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Transformers 2 and the Fallen Morals of Society
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Many reviewers have already commented on how weak the plot is for Transformers 2 and the bad storytelling abilities of Michael Bay. Roger Ebert did not give the movie his blessings and the crew on the RottenTomatoes website gave it a very low 21% rating.

The movie was actually not that bad regardless of the story and less than superb acting. There are some spectacular special effects during the fight scenes and if this movie was to be rated solely on action sequences, it would be among the best ever. The thing that every reviewer seems to have ignored is the unnecessary immoral and decadent behavior that is littered throughout the movie.

We get a taste of things to come in the opening scene of Sam, played by Shia LeBeof, leaving to go to college. Shortly after Sam's Father slaps his Mother on her behind, he tells his son about how college life will be different. Sam tells his Dad that he is a one woman man but the Father responds by telling his son about how he needs to "discover" and explore his sexuality while in college. In other words, he needs to sleep around with many girls and does not need to be faithful. What a great message to send to teenagers around the country.

We are soon visited upon a scene of Michaela, played by Megan Fox, who is spread out on a motorcycle with her rear end out so that everyone can examine it. A few scenes later, she is ripping off her clothes and surprising Sam with a very short and revealing dress that shows us her underwear. The purpose of this scene is something we will never know. Speaking of underwear, there is a scene with John Torturro which has him showing us more of his backside than most movie goers would ever want to see. The purpose of the scene is shock value because wearing a normal underwear does not entertain people enough.

Then we have the college girl who tempts Sam and is ridiculously over the top as the slut of the movie. The Autobot radio appropriately plays "She's a SuperFreak" when she is in the car, but this does nothing to erase the uncomfortableness that parents will feel from the sexual encounters when she is on the screen. The sexual scenes are complimented by the curse words that are used by the Transformers. There are two new Autobots who use foul language in numerous scenes. The audience chuckled a few times after hearing the obscenities, but I am sure they looked around afterwards to see how many kids heard those foul words.

The rating of this movie was PG-13 for sci-fi action violence, language, some crude and sexual material, and brief drug material.  While the rating is accurate, I do not think that many parents pay attention to the full rating of the movie. I saw the movie in the theater and found more than a third of the audience were kids who were 10 years old or younger. One kid appeared to be around 5 years old and was so small; he had to sit in his Fathers lap during the movie.

Many would accuse me of being uptight and not adapting to our times. It is true that Transformers 2 is not the only movie to flaunt the female body nor is it the first to use curse words. This review is meant as a wakeup call to parents that all PG-13 movies have the potential to pollute the minds of your children with immoral images and foul language.

We are in need of a morality meter that parents can check before they take their children to see blockbuster movies because the PG-13 rating does not deter parents from letting their kids see them. If parents feel lenient towards letting their child watch movies like this one, then they should not be surprised when the child imitates what he sees and what he hears. The minds of young people are like sponges and parents must decide what kind of things they want their children to soak up.

Mr. Himed analyzes current event issues like no other person. You can email him at Marvel451@aol.com

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