More than meets the eye: Anticipating the release of the Transformers movie

The moment all of us 80’s kids have been waiting for is almost upon us…the release of the Transformers Movie! This big screen adventure started as a cool toy back in 1984 produced by Takara and sold in the U.S. by the Hasbro toy company. Soon after, the toy sparked into a cartoon phenomenon and even had a feature-length movie called “The Transformers: The Movie”.

The premise of the cartoon and movie was that two divisions of transformers, Autobots and Decepticons, fought for control of their home planet, Cybertron. The Autobots were considered the good guys, while the Decepticons were the enemy. Using their unique ability to morph into different modes of transportation, these two opponents were in constant battle with each other. Now we can look forward to these two foes meeting in movie theaters.

Directed by Michael Bay (Bad Boys) and written by Roberto Orci (Mission Impossible III) and Alex Kurtzman (Legend of Zorro), it should be interesting what happens. The plot of this 2007 Transformers movie, due for release on July 4, involves the two races led by Optimus Primus (Autobots) and Megitron (Decepticons) taking the battle to planet Earth. The main question posed by this feud is the possible annihilation of Earth in the process.

CAST

Sam Witwicky- Shia LaBeouf

Mikaela- Megan Fox

Captain Lennox- Josh Duhamel

Maggie- Rachael Taylor

USAF Master Sgt. Epps- Tyrese Gibson

Keller- Jon Voight

Glen- Anthony Anderson

Agent Simmons- John Turturro

Banachek- Michael O’Neill

Optimus Prime- (voicePeter Cullen

Megatron- (voice) Hugo Weaving

The way Internet Movie Database has presented the plot outline for this movie has me worried about its integrity. It seems like the movie will be based on a few human characters on Earth with not so much a focus on the Transformers themselves. Additionally, this movie is bound to be primarily made up with Computer Generated Imagery (CGI) which often comes off as hokey. I suddenly have visions of 2003’s “Hulk”. I guess we will have to wait and see however, but either way I’m sure it will be #1 in the box office. Past generations that have grown up with the Transformers and a new generation that is into science-fiction action movies will all be flooding theaters this fourth of July.