Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

2009 science fiction film by Michael Bay

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is 2009 live-action sequel to Transformers. It was directed by Michael Bay and written by Roberto Orci, Ehren Kruger, and Alex Kurtzman. It stars Shia LaBeouf as Sam Witwicky.

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Directed byMichael Bay
Written by
Based onTransformers
by Hasbro
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyBen Seresin
Edited by
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release dates
  • June 19, 2009 (2009-06-19) (United Kingdom)
  • June 24, 2009 (2009-06-24) (United States/Canada)
Running time
149 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$200 million
Box office$836,303,693[2]

The movie grossed a total of $402 million in North America and $836 million worldwide. It was the second most successful movie of 2009, behind Avatar.

The movie was nominated for Best Sound Mixing.[3] The movie won five Scream Awards and two Teen Choice Awards.[4] Revenge of the Fallen was also nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film.[5]

It was nominated for seven Razzie Awards. It won three: for the Worst Picture, Worst Director, and Worst Screenplay.[6]

The movie has a sequel, Transformers: Dark of the Moon.

Plot change

In 17,000 B.C., ancient Transformers gather their energy from stars. One of them, called The Fallen, tries to harvest energy from our sun and is defeated by the others. In 2009, a piece of the Allspark, an extremely powerful cube, is used to bring Megatron back to life. Sam Witwicky is going to college, and is being hunted by evil robots, called Decepticons because he has secret knowledge about The Fallen. The good robots, called the Autobots try to protect Sam because if the Decepticons capture him it could lead to the end of the world. The conflict causes the leader of the Autobots, known as Optimus Prime, to be killed in a fight to keep Sam safe. Sam meets an extremely old Transformer who takes him to Egypt, where the device to get energy from the sun is located. He finds an object there, The Matrix of Leadership, which is used to bring Optimus Prime back to life. Optimus Prime and the other Autobots fight the Decepticons, and Optimus Prime kills The Fallen, stopping him from activating the device to take energy from our sun. The Decepticons retreat and Sam returns to college.

References change

  1. "Transformers – Revenge of the Fallen rated 12A by the BBFC". BBFC. 2009-06-15. Archived from the original on 2012-04-17. Retrieved 2009-06-28.
  2. "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen". boxofficemojo. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  3. "Nominees & Winners for the 82nd Academy Awards". AMPAS. Archived from the original on 2010-09-07. Retrieved 2010-11-03.
  4. "Teen Choice Award Winners". CBS News. Associated Press. 2009-08-10. Archived from the original on 2009-08-13. Retrieved 2010-11-03.
  5. "The 36th Saturn Award Nominations". Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films. 2010-11-03. Archived from the original on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
  6. "Sandra Bullock wins TWO Razzie Awards; 'Transformers 2' nabs THREE". Los Angeles Times. 2010-03-06. Archived from the original on 2010-03-09. Retrieved 2010-03-07.

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