Transformers
Michael Bay’s firstTransformersmovie is now trending on Netflix.
BetweenBad Boysin 1995andBad Boys IIin 2003, Bay directed the standalone moviesThe Rock,Armageddon, andPearl Harbor.
It was not until 2007’sTransformersthat Bay began working on the long-running franchise.
Since 2007, there have beenmanyTransformersmovies, with the most recent being thepositively-reviewedTransformers One.
This changed when Bay’sTransformersdebuted in theaters 21 years afterThe Transformers: The Movie.
Thanks to Bay,Transformersmade the franchise an undeniable success on the big screen as well.
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This contributed to the movies' mainstream appeal and their ability to become well-suited to being summer blockbusters.
Despite the importance ofTransformers' human characters, they were never the main appeal.
After Bay exited the franchise, it went in multiple new creative directions.
Transformers, directed by Michael Bay, introduces audiences to a world where two factions of alien robots, the Autobots and Decepticons, bring their battle to Earth. Shia LaBeouf stars as Sam Witwicky, a teenager who becomes an unwitting participant in their conflict. The film showcases the heroic Autobots, led by Optimus Prime, as they strive to protect humanity from the malevolent Megatron and his Decepticon forces.
With 2024’s prequelTransformers One, the franchise changed creative directions again.
Shia LaBeouf stars as Sam Witwicky, a teenager who becomes an unwitting participant in their conflict.
Transformers, directed by Michael Bay, introduces audiences to a world where two factions of alien robots, the Autobots and Decepticons, bring their battle to Earth. Shia LaBeouf stars as Sam Witwicky, a teenager who becomes an unwitting participant in their conflict. The film showcases the heroic Autobots, led by Optimus Prime, as they strive to protect humanity from the malevolent Megatron and his Decepticon forces.
