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June 30th 2009 01:22
Bayhem is now a word. The two-and-a-half-hour experience of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is best described as an adrenaline junkie’s version of a movie. The story, as expected, is lacklustre. For the 30-second attention span generation, however, it is the perfect movie--too bad I’m not part of that generation.
Michael Bay has stated the technical complexities of creating of the bots for this film--even providing stats on his official website—and then he proceeded to pat himself on the back for including FORTY-TWO Transformers in this film. Too bad that the bots themselves are used and reused interchangeably. The sharp-eyed viewer might notice that many of the Decepticons shown during the battles in the film are in separate Constructicon robot modes. For example, one scene calls for a Decepticon to be sacrificed for parts to repair another Decepticon; thus, it is torn to pieces. Later this same bot is shown fully assembled battling the Autobots and the humans.
In another scene of Bayhem (which also features, I kid you not, Devastator’s wrecking ball testicles), Bay’s trademark frenetic editing shows other Constructicons duking it out with the Autobots. But Devastator is all the Constructicons combined—how can they be in two places at once? Either the production staff doesn’t care about continuity or they banked on the viewer not being able to differentiate between one bot versus another.
Thankfully, we have more character development with the Transformers this time and the humans are in a more supportive role--as they ought to be. (I have heard complaints about this, but if I wanted to see humans act badly I could watch Shia in that last Indiana Jones movie). However, the story is barely developed, aside from several voiceovers and a flashback.
The Fallen’s motivations for destroying the human race are never explained. Much-needed explanation on the Decepticon hierarchy is never provided, nor is the existence of the “hatchlings”. I hope that these gaps indicate things that were cut for time, and will be reinstated in a Director’s Cut.
It would be easy to blame the writers for the under-developed story, but I had a nagging feeling that what was onscreen was not what was written; the transitions from one scene to another felt too forced. It would be interesting to see the original screenplay. In the meantime, I hope that Spielberg will learn from all the negative feedback to the film and tie a tighter leash on his pet director.
Devastator (cojones not shown)
Michael Bay has stated the technical complexities of creating of the bots for this film--even providing stats on his official website—and then he proceeded to pat himself on the back for including FORTY-TWO Transformers in this film. Too bad that the bots themselves are used and reused interchangeably. The sharp-eyed viewer might notice that many of the Decepticons shown during the battles in the film are in separate Constructicon robot modes. For example, one scene calls for a Decepticon to be sacrificed for parts to repair another Decepticon; thus, it is torn to pieces. Later this same bot is shown fully assembled battling the Autobots and the humans.
In another scene of Bayhem (which also features, I kid you not, Devastator’s wrecking ball testicles), Bay’s trademark frenetic editing shows other Constructicons duking it out with the Autobots. But Devastator is all the Constructicons combined—how can they be in two places at once? Either the production staff doesn’t care about continuity or they banked on the viewer not being able to differentiate between one bot versus another.
Thankfully, we have more character development with the Transformers this time and the humans are in a more supportive role--as they ought to be. (I have heard complaints about this, but if I wanted to see humans act badly I could watch Shia in that last Indiana Jones movie). However, the story is barely developed, aside from several voiceovers and a flashback.
The Fallen’s motivations for destroying the human race are never explained. Much-needed explanation on the Decepticon hierarchy is never provided, nor is the existence of the “hatchlings”. I hope that these gaps indicate things that were cut for time, and will be reinstated in a Director’s Cut.
It would be easy to blame the writers for the under-developed story, but I had a nagging feeling that what was onscreen was not what was written; the transitions from one scene to another felt too forced. It would be interesting to see the original screenplay. In the meantime, I hope that Spielberg will learn from all the negative feedback to the film and tie a tighter leash on his pet director.
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