Transformers-The Movie

[GoodKingJayIII]

For this movie, my expectations are absolutely nil, so with any luck I'll be pleasantly surprised.

 

[D.Shaffer]

I have no idea what it is really about (Yes I know giant transforming robots, but I mean beyond that). So far from everything I have seem it still seems all effects and action and nothing elsel.

It's about two alien factions of robots who come to earth and proceed to beat the ever living crap out of each other while humanity tries not to get caught in between. Which is more or less the plot of every TF line, ever. (And something that a lot of the more diehard TF fans tend to forget) If we get any real characterization, I'll count myself lucky but I'm in it for the splodey and giant F'ing robots and dont expect to see much else.

 

[horacethegrey]

Which is more or less the plot of every TF line, ever. (And something that a lot of the more diehard TF fans tend to forget)

True. Too true. These diehards will often defend the story as being equal or even better than something like LOTR. :\

Like I said, nostalgia clouds the mind.

 

[Umbran]

True. Too true. These diehards will often defend the story as being equal or even better than something like LOTR. :\

Well, if you squeeze LotR down to one sentence like that, yeah, it'll sound pretty simple and lame, too

 

[Brown Jenkin]

It's about two alien factions of robots who come to earth and proceed to beat the ever living crap out of each other while humanity tries not to get caught in between. Which is more or less the plot of every TF line, ever. (And something that a lot of the more diehard TF fans tend to forget) If we get any real characterization, I'll count myself lucky but I'm in it for the splodey and giant F'ing robots and dont expect to see much else.

But I haven't seen anything in the previews that indicates that. All I have seen is Human vs. Robot. I realize that what you say is the general plotline we assume but so far I haven't seen anything confirming it.

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

Well, if you squeeze LotR down to one sentence like that, yeah, it'll sound pretty simple and lame, too

Like...

"Lets go take a ring to a mountain!"

 

[Klaus]

Like...

"Lets go take a ring to a mountain!"

... and then they all started to sing!

 

[Chimera]

... and then they all started to sing!

Not far off the mark. It's been a few years, but I seem to remember a couple of songs in the books.

 

[horacethegrey]

Well, if you squeeze LotR down to one sentence like that, yeah, it'll sound pretty simple and lame, too

But that's just it. If you stop and think about it for a second, the Transformers storyline can be summed up in one sentence. The makers of the show never moved beyond the simple Autobots vs. Decepticons setup they established. I'm hoping the movie expands the story focus a bit more. Though with Bay at the helm, I rather doubt it.

 

[D.Shaffer]

But I haven't seen anything in the previews that indicates that. All I have seen is Human vs. Robot. I realize that what you say is the general plotline we assume but so far I haven't seen anything confirming it.

You can get this from the trailer and its various catch phrases.

"Our World, Their War"
War implies two opposing sides. We actually see giant robots fighting so we know it's two sides of giant robots. It's our world, so we're stuck in the middle between the two.

"Some will come to defend us, most have come to destroy us"
One side likes us and will actively go and help us out when they can. The other is trying to wipe us out. That pretty much says humanity is 'Stuck in the middle' to me.