Autobot032 wrote:Cheesinator wrote:Going only by the novel (which we can assume to have been the original story), Megs does hold true to his word, and leaves Earth with the remaining Decepticons.
And even if you choose to ignore the novel, the point still stands that Megatron went out of his way to save Optimus; something he would not have done if he genuinely wanted to keep slaughtering humans.
Ah, no we can't assume it. It says it's based off of the screenplay, written by Ehren Kruger. That doesn't mean the author of the novel didn't make creative changes. The screenplay/script that Bay keeps on his person, is and always has been THE official story. It's not a matter of ignoring the novel, it's a matter of fact. The novel is based on, but not verbatim.
Even you can't argue that.
Megatron only saved Optimus for a reason. A reason that would further his agenda, not out of mercy. And he would've ended up slaughtering humans. Where would he get the resources to rebuild, other than Earth? I mean, Cybertron's sitting in our orbit (although, considering it's size, technically we were orbiting it...), what's to stop him from killing humans at that point? Can you honestly tell me, or anyone that? I don't think so.
Cheesinator wrote:Like I said, the whole thing with him saving Optimus doesn't really make sense in any context (if he's still evil, it's downright stupid, and if he's genuinely 'good' now...it's a bit sudden and groundless).
Of course it makes sense.
On the one hand, he and Optimus could team up to take out Sentinel, which they pretty much did.
On the other hand, he could use Optimus to help rebuild and then once he's outlived his usefulness, BAM, Autobots go bye bye.
Plus, if Prime had been stupid enough to take the offer, Megatron would be leader once more. His way, his rule, no questions. He would be a God among mortals, basically. Prime wants peace, so if his enemy offers a truce, he must be willing to take it, right? Problem is, Megatron was wrong. Prime wants peace, but not through tyranny.
Cheesinator wrote:The fact that Optimus is a big fan of freedom and peace should be enough for him to...oh, I don't know, NOT decapitate someone who'd saved his life and was trying to peacefully end a war. That's the precise kind of ruthless, bloodthirsty attitude that the Deceptions generally possess, and that the Autobots are supposed to be fighting against.
Megatron didn't save his life for a good reason. It could even be argued that he was so blinded by his rage after the humiliation that Sentinel publicly gave him, that he temporarily lost his sense.
There was no peaceful resolution to the war. When someone who's just killed nearly a million human beings offers you a truce in which HE rules all of you, while holding a shotgun, that ain't peace. That's just a way to win, and he wasn't expecting Optimus to say "Screw it, and screw you."
Optimus was fighting a war. He was defending us. If it wasn't for Megatron screwing around, the Autobots may have never found Sentinel Prime. If he hadn't been revived, Ironhide and the twins wouldn't have been murdered in cold blood. They might've bit the bullet in the war at some point, but they wouldn't have been murdered. They didn't really get a chance to fight, it was a sneak attack. And it's all Megatron's doing.
Prime's response was reasonable. To both Megatron and Sentinel.
This ain't G1. No one's going to be holding hands, singing songs, and figuring out who's the next Brony Of The Year. This was war and someone had to win. Win, the Autobots did.
i mean seriously they dated they broke up he moved on end of story i dont go see a TRANSFORMERS movie to hear about how he and some chick he dated in the first 2 movies broke up. i want to see action not 20 minutes devoted to explaining what happens in real life all the time.
