When a nomadic transformer
with a mobile prison and a rogue CIA black-ops division descend upon a common
target, Optimus Prime , who has taken refuge with a struggling inventor (
that’s what he calls himself but I don’t agree) things become chaos and Michael
Bay has tried to bring order out of the aforementioned Chaos with helping hands
from CG department.
Transformers:Age of
Extinction is the continuation to the Transfomers Saga which happens to keep
going on and on and on. Movie starts five years after Chicago where everyone is
anti-alien thanks to the goliathic ego of one CIA top brass who has convinced
the world that both Autobots and Decepticons are injurious to health. When
Optimus wakes from his brief siesta he is forced to go gun-blazing and then,
well that part is obvious. People die. Accidents happen. Humans make mistake
and ultimately repent. Autobots save the day after destroying countless
skyscrapers in the process. End of story. Oh sorry about that. The story ends
only so that another sequel can be made. Yes, with few untied loose ends there
is bound to be a sequel and it’s only a matter of time before the official
announcement is made.
The franchise has reached
a saturation point where it does what any other franchise would do. Explore the
emotional side of the characters. Till now, Autobots were nothing but mean
fighting machines that always end up on top. But this time around the story has
been scripted with their conscience as centre-stage. Every time an innocent
metal is broken, Optimus pains as if it was his own and reaches a point where
he no longer cares about the humans but is ultimately talked out of it.
It is however ironic to
see Optimus Prime as a wretched truck with the bumper sticker that says “Got
Ammo?” while Bumblee bee occupies less screen time than he did last time.
However there are new additions at the end, one of them being the Dinobot
(strange name, given the fact that spits fire. Might as well call him
Dragobot).
At 164 minutes, this is
easily the longest movie in the franchise. This could be a downfall for those
who are not used to watching lengthy movies. The usual cast is replaced by the
new ones who are more of a supporting cast when things go south. Mark Wahlberg
is the protective dad who, even in the middle of intense crossfire, is more
worried if her daughter’s boyfriend gets close to her. He calls himself an
inventor, yes he is very much similar to Tony Stark except that none of his
tech works or works in the opposite direction.
As usual, CG is the hero
with all kinds of aerial craziness alongside some kick-ass robots who literally
live up to the said adjective.
On the whole, a better
writing than the previous three which has opened new doors to the next set of
money-making sequels.
