Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (A Quick Preview)

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, is the second movie in sequel to Transformers the movie launched back in 2007. Both the movies is directed by Michael Bay the American Film Director and Producer. Bay’s best movies if we could remember are the Armageddon, The Rock, Pearl Harbour and many more. To pair up with Michael on this movie is the eminent Producer Steven Spielberg.

The production was during 2007-08 and successfully Michael has been able to finish the project with the help of script writers such as Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, and the series new writer called Ehren Kruger.

Before going to the story line let me introduce you to the genre of the movie. You would enjoy the package if you are a lover of science fiction which is packed with action and adventure.

 As we encounter the storyline the key characters fall under three categories. Two categories represent the Robo machines namely the Autobots and the Decepticons with Humans in the crossfire. The leader of the Autobots is Optimus Prime. Before these Transformers ever stepped on to the Earth, there was a race of ancient Transformers who skimmed the Universe looking for Energon Sources. Those Transformers were known as the Dynasty of Primes and they used the Sun Harvester a weapon to drain the energy of stars so that it could be converted to Energon that would power the Cybertron’s AllSpark. The Primes came to a common consensus that life bearing planets would be spared. But one brother The Fallen rebelled and built his Sun Harvester on Earth around 17,000 BCE and the remaining brothers gave up their bodies as a sacrifice to hide the Matrix of Leadership, the key that powers the Sun Harvester.

In the present scenario, after two years of the first film, Optimus Prime leads the NEST, a Military Organization consisting of his team called Autobots in alliance with the Human armies against Decepticons. Now Sam Witwicky, the teenager who killed Megatron  the leader of the Decepticons finds the Splinter of the destroyed Allspark. The splinter fills his mind with Cybertronian symbols containing the code that will lead to Matrix of Leadership. Meanwhile the Decepticons hack the US Satellite to find the whereabouts of their dead leader Megatron and also where another important piece of the Allspark exists. The Decepticons are successful in reviving Megatron to life. Megatron reunites with Starscream and his master, The Fallen. The battle of the universe has begun. Megatron is back seeking his revenge along with Starscream. According to their master, The Fallen, the mission is to capture Sam in order to discern the location of the Matrix of Leadership. Optimus Prime leading the Nest makes way for protecting Sam. The second epic battle has begun and it has its own twists and turns. In fact Prime and Sam are victims to the onslaught of Megatron and Starscream bringing gloom and death in the picture. The movie later does take a U Turn where Optimus Prime and Sam come back alive with enhanced capabilities killing The Fallen while Megatron and Starscream retreat vowing that they will return with vengeance.

 The key players of the movie are Peter Cullen who voices as Optimus Prime, the Autobot Leader. While Hugo Weaving who voices Megatron, the Decepticon leader. Tony Todd voices The Fallen the master of Megatron one of the Prime of the Dynasty and Charlie Adler voices Starscream. On the Human side it is Shia LaBeouf as Sam Witwicky. Megan Fox plays as Mikaela Banes, the girl friend of Sam. While Josh Duhamel plays Major William Lennox the U.S Army Ranger an ally of the Autobots.

 The movie comes alive with great Music Score composed by Steve Jalonsky with a 71-piece ensemble of the Hollywood studio Symphony. The Score also has utilized one of Linkin Park song called “What I’ve done”. Credit also goes to Hasbro the creative and effects specialist who has generated complex computer generated Robot’s in the environment of DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures.

The movie has been filmed at different locations in the U.S and outside U.S. Some of the places include Los Angeles, California, Pennsylvania, New Mexico. Outside the American continent the film has been shot at Qatar, Egypt, Jordan and even at France.

For all his fans Michael Bay made it on time and released the movie first in the land of the rising Sun-Japan in Tokyo on June 8, 2009. The second release was in UK on June 19^th, 2009. For the American audience the Movie will be featured in IMAX theaters bringing in it advanced picture quality and effects.

The effect of the movie has been tremendous especially in the Gaming industry. The gaming software company Luxoflux has evolved a video game based on the movie and they are available from leading gaming companies such as PlayStation, Xbox and Games for Windows. Apart from video Games the print media has been considerably influenced by it. Some of the publishers who have produced coloring and activity books for kids include Harper Collins and DK Publishing. The movie has also taken the shape of comic Book written by Simon Furman and has also been adapted as a novel by Dean Foster. To give the movie a denser limelight, toy industries have indulged in manufacturing Transformer Robots with human figures that can fit inside them. To give the film a total enhancement and advertisement there have been several Multinational companies that have partnered with the movie production. Some of them are LG Phones, Nike, Burger King and even internet media channels such as the You tube.

 Well Hope you enjoy the movie which is around two hours and thirty minutes with a budget of $200 Million. Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen has currently crossed over $ 100 Million Dollars world wide and the series would continue as Paramount has already announced a third Transformers film called Transformers 3 that it has in mind.