by ConBotFormer » Sat Apr 24, 2010 7:49 am
A Good Point!
Reasons why a TransFormers film can be made with little to no humans.
Let me start out by saying, I am not a G1 fan. I became a fan of TransFormer later on in life. So, save your fingers and don’t bother calling me a G1’er.
I find it rather funny that people say the TransFormers movies are has good as they could get. NOT SO.
Let’s look at something very interesting. Bay said, “you can’t make a TransFormers movie without any humans.” Well, why not? At first you think, you need it to be relatable to the viewers, right? Sure, but that doesn’t mean that the movies have to be dominated by humans.
Why?
Let’s look at some really big box office hits that had little to no humans.
1. Toy Story, now this movie was huge. Made lots of money. And yes, there were humans in it but not all the time. How could we relate to toys? The toys were very human themselves, they had emotions and not to mention most had human like forms.
2. Cars. Really? Cars? Yes, this movie was another big hit and there were NO humans in this film. How could we relate to a car? Same thing as Toy Story. They had human emotions and had problems in their lives that they had to deal with. We can all relate, it really is that simple.
3. The Lion King, same thing people. No humans, but the animals were very human in their personalities and so, relatable.
4. Finding Nemo, need I say more?
You get it?
Just make your characters relatable, human like in emotion, problems, love, caring, passion, etc…
How many movies and TV shows have talking animals in them? Lots!
I could go on, and I know not all are Disney movies. But the point is, yes, you can make a TransFormers movie with little human interference.
As for me? I’m would say, IF you have the TransFormers on Earth then yes, you should have humans in the movie. BUT, you don’t need them to dominate the movie with tons and TONS of nonsense.
Your characters need to help MOVE THE STORY FORWARD!
How can we relate to the TransFormers? Read the above, they are VERY human like. Emotions, form…well when in robot mode. They have problems in their lives like we do. Some are kind, some are mean, some are quiet some are loud and boisterous, some lead, others fallow.
Lastly, I know these are just movies people, I get it, we all get it. But many people, MANY, young too, want to be writers and filmmakers. So, keep this in mind!! You can make a TON of money writing! And you can make a TON of money making films. So it’s kind of a little more than, just showing kids a stupid movie with lots of explosions. They can learn how a story works and how it is put together.
And I must say, ROTF is a perfect example of how you shouldn't write/make a story.