Bumblebee
Bumblebee is a fun, heartfelt and still action-filled Transformers prequel that ushers in a new - and better - era of movies about the Autobots.
Travis Knight’sBumblebeeis the latest live - actionTransformersmovie , but the 80 - pose prequel is the sixth such movie to liberate . Kicked off by Michael Bay withTransformersin 2007 , the action movie director went on to helm each of the following four movies in the enfranchisement . With each installment , fromTransformers : retaliation of the Fallento 2017’sTransformers : The Last Knight , the pic franchise about the Robots in Disguise got bigger in scale of measurement , but begin to see diminishing returns . To invigorate the property , Paramount brought in a writer ' way , a method acting of produce work typically reserved for TV.The Last Knightwas created from this writers ' way , but so too was theTransformersprequel about the sports fan - favorite icteric Autobot - and one is more successful than the other . Bumblebeeis a merriment , heartfelt and still action - fill Transformers prequel that usher in a new - and better - era of moving-picture show about the Autobots .
Bumblebeekicks off during the warfare on Cybertron , where Bumblebee ( in brief vocalize by Dylan O’Brien ) and his fellow Johnny must fly from the Decepticons . Optimus Prime ( Peter Cullen ) keeps the approaching Decepticon forces disquiet so Bumblebee and the other Autobots can escape Cybertron and flee to secure havens around the coltsfoot . Bumblebee in particular is given the task of guide to Earth and protect the planet from Decepticons so that the rebels may reorganise and finally find their base of Cybertron . However , Bumblebee ’s arrival on Earth is troubled when he runs across a group of U.S. soldiers lead by Jack Burns ( John Cena ) , who immediately orders the Autobot be hunted and destroyed . Then , things get worse when the humans and Bumblebee are attacked by a Decepticon , who destroys Bee ’s voice corner and damages his retention before being defeated .
After some time , Bumblebee is find in his hidden state as a Volkswagen Beetle by the young mechanic Charlie Watson ( Hailee Steinfeld ) . The girl convert the proprietor of the garage where Bee is hiding to give her the railroad car , but when she take the Beetle domicile , she soon learns there ’s more to it than conform to the center . A societal castaway among her classmates and outdistance from the remainder of her fellowship - her mother Sally ( Pamela Adlon ) , step - father Ron ( Stephen Schneider ) and little pal Otis ( Jason Drucker ) - Charlie work a immobile friendly relationship with the stranded Autobot , even give him the name Bumblebee . However , when two Decepticons , Shatter ( Angela Bassett ) and Dropkick ( Justin Theroux ) , get across Bumblebee to Earth , Charlie must help protect Bee and the planet from those that would do them harm .
Directed by Travis Knight ( Kubo and the Two Strings ) from a hand by Christina Hodson ( Birds of Prey ( and the Fantabulous Emancipation of one Harley Quinn)),Bumblebeereturns the Transformers franchise to its undercoat radical . The prequel nature ofBumblebeeallows the film to disregard the continuity of the previous five movies , and it ’s doubtlessly for the best . In a series that has continually rewritten its own history to insert Autobots in Arthurian fable and elsewhere across fourth dimension , Bumblebeeis a breathing place of unused melodic line as it focalise more on its center character than on bigger and badder Transformers or undertake to expand the universe in inorganic way . Bumblebeeis a comparatively childlike story about a female child and her friend , who just so happens to be a rebel golem fleeing the oppressive faction of his alien race .
That wide-eyed history , bolstered by Hodson ’s precipitous script and Knight ’s compelling direction , helps to elevateBumblebeeas an action / adventure movie . Thanks in part to the 80s arrange ofBumblebee , it taps into the nostalgia of the Transformers , harkening back to a metre when longtime fans of the Autobots were first discovering the Robots in Disguise - just like Charlie is discovering Bumblebee . To be certain , Charlie ’s friendship with Bee is the primal driving force-out of the movie , even more so than Bumblebee ’s mission to protect Earth or create a rally head for the rest of the Autobots . Hodson ’s script is built entirely around their relationship , and it ’s effective in grounding the high - concept science fiction world in something sweet , filled with empathy and humanity . Charlie and Bee are the soul ofBumblebeein a means that showcases on the nose what previousTransformersmovies were lack .
Of course , that would n’t be possible without the execution of Steinfeld , who has cursorily leaven herself to be one of the substantial unseasoned actresses in Hollywood . After go against out in 2010’sTrue Grit , Steinfeld has transitioned from strong confirm parts to exceptional take roles , likeThe Edge of Seventeenand nowBumblebee . It ’s largely through Steinfeld ’s performance that the friendly relationship between Charlie and Bee is believable , and it ’s really compelling to watch unfold on screen . Then , there ’s Cena as the human villain inBumblebee , the U.S. regular army agent bent on protecting his humanity from the aliens he does n’t understand . Cena ’s Burns is a fairly uncomplicated and underdeveloped scoundrel , but otherwise serviceable , and Cena lend enough charisma to the role so that the character does n’t get lost in the shuffle of Autobots and Decepticons . The rest of the fend for cast is similarly two - dimensional , but they work well to prop up the main chronicle of Charlie and Bee .
But , of course , a Transformers movie would n’t be complete without its fair contribution of action andBumblebeenever shies away from showing the battle between Autobots and Decepticons . From the moment the movie start with a last ditch travail by the Autobots to escape from Cybertron , it ’s clearBumblebeeis dedicated to showcasing everything the Robots in Disguise can do . So motion-picture fan hop for more of the Transformers action they ’ve amount to carry from an installment in this franchise wo n’t be let down . In fact , Bumblebeemay even deliver some of the best action sequences of the serial publication , rooting them in grapheme - force import and showcasing the skills of the various robot .
Ultimately , Bumblebeeis not just a good prequel to the mainTransformersfranchise , it ’s the best entry in the series so far - even better than Bay ’s original 2007 movie . In a series that has commence far and farther aside from the humanity of the Robots in Disguise , trading in for bigger action at law and more complicated world - construction , Bumblebeereturns a individual to the dealership that has been lacking one for some metre . As a result , Bumblebeeis a fantastical showing experience for Transformers rooter young and old , peculiarly those who may have enjoyed Bay ’s first installment but since dropped off . Bumblebeealso works as a skilful entry point to the series , so even those not familiar with the franchise or property can see delectation in Charlie and Bee ’s story . Bumblebeemay not necessarily be a reboot of theTransformersfranchise , but if it ’s an example of what lover can look from future movies , then Knight ’s film undoubtedly show in a Modern and welcome era of the serial publication that promises even great succeeder for the Robots in Disguise .
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Bumblebeeis now playing in U.S. dramatics nationwide . It is 113 minutes long and is grass PG-13 for sequences of sci - fi activity violence .
The 6th installing in the Transformers movie franchise , Bumblebee acts as both a spin - off and prequel to the series . Set in 1987 , Bumblebee follows Charlie ( Hailee Steinfeld ) after she notice the wound Autobot sentry , B-127 . Nicknaming him Bumblebee , Charlie help the iconic yellow Transformer to fudge both the malefic Decepticons and the efforts of Colonel Jack Burns ( John Cena ) to appropriate him .
The sixth installment in the Transformers movie franchise, Bumblebee acts as both a spin-off and prequel to the series. Set in 1987, Bumblebee follows Charlie (Hailee Steinfeld) after she discovers the injured Autobot scout, B-127. Nicknaming him Bumblebee, Charlie helps the iconic yellow Transformer to evade both the evil Decepticons and the efforts of Colonel Jack Burns (John Cena) to capture him.
