Transformers one Director Josh Cooley explains two important ways the animated prequel differs from Michael Bay’s live-action Transformers Movies. The latest installment serves as an origin story for Optimus Prime, Megatron and the beginning of the ancient conflict between the Autobots and Decepticons. Transformers oneThe end of the franchise sets a new direction, as the fate of Cybertron and the Transformers are forever changed.
While talking with Variety, Cooley emphasized how Transformers ones setting and the fighting styles of the characters are the two biggest differences from Bay’s movies. He discusses the visual and logistical changes that are part of a story set on Cybertron instead of on Earth that features Transformers instead of human characters. Cooley also sought to push the boundaries of what the franchise had previously achieved, including when it came to Transformers fighting. Check out his comments below:
Well, the fact that this is animated already makes it very different. And that “Transformers one” takes place on another planet, we can immediately have different views. So you can push the look of it, and also not have to, like with the live-action ones, to have everything like it’s 100% there, 100% real. If you put a real person in our movie, they won’t line up, because that’s not the goal. So it allowed us to simplify some things and make things a little clearer. Sometimes, especially when robots are fighting, and they are in a similar size, it can be difficult to read. So I wanted to make sure that with ours, the color really pops so you can tell who’s who right away.
Also the fighting style. Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Mark Vahradian, who also worked on all the live action films, showed me how they will use motion capture to bring in some action experts. It actually made me decide that’s not what I want to do, because it has the feeling of two men in suits fighting each other. So I decided that we needed to use the ability to transform as a way to attack and defend. And I like to think about what can make this film different from anything that has been done before.
What this means for the Transformers franchise
Animation is the best way forward
Coley’s comments indicate that Transformers one And these Transformers Franchises are well suited to the medium of animation. Without the limitations of life-struggle, Transformers one Was able to better utilize the ability of the characters to transform during a fight, along with making the colors of the combatants stand out more. This made most of the prequel’s action scenes easier and more engaging to follow than some of the fights in the live-action movies.
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Transformers one Lives up to the promise of its name as the characters are seen taking on many forms and their movements are more fluid than in live-action. While it is a live-action Transformers And GI Joe crossover in the works, The most promising future of the franchise is to build away Transformers one In animationWhere there is more visual and logistical freedom to bring the characters and world of Cybertron to life. The 1980s Transformers TV series and movie are animated, and now Transformers one has appropriately returned the franchise to its roots.
The animation of Transformers One works well
While I enjoyed many of Bay’s live-action Transformers movies, I would prefer to see the franchise continue in animation, largely because of the differences Cooley explains. The stunning animation helped make the prequel a visually immersive experience And left me wanting to see more of Cybertron explored, especially on the planet’s surface. With the conflict between the Autobots and Decepticons now underway, there will be more fights ahead and more to discover about Cybertron, with animation being the best way to continue telling the story that began in Transformers one.
Source: Variety