Seriously he is the Ed Wood of our generation except a) he has a huge budget and b)people like the montage he puts on screen. No I'm not mistyping, I said montage not MOVIE. The man doesn't seem to understand the very basics of film making (aka PLOT, CHARACTER, PACING, FRAMING etc.). I have to find out who the film editor is because the man (or woman) is either a poor abused soul or just stop caring and knows the Bay will accept whatever on the screen.
Sometimes I feel pity for the guy. He's a child trying to be like John Ford trying to make the great American movie except he has no talent and the Coen Brothers are already there.
Take Transformers. Yes it started as a toy commercial but that doesn't mean you can't transcend their origins and use them to explore the conflict between Good vs. Evil, the nature of war, the idea of alien AI etc. What does Bay deliver tits, explosions, cheap jingoism and bad racist jokes. Or his "masterpiece" Pearl Harbor. Well since we have the definitive Pearl Harbor movie in the form of "Tora Tora Tora" some of you might ask why we need another. I would respond each generation sees things differently and may explore different angles while ignoring other. So what does Michael Bay do, bascially he copies "Tora Tora Tora" and adds tits, explosion, cheap jingoism and bad humor.
And the humor, honestly their is something about a white man who is arrogant enough to think he understands urban culture. There is none of the irony, pathos and even despair that African Americans add to the Hip Hop culture that makes it both vibrant and raw.
BTW feel free to comment on what it saids about humanity that the Global market likes Bay's stuff.
Sometimes I feel pity for the guy. He's a child trying to be like John Ford trying to make the great American movie except he has no talent and the Coen Brothers are already there.
Take Transformers. Yes it started as a toy commercial but that doesn't mean you can't transcend their origins and use them to explore the conflict between Good vs. Evil, the nature of war, the idea of alien AI etc. What does Bay deliver tits, explosions, cheap jingoism and bad racist jokes. Or his "masterpiece" Pearl Harbor. Well since we have the definitive Pearl Harbor movie in the form of "Tora Tora Tora" some of you might ask why we need another. I would respond each generation sees things differently and may explore different angles while ignoring other. So what does Michael Bay do, bascially he copies "Tora Tora Tora" and adds tits, explosion, cheap jingoism and bad humor.
And the humor, honestly their is something about a white man who is arrogant enough to think he understands urban culture. There is none of the irony, pathos and even despair that African Americans add to the Hip Hop culture that makes it both vibrant and raw.
BTW feel free to comment on what it saids about humanity that the Global market likes Bay's stuff.
. My favorite movie is Casablanca and my 2nd favorite is Brazil.
