Transformers One review

It’s been a while since we got a proper Transformers animated movie, and while I’d preffer 2D like the first movie this one’s CGI is perfect looking, being at once semi-realistic and yet vibrant and expressive. The lighting in particular is very well done, casting shadows without being contrived or out of place.

The story is a good origin story for the autobots and decepticons, which parallels previous takes of Optimus and Megatron being once miners. I do feel like D-16’s fall was a bit contrived, but otherwise the plot flows rather well. B-127 is a good comic relief without being too annoying, and Elita-1 is a well written feminine badass.

Overall a strong recommendation.