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<blockquote data-quote="Halivar" data-source="post: 3631100" data-attributes="member: 9327">I disagree; I thought Bay did a fine job characterizing each Autobot, giving them personality and individuality. I think some screenwriters/directors go too heavy on the characterization and end up with some embarrassing melodramatic scenes. Mikaela's character, for instance, had a good handle on her without the whole &quot;I used to steal cars and now I'm angsty&quot; schtick. Too much characterization, IMHO. In an action movie (an &quot;event&quot; narrative, as opposed to a &quot;character&quot; narrative or &quot;milieu&quot; narrative.), you only need as much characterization as it takes to 1) provide motivation for the characters to do what they do and 2) move the events in the story along. Bay did a good job here.I think Bay was staying true to the source material, which was childishly comical in places (places? I mean whenever they weren't harmlessly shooting at each other).HERETIC!!!!Inquisitor: Has the imperial magistrate reached a verdict?Quintesson: I have.Inquistitor: Guilty or innocent?Quintesson: Innocent.Inquisitor: Feed him to the Sharkticons.RangerWickett: Aaaaaaaa.......Quintesson: Hahahahahaha*change faces*hahahahahahaha*change faces*hahahahahaha*change faces*hahahahahahaha.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Halivar, post: 3631100, member: 9327"] I disagree; I thought Bay did a fine job characterizing each Autobot, giving them personality and individuality. I think some screenwriters/directors go too heavy on the characterization and end up with some embarrassing melodramatic scenes. Mikaela's character, for instance, had a good handle on her without the whole "I used to steal cars and now I'm angsty" schtick. Too much characterization, IMHO. In an action movie (an "event" narrative, as opposed to a "character" narrative or "milieu" narrative.), you only need as much characterization as it takes to 1) provide motivation for the characters to do what they do and 2) move the events in the story along. Bay did a good job here. I think Bay was staying true to the source material, which was childishly comical in places (places? I mean whenever they weren't harmlessly shooting at each other). [b]HERETIC!!!![/b] Inquisitor: Has the imperial magistrate reached a verdict? Quintesson: I have. Inquistitor: Guilty or innocent? Quintesson: Innocent. Inquisitor: Feed him to the Sharkticons. RangerWickett: Aaaaaaaa....... Quintesson: Hahahahahaha*change faces*hahahahahahaha*change faces*hahahahahaha*change faces*hahahahahahaha. [/QUOTE]

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