Transformers (film)
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Transformers is a live action movie released by Dreamworks, with Executive Producer Steven Spielberg and Director Michael Bay. Its principal stars are Shia LaBeouf, Jon Voight, and Megan Fox. Character designs and special effects are being done by Industrial Light and Magic, the effects-wizards behind the Star Wars films.
Originally slated to release in the summer of 2006, the film arrived in US theatres on July 3, 2007, and will hit UK theaters on July 27. The Australian release date was June 28, 2007, and premiered there on June 12, 2007. Take that, everywhere else.
Main cast
Short synopsis
The movie features Sam Witwicky, a plucky teenager who just wants a cool car, but gets more than he bargained for. The beater he and his father take home is actually Bumblebee, an alien robot from the planet Cybertron, who plants Sam down in the middle of a civil war between Bumblebee's benevolent Autobot comrades and the evil Decepticons who threaten the galaxy's peace. Both sides are after the All Spark, a mysterious artifact that landed on Earth 10 thousand years ago. The approaching robot-against-robot battle is a coming-of-age moment for Sam, who learns the meaning of his family's motto, "No sacrifice, no victory."
Full synopsis
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The film begins with the history of Cybertron's destruction at the hands of Megatron, and his quest to obtain the Allspark. Megatron discovers the Allspark on Earth, but crash-lands in the Arctic Circle, becoming frozen in the ice. Captain Archibald Witwicky and his crew of explorers stumble upon Megatron's body in the late 19th century. Megatron's navigational system is unintentionally activated, and Archibald's eye glasses are imprinted with the coordinates to the Allspark's location. Sector 7, a secret organization of the United States government, discovers the Allspark and builds the Hoover Dam around it to mask the energy signal. The still-frozen Megatron is moved into this facility, and is reverse engineered to further advance human technology.
In the present day, the rest of the Decepticons — Blackout, Scorponok, Frenzy, Barricade, Starscream, Bonecrusher, and Devastator — have already landed on Earth and assumed the disguise of Earth vehicles. Blackout and Scorponok attack a U.S. military base in Qatar in an effort to use the military database to discover the location of Megatron and the Allspark, but they do not succeed. A small group of survivors from the military base attack wander through the desert and are attacked by Scorponok. The Autonomous Robotic Life Form (shortened to "Autobot") known as Bumblebee is also on Earth, disguised as a 1977 Chevrolet Camaro, and looking for Sam Witwicky, the descendant of Captain Archibald Witwicky. As soon as he locates Sam, the two quickly begin to bond as Bumblebee helps Sam try and woo his crush, Mikaela Banes; Sam is unaware of the fact that Bumblebee is an alien, until he witnesses Bumblebee transform and send out a homing signal for the rest of the Autobots. After Blackout's failure, Frenzy infiltrates Air Force One and discovers that Sam possesses the map that will lead the Decepticons to the Allspark. Frenzy and Barricade begin tracking Sam's location.
Barricade confronts Sam, demanding Archibald's glasses. Bumblebee, who is following Sam, transforms and battles Barricade. Mikaela, who is also following Sam, is caught in the crossfire, and leaves with Sam and Bumblebee to rendezvous with the rest of the Autobots. The Autobots — Optimus Prime, Jazz, Ironhide, and Ratchet — land on Earth and take on the forms of several Earth vehicles. Sam, Mikaela, and the Autobots return to Sam's home to retrieve the glasses. However, agents from Sector 7 arrive to take Sam and Mikaela into custody. Bumblebee is also apprehended, against the pleas of Sam who assures the agents - to no avail - that he means them no harm.
Frenzy secretly accompanies the group to the Hoover Dam, and releases Megatron from suspended animation. Locating the Allspark, he sends out an alert to the rest of the Decepticons. Megatron escapes, and Sam convinces the Sector 7 agents to release Bumblebee so that he can get the Allspark to Optimus Prime. The Decepticons chase the Autobots, who now possess the Allspark, into a neighboring city. An ensuing battle results in casualties for both sides, with Sam destroying Megatron and the Allspark when he rams the cube into Megatron's chest. The remains of the Decepticons are cast into the Laurentian Abyss. With no other home to go to - Cybertron having been destroyed by Megatron - the Autobots decide to stay on Earth, and Optimus sends out a signal across space in an effort to locate any surviving Autobots, while Sam and Mikaela begin a relationship. Starscream, one of the Decepticons that survived the battle, leaves Earth.
Quotes
"Before time began, there was the cube. We know not from where it comes from, only that it holds the power to create worlds, and fill them with life. That was how our race was born. For a time, we lived in harmony, but like all great power, some wanted it for good, others for evil. And so began the war, a war that ravaged our planet until it was consumed by death and the cube was lost to the far reaches of space. We scattered across the galaxy, hoping to find it and rebuild our home, searching every star, every world. And just when all hope seemed lost, message of a new discovery drew us to an unknown planet called... Earth... but we already too late."
- -- Optimus Prime
"The heat's coming!"
"What, BRING IT!"
- -- Captain Lennox and Sergeant Epps giving the greenlight for Strike Package Bravo to attack Scorponok
"I want to introduce you to my friend... Optimus Prime."
"Taking the children, was a bad move. Autobots, relieve them of their weapons!"
- -- Sam Witwicky introducing Sector Seven to Optimus Prime after trashing their SUV
"Get out of the car."
"Okay, okay, I'm getting out-"
"NOW!"
- -- A furious Optimus Prime orders Reggie Simmons to exit his vehicle while rescuing the children
Rachet: "I sense the Decepticons are getting ready to mobilise."
Ironhide: "They must know it's here as well."
Jazz: "What about Bumblebee? We can't just leave him to die and become some human experiment!"
Optimus Prime: "He'll die in vain if we don't accomplish our mission. Bumblebee is a brave soldier... this is what he would want."
Ironhide: "Why are we fighting to save the humans? They're a primative and violent race."
Optimus Prime: "Were we so different? They are a young species, they have much to learn... but I've seen goodness in them. Freedom is the right of all sentient beings... you all know there is only one way to end this war. We must destroy the cube. If all else fails, I will unite it with the spark in my chest."
Rachet: "That's suicide! The cube is raw power, it could destroy you both."
Optimus Prime: "A necessary sacrifice to bring peace to this planet... we cannot let the humans pay for our mistakes. It's been an honor serving with you all... Autobots... Roll out!"
Jazz: "We rollin'!"
- -- The Autobots discuss their next move
Production staff
- Executive Producer: Steven Spielberg
- Executive Producer: Brian Goldner
- Director: Michael Bay
- Producers: Don Murphy, Tom DeSanto, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Ian Bryce
- Story by: Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci and John Rogers,
- Screenwriters: Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci
- Production Designer: Jeff Mann
- Art Director: Alex Jaeger
- Music by: Steve Jablonsky
Prequel material
Prior to the movie's release IDW Publishing released a four issue limited comic series entitled "Prime Directives", which chronicles the events which bring the Transformers to Earth. A novel, Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday, is about the truth behind humankind's first venture into space and how that event is related to the Transformers' presence on Earth, both past and present.
Since the movie's plot brings the audience into things from Sam's POV, as he learns of not only the Transfomers' war but mankind's past history with Cybertronians, the prequel material provides a better handle on the intricate storyline.
It should be noted, however, that some dialogue in the film contradicts the prequel material, specifically pertaining to the years in which the frozen Megatron was moved from the Arctic to Hoover Dam.
Soundtrack
On July 3, 2007, Warner Bros Records released a Transformers soundtrack full of songs from or inspired by the motion picture.
- 1. "What I've Done" - Linkin Park
- 2. "Doomsday Clock" - Smashing Pumpkins
- 3. "This Moment" - Disturbed
- 4. "Before It's Too Late (Sam and Mikaela's Theme)" aka "Fiction" - Goo Goo Dolls
- 5. "Pretty Handsome Awkward" - The Used
- 6. "Passion's Killing Floor" - HIM
- 7. "What It Feels Like To Be A Ghost?" - Taking Back Sunday
- 8. "Second To None" - Styles Of Beyond
- 9. "End Of The World" - Armor For Sleep
- 10. "Retina and the Sky" - Idiot Pilot
- 11. "Technical Difficulties" - Julien-K
- 12. "Transformers Theme" - Mute Math
Success
Transformers are awesome!
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