie where Megatron and Optimus jumped at each other, but there were more of bombs falling on Sam and Mikaela and the like. I have nothing against putting humans as the lead characters but I was really looking forward for a fun day with numerous transformation by Optimus. Unfortunately. He was out of the picture for almost half of the film. He came back for about three minutes then the movie was over. Even bumblebee was only exposed a few times. It was really saddening.
The Sound Effects
This is the main reason why I still watch movies in moviehouses. I like the surround sound especially during fight scenes. in the case of the transformers, i like hearing the sound that they create when they transform. I did not hear it much during the entire film. I know this may be too much and people will not actually check those kinds of details anymore but I am one who does and I am sad for not hearing it. Being a fan of transformers ever since childhood, the sound other than the appearance of the robots is one of those things that tie the live action movie and the cartoons, which i grew up watching. It is to me essential in creating the atmosphere that was created in my mind as a child. As it was almost lacking in the movie, it decreased my enthusiasm with the idea that the creators were actually able to bring into life my childhood cartoon show.
The Scenes and Graphics
I have nothing against the graphics of the film. It was the best as expected. However, what disturbed me is that the scenes are all too common. There is nothing memorable in the movements of the autobots neither did the decepticons. I was really expecting something more and this is what really caused my great disappointment. i came to the moviehouse excited. I had fun for a while, afterwards there is nothing more but the haunting feeling that the long wait resulted to something very forgettable.
Conclusion:
I believe I have more to say but it all boils down to my great disappointment to a movie I have waited for a long time. Although there are scenes with which I had fun, there are longer periods of anticipation. Perhaps it is just me and my patience, which is not that long or the fact that I can not get over feeling that I still find something lacking. Hopefully, whatever that is, it will be included in the third installment that i presume will be shown soon (check for clues in the film)....
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