The Transformers - Hugely Popular Then and Now

When the Transformers' toys were introduced in themade on a budget of 147 million dollars, and kept under
80s, they instantly became very popular. Theycheck, so that they would recover and make a good
became such a phenomenon that toy collectorsprofit as well. The United States military played a very
sprung up in no time. Besides toys, people were veryimportant role in the making of the film. There are also
keen on seeing Transformers in other media. Therehuman characters in the movie, along with the robots.
was an animated show as early as 1986, which wasThere is a very interesting story line.
also loved by the masses.However the younger children may not follow. What
There were also television episodes, and they alsothey could enjoy is the creation of the robots and the
created waves among a large number of audience. Aspecial effects, which is really phenomenal. The
new and very sophisticated film was released in thecreation of all these characters began way back in
year 2007. It made a lot of money and it broke a lot of2002. There was a lot of interest from the toy owners
records. It was highly sophisticated with theas well as the cartoon creators. They came together
presentation, and there were a lot of fans around theto brainstorm, and also create some unique content.
world that flocked to watch it.The best part of the film is that all the people who
The film was made by the well-known filmmakerwere involved in the making, are fans of these toys.
Steven Spielberg who produced it. Michael BayThey all love these toys and they enjoyed creating
directed the film. It can fall under the genre of livethese characters. Almost a year was spent on
action film. A lot of effort went into shaping up thedesigning these robots for the film, so that it had a
characters, so that they would look very real. Thevery realistic look. They planned initially that they should
robots in the film are computer generated, and theymake it three dimensional.
look very real.By doing so, they gave a very alien look to these
A lot of effort has gone into the technical aspects ofcharacters, as the story required them to be so. This
the film making. This was a non-sequel, and afilm is a good watch because they have taken effort
completely fresh series. For such a film, it had a veryeven with the intricate things. It is also not easy to
grand opening around the world. They are veryproject such creations on screen, and they would
uniquely presented, and a lot of special effects havehave spent hours making it look perfect. It caters to
been introduced in the film. Because of this unique look,any generation when it comes to watching the film.
and good story, the film did very well. The film was