When Paramount announced that this new Transformers project would be an animated feature (after yet another low box office for its latest live-action) we imagined that it would be another attempt to explore new audiences to give a breather to the franchise started by Michael Bay in the 2000s - but I realized that in addition to focusing on bringing in a more childish audience, this new project took a new path, which was to tell a story that didn't need to have links and connections to the previous works, but that really told a good story.
The man chosen to lead this project was filmmaker Josh Colley, who was the screenwriter of Inside Out and directed Toy Story 4, in other words, someone with experience in the industry and who has worked on Pixar's biggest hits, so the project was shaped and started, which has a cast full of industry stars for the original dubbing - names such as Scarlett Johansson, Chris Hemsworth and Brian Tyree Henry are heading up the project.
The plot takes us to the planet Cyberton and tells the story of Orion Pax and D-16 (who will become Optimus Prime and Megatron in the future) who are mining friends who have great ambitions, not just to serve as explorers of the planet's vital energy source, but to become great warriors, However, as they don't have the gears of transformation, they both happen to be part of a discovery of secrets behind the local leaders and will have to go in search of the truth together with other characters and help save their planet, which is at war with the Quintessons..
The franchise started by Michael Bay, has always had as the main strength of its narrative the construction of great action scenes, with lots of explosions and urban destruction, in this new Transformers project, because it is an animation, I realized that the directors tried to explore a more down-to-earth aspect, yes, there are great action scenes, but on a smaller scale, the film has a generous budget like the Pixar films that Josh Cooley has had access to in his past projects, but it still manages to explore the setting of the planet Cybertron very well and create a very engaging plot, even if it has a predictable outcome due to the future of the characters - but following this evolution was a real treat. The path taken by the animation seemed to me to be the right one and the choice of an origin story came at a good time to strengthen ties with fans who have been following these adventures for at least two decades, but a great way to create a new audience.
Transformers: One gets a lot of the visual aspects right, with a well-rounded script and a good soundtrack, I think it's a good breather for live-action movies, and a new way of following these aliens that we love to follow in theaters.
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