Since its appearance in 2007, Transformers It has achieved great success and has become one of the best-selling action franchises in history, with a total of six films exceeding the $4.8 billion mark worldwide.
However, it took fans 5 years to wait to see the transforming robot group in part 7 called Transformers : Rise of the Beasts (Vietnamese title: Transformers: Rise of the Beast ). As soon as it was released, the project quickly topped the box office charts in many countries, including Vietnam.
The new beginning of the cult brand
As announced by Paramount, Rise of the Beasts will be the first part in a trilogy to blow a new breath of the brand Transformers. The content is completely independent of its predecessors. Therefore, the work is very suitable for new audiences, who have never been exposed but want to follow the series.
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The script is simple, still following the familiar motif of the series when humans are caught up in the war between giant robots. However, the story is actually inspired by the animated series Beast Wars was popular in the 1990s.
Set in 1994, the work acts as a prequel to the previous 6 parts. At this time, the righteous robot Autobots must find a way to stop Unicron – the planet-eaters are plotting to destroy the Earth.
Both factions compete with each other for the Transwarp Key, a key capable of opening portals through space and time. In the midst of that, the main character Noah Diaz (Anthony Ramos) accidentally meets the Autobots, and then suddenly becomes their companion in the battle to keep the peace for the homeland.
Sitting in the director’s chair is no longer the “fire king” Michael Bay – who made the success of the first 5 parts. In return, Steven Caple Jr. hold the leadership position. Compared to his colleagues, he is younger in age and profession. Before embarking on this blockbuster project, the filmmaker born in 1988 only had experience in making 2 movies, including: Creed II (2018).
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The script still uses the familiar motif when humans are caught up in the robot war.
Transformers 7 is also the first part that does not gather any star faces. The male lead Anthony Ramos is completely unknown compared to the actors Shia LaBeouf, Mark Wahlberg. In addition, the supporting cast is also not outstanding, all of which are names that do not attract guests.
From the choice of actors, to changing the director to changing the setting, all show the team’s renewed efforts. This is not difficult to understand because before transformer S which is the “goose that lays golden eggs” of Hollywood.
The changes of Rise of the Beasts will help the series be more fresh and trendy, partly filling the 5-year period of absence, especially when more and more attractive action projects appear.
Techniques and actions are still bright spots
With a production budget of $200 million, Transformers 7 Not the most expensive project of the brand. However, the work is still impressive thanks to the heavily invested image.
Compared to the previous parts, the work has a diverse character system. The film introduces many new characters that intrigue even loyal audiences. Prominent is the Maximals group – a new ally of the Autobots group, including robots that can transform into monsters instead of cars.
They are the gorilla Optimus Primal, the falcon Airazor, the cheetah Cheetor and the rhinoceros Rhinox. Each character appeared with impressive visuals, attracting attention since the first images were revealed.
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Animal robot characters are an important highlight in the movie.
Computer engineering plays an important role in the construction of giant robots. Each character appears lifelike, with spectacular screen transformations.
Directed by Steven Caple Jr. also lead well the action scenes, bringing many attractive chase and battle segments. Towards the end of the film, the explosions and fights are on a larger scale, more tense and dramatic.
In addition, sound effects are also cleverly combined, helping the audience not only delight their eyes but also their ears. In particular, the filmmakers also accentuated the 1990s setting by inserting some pop culture elements, such as hip-hop music, film references. Dead Poets Society good series Indiana Jones …
The script also overcomes some limitations of the previous parts. For example, the human characters appear more realistic and “more real”. They also have their own destiny, personality, know how to master the action, not just a piece of chess in the match between robots.
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Even so, the script is still safe and lacks breakthroughs. The audience easily guesses the path, as well as the ending of the story. Despite being a scoring factor, the Maximals group has not been strongly focused, only acting as a guest. Perhaps the filmmakers will exploit the animal robot characters more in the following parts.
In addition, the acting in the movie is still not impressive. Actors such as Anthony Ramos, Dominique Fishback, Luna Lauren Velez… are just at the level of the role, have not left much emotion to the viewers.
As in the previous sections, Transformers 7 didn’t get a good response from critics at launch. The work only achieved 42/100 points on Metacritic and 55% positive votes from experts on Rotten Tomatoes. Opinions all agree that the film abuses action scenes and forgets the script, with many details still forced. Acting is also a factor that causes loss of points.
However, the film still attracts audiences, especially fans of the transforming robot brand. Most of the movie reviews are better than the previous 2 parts Age of Extinction (2014) and The Last Knight (2017).