More than meets the eye: Anticipating the release of the Transformers movie – Part 6

Just the other day I was sifting through a box of my childhood toys that my mother kept around. I have children now, though my boy is not quite old enough to appreciate the capacity of the transformers as toys. They were so much more than a simple action figure and my love for them was equivalently more like an obsession. So I am kind of tickled, in a nostalgic kind of way, to see that they are finally coming out with a movie, and a full-throttle production at that.

The engineering behind the toys was brilliant. Especially since they developed triple-changers and sets of four or five which would combine into larger beings. However, it was necessary while playing with the toys to incorporate the wonderful sound effects of the transformations found on the tv show, and to mimic the characteristic voices of each robot. The show brought so much life to the toys. Reflecting on this makes me realize how effective the show really was.

When I saw a poster for the movie some time ago I thought, “Wow! A transformers movie.” I mean, after all these years I thought the concept was dead. I had no idea that it would actually be a live action movie, and upon seeing a still gallery of what the machines really look like, I am boyishly excited to see the end product. The actual transformers right before my eyes. I am thirty years old. I believe most of the fans of transformers are probably within a few years of my age. And this is definitely a generation of moviegoers, not to mention the fact that we are slow to mature (most of us still own multiple video game systems). So it is almost a shoe-in for box office success. I am aware that the voice of the original Optimus Prime has been on certain musical productions, so I imagine that he will be in the film. I have not yet heard, but it would be cool.

I believe kids these days will love the concept in live action, and I believe my generation will love the nostalgic rush of simpler days, so my prediction is success for the upcoming film.