Can somebody explain to me the ending of Transformers 1?

[Ns1]

Spoilers (clearly)



Why did Megatron die when he uh assimilated the cube?

 

[her209]

Because he's under 9000.

 

[Newbian]

My guess would be because he saw how hot megan fox was and had a seizure from his erection.

 

[polarmystery]

The whole cube thing is really dumb IMO.

 

[KeithTalent]

Michael Bay.

/thread

KT

 

[Queasy]

Pretty typical solution to a problem. If something wants power you feed it more power than it can handle until it burns out/blows up/whatever.

Kind of like "reversing the polarity".

This was explained earlier in the movie:


Optimus Prime: You all know there's only one way to end this war: we must destroy the Cube. If all else fails, I will unite it with the spark in my chest.
Ratchet: That's suicide! The Cube is raw power, it could destroy you both!


The plot hole here is that this was never explained to Sam. Optimus just told Sam to put the cube in his chest.

 

[Ns1]

Pretty typical solution to a problem. If something wants power you feed it more power than it can handle until it burns out/blows up/whatever.

Kind of like "reversing the polarity".

Figured, but terrible execution.

me and the gf just looked at the screen like WTF

 

[Insomniator]

You can only understand it if you are 7 years old and can watch that movie without laughing whenever the robots speak and unleash their vast wisdom about humanity upon the viewer.

 

[polarmystery]

Pretty typical solution to a problem. If something wants power you feed it more power than it can handle until it burns out/blows up/whatever.

Kind of like "reversing the polarity".

This was explained earlier in the movie:


Optimus Prime: You all know there's only one way to end this war: we must destroy the Cube. If all else fails, I will unite it with the spark in my chest.
Ratchet: That's suicide! The Cube is raw power, it could destroy you both!


The plot hole here is that this was never explained to Sam. Optimus just told Sam to put the cube in his chest.

Wow I never thought about that. Huh... Yeah that makes it kind of stupid.

 

[SlitheryDee]

It melted the power source that all transformers carry around in their chests. It also left a pretty big hole in him. All other transformers who suffered similar damage in both movies died as well. So it's consistent at least.

 

[jonks]

You want an explanation for a film where the president goes on TV and tells everyone that they have been in contact with an alien species, and where said aliens engage in a conflict which annihilates a US city, and then in the sequel no one in the public seems to know that these aliens exist? You seek far too much.

Oh, and two words about the sequel:

Robot Heaven.

 

[sdifox]

so, the cube is the Energizer Bunny?

 

[Arcadio]

Wow I never thought about that. Huh... Yeah that makes it kind of stupider.

fixed.

 

[bunnyfubbles]

bad movie is bad

 

[Rubycon]

Transformers usually end right over the (full wave) bridge (rectifier).

Time to wind it up baby! :hmm:

Actually I'm having secondary thoughts about this.

 

[TuxDave]

You want an explanation for a film where the president goes on TV and tells everyone that they have been in contact with an alien species, and where said aliens engage in a conflict which annihilates a US city, and then in the sequel no one in the public seems to know that these aliens exist? You seek far too much.

Oh, and two words about the sequel:

Robot Heaven.

lol, ok you ruined the movie for me now. Then again, the only thing I remember from either movies was Megan Fox.

 

[sygyzy]

Transformers usually end right over the (full wave) bridge (rectifier).

Time to wind it up baby! :hmm:

Actually I'm having secondary thoughts about this.

I can honestly say I did not understand 100% of your message.

 

[Rubycon]

I can honestly say I did not understand 100% of your message.

It's a geeky joke for the EE crowd.

 

[joesmoke]

that movie was sorely lacking both the matrix and unicron.

also, the bernie mac scene was both painful and unneccesary.

 

[SirStev0]

Michael Bay.

/thread

KT

this

 

[SirStev0]

that movie was sorely lacking both the matrix and unicron.

also, the bernie mac scene was both painful and unneccesary.

No that was the second one. I swear three guys were sitting around during the writers strike trying to remember what happened in the animated movie. Everything they could string together became Revenge of the Fallen.

 

[Bateluer]

Guys, the point of both Transformers movies was not the story line, plot, or dialog. It was to watch CGI robots blow shit up. And Megan Fox's ass. Nothing more.

 

[joesmoke]

Guys, the point of both Transformers movies was not the story line, plot, or dialog. It was to watch CGI robots blow shit up. And Megan Fox's ass. Nothing more.

bumble bee becoming a camaro and jazz becoming a saturn sky would disagree with you...

 

[mmntech]

Guys, the point of both Transformers movies was not the story line, plot, or dialog. It was to watch CGI robots blow shit up. And Megan Fox's ass. Nothing more.

The second one goes down in my hall of fame as the worst movie I have ever seen. I think only Uwe Boll could have done worse. Putting dangling testicles on Devistator was the clincher. Two hours of my life I'll never get back. I haven't seen the first one, nor do I want to.

 

[Mike Gayner]

Guys, the point of both Transformers movies was not the story line, plot, or dialog. It was to watch CGI robots blow shit up. And Megan Fox's ass. Nothing more.

I don't know why some people have such a hard time understanding this. Close the curtains, turn the HT up very loud, sit back and enjoy aliens robots pwn one another. Forget the story and enjoy Megan Fox. Great movies.