Since when did cinema turn into a soulful tirade of realistic sagas ofmelodramatic proportions that would be weighed boisterously by a bunch ofdepressed, soul searching and text-bookish critics that are hard hit by therecession???? What about cinema being an escapist’s zone where he leaves allhis worries and indulges in PURE entertainment?? When did cinema cease tobecome an arena of one’s psychological entertainment?? Why does a summer actionflick have to be dark and deep like the Knight of the previous year in order tobe entertaining??
The truth is that even if times change, cinema remains anentertainment haven and when you go into the theaters to find your money’sworth, you need TO BE Entertained!! So here we have the epitome of Hollywood’sentertainment value – Michael Bay’s most definitive work to date, as true tohis style as it can be… Transformers 2 cannot be weighed by critical reviewsor by questioning whether it’s worth your ticket price….. This movie goes muchbeyond…. It stimulates enough senses to ignore the color of money as we see it.
The $700 millionTransformers introduced us to the alien civilization of Robots which were toysfor the generations of yesteryears. Now, Bay takes them to another level thatits creators couldn’t have dreamed of. Shards of the All Spark are found andthe knowledge of an old and powerful secret is possessed by Sam. TheDecepticons are already in his pursuit and the Autobots who are in a secretalliance with the Government to protect mankind against these elusive enemies, may soon be outnumbered. Revenge is coming……
There are multiple sub-plots with Sam’sfamily, which cause nothing more than annoyance in the otherwise sturdy plot, Sam and Mikaela’s love story that has all the traits of a college romance, thereturn of Agent Simmons as an aid to the unraveling of the secret and Leo Spitzwho is teasingly referred to as a ‘*shrimptaco’ * by the hilarious robotic twins–Mudflap and Skids.
Shia LaBeouf will surely be unable tocount the worth of his 2 movies which will surpass $1.5 billion. He deliverswhat is expected of him in the movie. Do not expect the intensity of ChristianBale or the suaveness of Robert Downey Jr. or even the innocence of TobeyMaguire. Having said that, he has played his part to his standards. JoshDuhamel as Major Lennox is outstanding in his role while the others play theirlimited parts well enough. Sam’s Mom is the most annoying character in the filmand she does that in a seemingly natural manner. Linkin Park, Green Day, Nickelback, The Fray and Staind are the other important stars in the movie andyou shall hear why…..
Bay takes the clash of metal to NewMexico, Egypt and Jordan in spectacular locales that form the perfect arena forthe mega battles. The action is breath-taking, heart pounding, jaw dropping, fist clenching and eye popping to say the least. Tranformers 1 seems like justa preview to this movie in terms of visual effects and mega action sequences.What George Lucas did with ‘Star Wars’, *Spielbergdid with ‘Jurassic Park’, PeterJackson did with the ‘Lord of the Rings’and Pixar did with ‘Wall-E’ and ‘Up*’, Michale Bay has done it with Transformers.He summarizes all the technology, skill, talent, creativity, mega bucks andpowerful imagination that Hollywood is famous for, as symbolically projected inthe form of ‘Devastator’ – the Decepticon formed as a combination ofconstruction machinery.
The high-octane sequence in Shanghai inthe opening moments is a powerful introduction and if you thought that theclash between Megatron and Optimus Primein the first movie was epic, wait till you watch Prime battle it out againstnumerous Decepticons in the forest!!
Did the critics talk about the lack of a meaningful, soul searchingstory and a ‘human’ side to the movie?? WHO THE #$%@?!! CARES!!! When you havea Gargantuan finale in the desert with Decepticons, Autobots, soldiers, warships, tanks, helicopters and fighter planes all over the place will giveyou enough reason to shriek with excitement. There is more explosion, gunfireand clang of metal in Transformers 2 than one can handle…… So what did youexpect out of this movie anyway?? A Robot’s journey through human experiencesand its realization that the planet is just about dominated by a bunch of dopeheads who have forgotten what sheer entertainment is all about??!!
Transformers:Revenge of the Fallen cannot be measured with a ticket price or by the words ofsome #$%!@ minds who would rather be thrilled by the advent of a ‘High School Musical 4’ . For the otherswho would wisely watch it on IMAX, hearts will pound, pulse will race, laughterwill roar, fists will be tightened, the fury of the testosterone in you willelevate to epic proportions like never before in theaters…… and in the end, Applause! Indeed, there is more than meets the eye with The Transformers.