Transformers: Age of Extinction Official Trailer Analysis

This… is the best Transformers movie sequel trailer I've ever seen! I am loving how this is going now that Shia LaBeouf is gone, and that there doesn't seem to be that many non-action stars, other than T.J. Miller (as Cade's friend Lucas), that are better off in a comedy movie! "After all we have done, humans are hunting us." Gotta hand it to ya, I agree with Prime. I thought the people of Earth would finally accept the Autobots as HEROES once the Decepticon threat appears to have finally ended in the last film. I mean, as Optimus stated before, "Your leaders will now understand. Decepticons will NEVER leave your planet alone." So is that really PROOF enough that the Autobots are NOT the reason the 'cons still attacked Earth after the AllSpark's destruction? This is precisely why I made a final video project of my own DOTM epilogue for Ms. Sowa's computer class last fall. Especially the canvas painting that I made at Prof. Madden's Painting I class. A painting of the face of AOE Optimus Prime with the words "Freedom" and "Respect," like it was a propaganda poster to remind all human oppressors that the Autobots deserve to be thanked for saving Chicago instead of getting put down.

Did I just see Galvatron lying there, only incomplete? How was he built by the humans? Does he have anything to do with the fallen Decepticon leader Megatron, according to his Hasbro bio? I hope it's true! 'Cause then it would be an excellent redemption for the movie version of Megatron if his remains are being used to create a supposedly tougher Galvatron who initially lacks a free will! I can't wait to see him develop a sentient life of his own the moment the human-made Transformers, including the red Bumblebee-knockoff Stinger, start turning against their own creators and attacked the city of Hong Kong! But what is this "rare, molecularly unstable metal" that Stanley Tucci's Joshua is talking about? Something that these non-Cybertronian robots are made of? How did they find such a precious, unknown element? Only one way to find out if this rare metal has anything to do with something back on Cybertron, long after the original Primes and the Dinobots (existed way before there were sentient Cybertronian beings?).

Seriously, what are these ships? Decepticons? Or are they ancient Cybertronians after the reign of the ancient Primes came to an end when they gave their lives to protect the Matrix of Leadership? Are these ships connected to the primitive-like Dinobots? I so hope that the movie will explain the Dinobots' presence before Optimus and his crew meet up with Grimlock and the Dinobots for the first time. If not, then an AOE prequel comic book about the Dinos would be nice.

Optimus Prime vs. Lockdown!

And Lockdown, oh wow! He sure looked like a bad boy! Decepticon or not, this is not the first time Lockdown has ever been aligned with neither one faction since he is a bounty hunter. Lance Henriksen would have been perfect to voice Lockdown again after Cartoon Network's Transformers Animated. Have to see how Mark Ryan (voices of Bumblebee (TF1 only) and ROTF Jetfire) will pull it off. Love that hook he is wielding! Certainly a nod-in to his Animated counterpart! He also has such an impressive transformation and a sick Lamborghini vehicle form! Am really looking forward to see an amazing robot-only scene where Lockdown begins to interrogate the imprisoned Optimus Prime inside his "Nightship." Now, for Optimus Prime vs. Lockdown. Wow-ee! Just exactly the final fight I need to see in a TF movie sequel! A Decepticon or whatever enemy fighting against the leader of the Autobots! Instead of a rogue traitorous Autobot, like Sentinel Prime, who unfortunately STOLE Megatron's spotlight like he makes the Decepticons obsolete (not to me they aren't!) he's really so "great"! "Who sent you here?" 'Bout to ask the same thing. Why was Lockdown here on Earth? Did Unicron sent him? What was his bounty? Can't stand the suspense!

Do I sense a perfect chemistry going on here!? Optimus and Mark Wahlberg's Cade look like they're going to have the best human-robot interaction ever! Them sharing what they have in common, like their beliefs in whatever race they sought to protect and what it means to do what is right and necessary (ergo, a reminder why Optimus HAS to kill Megatron and Sentinel Prime)! Optimus would make an excellent Autobot guardian to Cade, like how Bumblebee is to Sam and Soundwave is to Dylan! Everyone should know that this is where Cade's going to convince Optimus to have faith in the humans again! It's not Prime's fault that he has to shoot at Savoy's men back in Texas (shooting at the ground, if you look carefully) when they were about to hurt Cade and his daughter! Perhaps the humans hunting and maybe killing many of his surviving Autobots except Bumblebee is what led Prime to immediately lose faith in humanity despite what he did to save Earth in Dark of the Moon! Age of Extinction had better prove the haters wrong about Optimus' "aggressive" killing when he is in a WAR that involves a lot of killing and usually take no prisoners of war! So glad that this movie's starting to treat the robots like REAL CHARACTERS when they're anything BUT CGI props, regardless of "budget issues"! As long as they have better pacing without any abrupt transitions!

The biggest highlight, however, is Optimus Prime riding on Grimlock charging towards the city to attack the Decepticon-turned human-made Transformers! Gonna be a WHOLE LOT BETTER than what we saw in TF3! Hopefully now, the Autobots get to have their moment to shine if the NEST soldiers are no longer at their aid! I wonder how this fourquel is going to end? Casualties for both Autobots or Decepticons? Is Bumblebee really going to talk since TF1, even without Ratchet (assumed to be dead) repairing him? What will become of Optimus Prime when the Battle of Hong Kong is all over? I will find soon enough in 6 weeks! The Bayformers are back… better than ever! Autobots, transform and ROLL OUT! Do not disappoint us like 2 and 3 did!