There's more than meets the eye to me

Besides completing a mock tutor session, I haven't done much in the recent past that is particularly noteworthy. (By the way, that went well. Maybe I'll be able to make some money after I graduate and while in Spain) Nonetheless, that won't prevent me from writing a long post about nothing in particular. First thing is first.

So, I saw Michael Bay's Transformers yesterday, and, overall, I enjoyed the event and was incredibly amused by the so called "movie." Despite this, I can't help but feel that even with a running time of over two and a half hours, the movie could have used with less humans talking and more robots fighting. Surprisingly, the Shia Lebeouf guy wasn't entire awful. I'd have to agree with Shalom though when he said that, unlike other "everyman" actors like Tom Hanks, this guy isn't exactly likeable or charming. He gets the job done though.

As for random Australian chick, Anthony Anderson, Bernie Mac and Jon Voight? Why? The resource spent on these actors could have gone into valuable robot fighting time.

Unsurprisingly, Transformers, with an enormous cast of mostly hackneyed and flat characters, is a movie that plays on racial stereotypes and expectations as a shortcut for character development and understanding. I'm looking at you Tyrese and annoying Puerto Rican guy. Oh, and Bernie Mac, do you really have to use the word "mammy" to refer to your fictional mother? Awesome. Surprisingly, however, the movie also choose to do this through one of its robots.

Introducing, Jazz, the first black Transformer. What a huge step forward for civil rights.



Black people are good at music, so his name is musical! Cool, huh?
At least they made him a good guy and gave him the ability to transform into a sweet car.
I couldn't really figure out what this robot's special abilities were besides mouthing off as well as a propensity to use urban slang. Also, like any black character in an action movie, just as you are starting to get to know him and like him, he gets killed. At least he's saying something smarmy at the same time as he's doing it.

Upon coming home, and further researching the topic, I was delightfully surprised to find out who voiced everyone's favorite black robot. Remember this guy!?

That's right. Eddie Winslow from Family Matters. It could be worse, I guess. You could have won an Oscar and then be starring in something like Daddy Day Camp. You can't exactly say that that the mighty have fallen on this one.

I think I can rightly say then, that Transformers is the best almost three hour long toy commercial I've ever seen. Also, product placement is awesome.

I have more to write about other movies, but that's it for now.

Bye.