The film once again stars Shia Labeouf as a teenager caught in a worldwide conspiracy. He tries to live a normal life, but his destiny is entwined with the Autobots and the fate of the human race.
Summary of Transformers 2 - Revenge of the Fallen
It’s been two years since Megatron’s body was dropped to the depths of the ocean. Since then a private team of humans called Nest have been working with the Autobots to eliminate the remaining Decepticons. Just when they think their job is nearly done, one Decepticon reveals a terrifying prophecy— “the Fallen shall rise again.”
The Fallen is one of the ancient Prime brothers, descendents of Optimus Prime. But unlike the others, the Fallen hated humans. He planned to destroy the Earth’s sun, giving him access to a powerful energy source and annihilating the human race in the process. In order to destroy the sun, he needed a massive device buried somewhere in Egypt. But his brothers were loyal to the human race and wouldn’t let him destroy the world. Instead, they sacrificed their lives to protect the key—the only object that would engage the device.
Sam (Shia Labeouf) is heading off to college 3000 miles away from his girlfriend MacKayla (Megan Fox), his overprotective and emotional mother, and his anxious father. While packing, he finds a sliver of the energy cube (which was destroyed in the previous film) attached to his sweatshirt. When he touches it, the sliver sends signals into his mind, causing him to see symbols which he later discovers are the lost language of the Primes. These symbols lead him, his girlfriend, his cowardly roommate, and a robot expert to Egypt in search of the key that will engage the sun-destroying device.
The Decepticons set out in search of Sam, planning to probe his mind for the symbols and then destroy him. The Autobots come to his rescue, but Optimus Prime, the last member of the Prime family, pays the ultimate sacrifice. With Optimus Prime gone, the fallen can rise again and set forth his plan to destroy the planet. Now both Sam and the Fallen seek the key; not only does it have the power to engage the sun-blasting device, but it can also resurrect Optimus Prime.
Review
The first Transformers movie was a smashing success, proving to all the sceptics that films about transforming robots could be serious and satisfying. Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen did not fair so well. The actors, particularly Sam’s mother (played by Julie White), took more liberties than their roles allowed, making the opening scenes particularly corny. Julie White acted over the top and embarrassingly silly.
The film redeemed itself with mind-blowing action sequences and special effects. There were more robot fight scenes, more destruction of world famous landmarks, and more dynamic and creatively constructed Autobots. For the fight scenes alone, this movie is worth seeing in theatres.
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