Transformers- Revenge of the Fallen, is the second movie to the sequel ‘Transformers’ – launched back in 2007. Both the movies are directed by Michael Bay, an American Film Director, and Producer. Bay’s best movies, I think, are Armageddon, The Rock and Pearl Harbour. To pair up with Michael on this movie is the eminent Producer Steven Spielberg.
The production of the film was done during 2007-08 and successfully Michael has been able to finish the project with the help of scriptwriters such as Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, and a new series writer called Ehren Kruger.
Before going to the story line, let me introduce you to the genre of the movie. You would enjoy the package if you were a lover of science fiction since the film is packed with action and adventure.
As we encounter the storyline, the key characters fall under three categories. Two categories represent the Robo machines, namely, the Autobots and the Decepticons with Humans in the crossfire. Optimus Prime is the controller of Autobots . Before these Transformers ever stepped on to the Earth, there was a race of ancient Transformers, who skimmed the Universe looking for Energon Sources. Those Transformers were known as the Dynasty of Primes, and they used the Sun Harvester- a weapon to drain energy of stars so that it could be converted to Energon that would in turn give power to the Cybertron’s Allspark.

The Primes came to a common consensus that life-bearing planets would be spared. However, one brother The Fallen rebelled and built his Sun Harvester on Earth around 17,000 BCE and the remaining brothers gave up their bodies as a sacrifice to hide the Matrix of Leadership, the key that powers the Sun Harvester.
In the present scenario, after two years of the first film, Optimus Prime leads the NEST, a Military Organization consisting of his team called Autobots in alliance with the Human armies against Decepticons. Now Sam Witwicky, the teenager who killed Megatron (the leader of the Decepticons) finds the Splinter of the destroyed Allspark. The splinter fills his mind with Cybertronian symbols containing the code that will lead to the Matrix of Leadership. Meanwhile the Decepticons hack the US Satellite to find the whereabouts of their dead leader Megatron and where another important piece of the Allspark exists.
The Decepticons are successful in reviving Megatron to life. Megatron reunites with Starscream and his master, The Fallen.
The battle of the universe begins with the comeback of Megatron seeking his revenge along with Starscream. According to their master, The Fallen, the mission is to capture Sam in order to discern the location of the Matrix of Leadership.
Optimus Prime leading the ‘Nest’ makes way for protecting Sam. The second epic battle has begun and it has its own twists and turns. In fact, Prime and Sam are victims of the onslaught of Megatron and Starscream bringing gloom and death in the picture.
The movie later does take a ‘U’ Turn where Optimus Prime and Sam come back alive with enhanced capabilities killing The Fallen while Megatron and Starscream retreat vowing that they will return with vengeance.

The key players of the movie are Peter Cullen who voices as Optimus Prime, the Autobot Leader while Hugo Weaving voices Megatron, the Decepticon leader, Tony Todd voices (The Fallen ,the master of Megatron) one of the Prime of the Dynasty and Charlie Adler voices Starscream.
On the Human side, it is Shia LaBeouf as Sam Witwicky. Megan Fox plays as Mikaela Banes, the girlfriend of Sam. Josh Duhamel plays Major William Lennox the U.S Army Ranger (an ally of the Autobots).The movie comes alive with a great Music Score composed by Steve Jalonsky with a 71-piece ensemble of the Hollywood studio Symphony. The Score also has utilized one of Linkin Park’s songs called “What I’ve done”.
Credit also goes to Hasbro the creative and the effect specialist who has generated complex computer generated Robots in the environment of DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures. The movie has been filmed at different locations in the United States and outside US. Some of the places include Los Angeles, California, Pennsylvania, New Mexico. Outside the American continent, the film has been shot at Qatar, Egypt, and Jordan and even at France.
The effect of the movie has been tremendous, especially in the Gaming industry. The gaming software company Luxoflux has evolved a video game based on the movie and these games are available from leading gaming companies such as PlayStation, Xbox, and Games for Windows. Apart from video Games, the print media has been considerably influenced by it. Some of the publishers who have produced coloring and activity books for kids include Harper Collins and DK Publishing. The movie has also taken the shape of a comic Book written by Simon Furman and has been adapted as a novel by Dean Foster. To give the movie a denser limelight, toy industries have indulged in manufacturing Transformer Robots with human figures that can fit inside them.

Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen was a great movie and the series is hopefully set to continue as Paramount has already announced a third Transformers film.

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