BUMBLEBEE TRAILER BREAKDOWN

Hey everyone, we have the trailer for the first Transformers spin-off, centering around my favorite Transformer, Bumblebee, in the prime time for Transformers, in 80's, and John Cena's in this film, so there is a lot to look forward to in this film, as I dive into the synopsis, what may be happening in the film, and the coolest parts of the trailer. So let's get started.

The synopsis of the film reads: "On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small Californian beach town. Charlie, on the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world, discovers Bumblebee, battle-scarred and broken."

With the film taking place in 1987, we seem to be getting an E.T, Stranger things type of story which I love. In this film, we will see Charlie Watson (Hailee Steinfeld) find Bumblebee. With the character turning 18, she seems to be getting her first car, from the junkyard and she finds the yellow VW that is Bumblebee.

This is the first time that Charlie meets Bumblebee in his natural form. This is an interesting first meeting in the garage. I do like how it isn't played for comedy nor horror, however, this is a more peaceful meeting between the two. Granted, the two are still freaked out about each other, as told by the look of Steinfeld's face. The main attraction in this show here is the look of Bumblebee, who looks really awesome. I like how this form of the character incorporates car parts of the vehicle it's impersonating to give it a transformed look. From this shot, you can tell what Bumblebee transformed from, compared to his other forms in the other films.

The one of the main antagonist in the film is the military or at least a department of it. It appears that the military is going to try to take down or capture Bumblebee, similar to what happened in ET, and Stranger Things season one. The main leader of this military division is Agent Burns (John Cena). Looking at this shot, this may connect to some other fight scenes in the trailer.

This may be our main villain of the film, Starscream who looks like Starscream. The classic Decepticon is most likely out for Bumblebee for some reason. Potentially because the Decepticons don't want any of the Autobots left alive, no matter what planet. I don't see Starscream teaming up with burns or any other humans, it feels a little weird, even though the later films have done it. But I have to admire Starscream in this shot, he looks awesome, from the transformation to the colors.

One of the hype shots of the trailer is of Bumblebee in this alternative form in the desert. This shot is most likely connected with the military shot we saw previously in the trailer. But you can see that the vehicle which Bumblebee transformed to is clearly defined with the hood as the chest. It will be interesting to see how many forms Bumblebee with change into in this film

The last scene of the trailer appears to be in the first meeting of Charlie and Bumblebee, and Charlie rickrolls Bumblebee by placing "Never Gonna Give You Up" in his cassette tape. This was a brilliant joke having Bumblebee not wanting to be rickrolled, even when the song came out. Charlie seems to have amazing reflexes ducking down and dodging the tape flying out of Bumblebee. But this was a great scene to finish off the trailer.

Overall, this trailer for Bumblebee gets me a little more excited for something I didn't have too much interest in. Directed by Travis Knight, who directed the amazing "Kubo and the Two Strings" this film seems to be an 80's style, save the alien film with a lovable alien, and a great cast with Hailee Steinfeld in the lead, who is amazing, along with John Cena, this is a film I am excited to see.
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