Michael Bay: Destroying our childhoods? – Part 2
October 24, 2009 by Megatron
Filed under Television
I love movies. I especially love movies with a lot of action, a lot of explosions, and in your face gunfire. Michael Bay brings that to every single one of his movies. In fact, he is one of my favorite directors of all time. So when I think of him destroying our childhoods, I examine the idea very closely.
I, personally, was never a fan of the original Transformers toys or animation series, although I have nothing against it. I realize there are a lot of people out there that had a love affair with the shows and I respect their right to that. I don’t, however, think Michael Bay destroyed our childhoods by taking the series and making it into a killer action flick.
The goal was to reinvent the series and bring new ideas to the table. The goal wasn’t to take something many people loved and destroy it as a franchise. Sure, there are going to be people that aren’t satisfied with the film, as with all film adaptations of animations and comic book series’. But they did their best to stay true to the original stories while adding where they felt it lacked entertainment value, or just simply improving on the original ideas.
I was anything but dissatisfied with the Transformers movie. And I am eager to see the next installment in the series. No one is trying to destroy your childhoods or take away the things you cherish most. As a filmmaker Michael Bay brings his version, his vision, and his ideas to the big screen. Bay holds a deep respect for the original creators and the big time fans of the Transformers series. He in no way wishes to take away from their passion for such an intelligently crafted series.
If you feel that Michael Bay has ruined your childhood or done damage to the Transformers name, then you should take another look at yourself, and realize what he has done for the series. Transformers has become one of the highest grossing films of all time, due solely to Bay’s ability to tactfully bring the idea to the big screen. Adapting to youth culture and the era we live in, Michael Bay changed it to fit the times. There was never any intention to insult your favored version of the story. You are welcome to that.
Simply put, No, Michael Bay is not destroying our childhoods. He understands and respects how you feel along with the others involved in bringing the series to screen. Sure, he may have changed a few things. But what makes it so bad? How has his version negatively affected your childhood? It hasn’t. In fact, there is no way it could have. Those memories you have and the love you share for Transformers is still there, and Michael Bay nor anyone else can do anything to change that.
Transformers Toys – Find Out About Those in Demand Toys
May 30, 2009 by Megatron
Filed under Transfomers Toys
It is interesting to see how each generation has it’s own special toys that can define it. When he was a boy, my brother had two obsessions. He loved his Transformers toys and he loved the He-Man series. He had a lot of both of them, and he kept playing with both every day. But playing by himself was hard, so I tried to play with him. I wasn’t a huge fan of either one, so I suspect that he didn’t have much fun with me. I really didn’t know what I was doing, and I didn’t know a lot about the toys. He loved them though, and he would spend hours by himself with them on a rainy day.
It was a lot of fun for me to play with his Transformer Toys though. It was fun to watch how they work as they change from one thing to the other. They were quite interesting. The Transformer Toys that he received as gifts were the very same that we used to watch on television every week. They were mostly trucks and cars that turned into something else, though there were also other types you could buy. He knew he would not get every single one of them that he wanted because some of those transformers toys were very expensive.
A few years ago, I noticed that Transformers toys are making a comeback, but not at the point they existed when my brother was crazy about them. I don’t know if they have a new cartoon or not, but there must be some way that children are getting interested if the Transformers toys are making a comeback. Once a cartoon is successful, the toys will soon follow. You are almost guaranteed success in merchandise if you can get a cartoon made that kids will love.
If you look in your attic and find some of the older Transformers toys, you may want to get them out to give to your kids. They will love the older ones, but you may still have to buy some of the newer ones that are in stores if that is something they are into. You could also sell the old Transformers toys, if you don’t have children, to those who are now collecting them because they loved them as a child. There are always people out there who fondly remember something from their childhood, and they often like to find these things to bring home with them.