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Transformers 2 and an ode to Michael Bay
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Oh, Michael Bay you have done it again.
You have belabored your use of blue filters, low angles, and spinning camera tricks to sucks us in.
You’d think we would have caught on to your directing tricks from the same way The Rock, Armageddon, and Bad Boys 1 and 2 were made, but as you can tell from the hype around Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, we have not.
Oh, Michael Bay you have done it again.
You have exploited the hotness of a young girl (Megan Fox) and put her in provocative poses through Out your movie, because you know that’s what the people want.
And yes you are right; it does make sense that the character of Mikaela Banes would be painting a Devil on the side of a motorcycle while straddling the bike in daisy dukes. How could we have doubted You?
Oh, Michael Bay you have done it again.
You have created a supporting cast that if they stood alone as characters would be simply Unwatchable.
But you knew better.
You knew that we would be so caught up in the action and awe of the Transformer® robots we would Not care how corny and over-the-top (John Turturro) those characters were.
You knew that we would once again fall for Anthony Anderson’s (Jolt) style sudo-comic relief, and Would be hanging on every word when the Autobot Mudflap said things like “ look at this mother—.“
You knew all along.
Oh, Michael Bay you have done it again.
You have made action sequences so elaborate and long-winded that we cannot tell what is going on. But we don’t need to, do we?
We know who we are rooting for; Sam and Optimus. All we have to do is look for them and the rest Doesn’t matter.
It doesn’t matter that at least three robots looked like Megatron and it became difficult to figure out Which one he was.
It doesn’t matter that the characters barely ever said the name of the Autobots© or Decepticons© so You had to guess the whole time if the robot on the screen was good or bad.
It didn’t matter, and that's because of you Michael Bay.
Oh, Michael Bay you did it again.
You have made your movie with a run-time of 2 hours and 30 minutes when you for sure could have Done it in 2.
But how could you have done it in 2 hours? You would have lost so much:
You would not have had time for your over-use and love affair with army fighter planes and shots of air Craft carriers.
You would not have had time for showing how much you love using sunsets and extreme close-ups.
It would have been simply Impossible.
Oh, Michael Bay Michael Bay, you have definitely done it again.
You have created a film that will not only get fans waiting in lines at their nearest box office, but you Have created a film that is on-par with the original and makes for the same entertaining, action-Packed, slow at parts, not showing the robots transforming enough, charming Shia Labeouf, robot-Tacular awesome, picture.
For that Michael Bay, we solute you, as will the hundreds of millions of fans that are going to see this Film.
Keep it up Michael Bay. Your formula for filmmaking hasn’t let you down yet.
See It, Skip It, or Rent It? See It; if you liked the first one, you will like this one.
For more info: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is playing in theaters and IMAX® everywhere. Visit Fandango.com® for showtimes and theater locations.
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