I was surprised to hear myself say that I wanted to see Bumblebee, especially since I stopped watching them after the first couple of film. I could not understand how Megan Fox was able to remain free of grease and have perfectly coifed hair after working on an automobile. I barely touch anything on a car and I get oil everywhere. (I barely know how to fill the oil tank on my car to be honest.)
Every time I watch these films my mind goes to other places because I cannot figure out how these things work. Where does the windshield go and how does it not break, especially after the Transformer almost dies? And after a battle how does he still look clean? When the girl is thrown around a bit how does she not have some broken bones? How did the boy break his arm when he was thrown, but the girl did not? When the mom used Bumblebee to take the dog to the veterinarian how did the girl catch up to her on a moped? And what happened to the moped? How did it get home? If Bumblebee was “dead”, how did he come back strong enough to beat up the Decepticons? There are so many questions.
One thing we learned in film class was to notice the climate around the time of a film when viewing it. I have noticed something different in American films lately. It seems they are sticking to some standard of representation. I have noticed that Hollywood will put one black person in a film and make the couple a mixed couple. Do black people in the USA date or marry each other? If I go by the films, then I would say they do not. I do not have a problem with interracial relationships at all. I just think that Hollywood should go to the next level. I want to see more Asian couples. Is it a problem having two Asians in a film?
Bumblebee did a switcheroo on us. It looked as if the main girl character and the nerdy black boy was going to fall in love. But, when the boy went to hold her hand at the end, she denied him. That was when I realised that I was watching a feminist film. The girl was independent of him the whole film. She never needed saving. She saved the day for the whole world. She even saved Bumblebee. Or did she? Can a human female save a Transformer? That was another question I had after watching Bumblebee.
The soundtrack was great. It was filled with 80s music. I think they even Rickrolled us. The only thing I hate about the whole thing was only snippets of some of the songs played. I wish they have played more of the great songs, but less songs overall.
Even with all the questions I had while watching the film I really liked it. Hailee Steinfeld shines in her role as feminist Charlie Watson. Even her names is a boys name. I rate films by their genre. This was a big popcorn film and it was satisfying. 8/10
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