Transformers: Dark
of the Moon is one of the great movie mysteries. It poses seemingly
impossible conundrums and then refuses to solve them. Some of them include such
questions as: Why is it called “Dark of the Moon?” What happened to the word
“side?” Was it too long for the movie posters? Other riddles to behold are
whether or not action screenwriters actually know what the word “triangulate”
means and how can a screenplay so irreparably dumb know how to use “whom”
correctly? Also, is there a book of action movie dialogue clichés from which
Ehren Kruger took about 33 percent of the lines? Is it possible to release a
Hollywood mega-budget film that isn’t overflowing with expository dialogue? Did
director Michael Bay and his visual effects teams understand the action
sequences? Did they actually try to make them coherent and fail miserably or is
it just pure laziness. This movie is wondrous to behold. I’ve never seen its
equal.
