You know, someone told me transformers were silly after the second movie came out. I forgave the first movie A LOT and convinced myself I enjoyed it, but I didn't, and honestly transformers did a lot for me growing up. I don't get angry at a lot, but some things do anger me, and Mr. Bay has turned me off transformers by missing a big point, a point that can not be summed up with "Come on, it's for kids! Technically, this is a family film man!" which is what my friend was telling me to defend the Transformers 2. That, and how could I NOT like it "Ironically", apparently the way I obviously loved the toys I still collected.
I've always unabashedly loved the transformers. I outgrew other things like G.I.Joe, He-Man, and believe it or not, Rainbow Brite, but NOT Transformers! They were just my thing, rather than just be an action figure where I HAD to play with them beating each other up in awesome epic stories I made up, I could just appreciate not only that they turned into something else, but HOW. I loved how they came together to be something else entirely.
As I grew up, I grew into more complex things that did the same, like Models of cars, and Gundam Models too. These hobbies often cost more, and once you were finished, you were finished and just had a thing to display. They still didn't sum up what made transformers awesome. I still collect them, and I still love them JUST FOR THAT.
But then there was the writing, which while it may not have been GOOD, did things for me that nothing else could have because of WHEN I watched it. It introduced me to concepts such as the villain who dreams of being the bigger villain, who is weaker but an opportunist. Heroes that were so big they couldn't fall, but then they do! Tragedy was introduced to my young mind through transformers, and this is something that can probably only be appreciated by kids who grew up at the same time as me. That being said, I think everyone has some "transformers" as well, and when someone opens up and shows me something they love like that, that is what I listen for. How did this "silly little thing" change someones perspective for good. I have NEVER loved transformers ironically, and I have NEVER feared that someone might make me feel bad for it. Rather, I'd love for them to try, because they aren't winning that one.
That being said, this is why I hate this "Irony" trend. I originally hated it for that god awful song from an artist I otherwise don't hate(but it's a really really really bad song!), but it has since grown to this. Because pretty much any generation that wasn't raised in the 70s(yes I'll include 80s AND 90s kids in this one) is supposed to be desensitized, sarcastic, ironic, and aloof, then we don't care when people drag that which is precious to us through the mud, and when we put up any complaint, we get "relax, it's for kids!".
Well you know what, SO WAS THE ORIGINAL! And that is why I LOVED IT! This new shit isn't that old stuff, and I DON'T LOVE IT! I FUCKING HATE IT!
