Transformers One
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Transformers One is a 2024 American animated science fiction action film based on Hasbro's Transformers toy line. It was directed by Josh Cooley from a screenplay by Eric Pearson and the writing duo of Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrari, based on a story by Barrer and Ferrari. The ensemble voice cast includes Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, Scarlett Johansson, Keegan-Michael Key, Steve Buscemi, Laurence Fishburne, and Jon Hamm. The film depicts the origins and early relationship of Optimus Prime and Megatron and how they forever changed the fate of Cybertron, the home planet of the Transformers. It is the franchise's first theatrical animated feature film since The Transformers: The Movie (1986).
In March 2015, following the release of Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014), Paramount Pictures tasked Akiva Goldsman to set up a writers' room to create ideas for potential future Transformers films. By May 2015, Barrer and Ferrari had signed on as writers, and they came up with the idea of an animated prequel set on Cybertron. The film was announced in August 2017, and by April 2020, Cooley had been hired to direct. Animation services were provided by Industrial Light & Magic.
Transformers One premiered in Sydney, Australia on September 11, 2024, and was released by Paramount Pictures in the United States on September 20, 2024. The film received largely positive reviews from critics, who praised the story, animation and voice cast performances.
Why It's More Than Meets The Eye
- For starters, the film is a big improvement over the Transformers franchise (aside from Bumblebee) in the Bayverse which ranged from mediocre to terrible and corrected its issues.
- The characters are likable.
- Optimus Prime, here called Orion Pax, wants to be a hero but lets his head get in the way.
- Megatron, here called D-16, lets his anger get the best of him, leading him to kill Sentinel Prime.
- B-127 is great comic relief.
- Elita-1 is an excellent action girl and while staying on protocol, ultimately helps Optimus take down Sentinel Prime.
- Sentinel Prime is a villain you easily want to hate, especially when it's revealed that he killed the other Primes. His death is the most shocking, especially for a Transformers film.
- Outstanding animation, which was provided by Industrial Light & Magic. Every Autobot is shown through wear and tear while heavily pristine with their transformation cogs.
- Great humor like Optimus transforming only to run for it from security, B-127 talking even though he was unconscious, and Elita screaming so hard that robo-deers can hear her.
- "Badassatron".
- Amazing performances from Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, Scarlett Johannson, and Jon Hamm.
- Incredible action scenes, most notably the scene where Megatron rips Sentinel Prime IN HALF.
- Splendid soundtrack with amazing techno music for its credits.
- The cinematography is amazing.
- The moment where Megatron shoots Optimus Prime while he's ready to kill Sentinel Prime is the scene that solidifies them being sworn enemies. Several movie-goers reported that their theaters went dead silent at this moment.
- "I'm done saving you."
Bad Qualities
- Sentinel Prime's death, while amazing, feels way too inappropriate for a kid's film. He gets ripped in half in gory detail. At least there was no blood.
- Despite being a production of Paramount Animation, the 2011-present Paramount Pictures logo is shown instead.
Trivia
- Starting with this film onwards, all films from Paramount Animation now use the 2011-present Paramount Pictures logo.