DotM Rant...
Is you haven't seen the movie or don't want to know any spoilers, don't read...
First of all, that movie was EPIC!! I am DEFINATELY seeing it again...and then again, maybe ;3
Second...I hate Bay. I HATE him sooo much right now. Why you ask? He. Killed. Ironhide. Need I say more?
*sigh* I'd heard that he died, but I just thought that was another of Bay's misinformation campaigns. Even if it was in the book.
And the way he died...Dear God, I can't...I didn't react, really. I didn't cry. I didn't shout. Nothing. I just...stared. I don't think I even blinked...
I only snapped out of it when my sister nudged me and asked if I was ok. I still didn't cry. I just watched the movie; hoping, praying that maybe they'd bring Hide back like they did Optimus. I even begged my parents to let us stay after the movie. No such luck. *sigh*
It wasn't till today that I...reacted. I was searching FF.net for post-movie fanfics, like many of you probably did and I ran into one called "Rebirth" by JillianandIronhide. I didn't even read the summary, all I could think of was "Oh thank God, someone's writting a "bring back Hide from the dead" fic!!"
And then I read it. God, i wish I hadn't...
The fic was about how Sarah had to tell Annabelle that Hide was...gone. That's when I finally cracked; I've been sheding tears randomly for the past 2 hours.
It's stupid, I know, but when you've been reading about a character as deep and difficult as Ironhide...you can't help but become attached, y'know? The whole trigger happy thing was just the tip of the iceberg, so to speak. There was the Hide that Optimus saw as his best friend; there was the hide that everyone else saw as the unstoppable soldier...then there's the Hide that Annie saw. Dear God, how can you NOT become attached to the big lugnut? Sure, they were stories that "didn't really happen", but they still gave insight to the big guy...
And I'm mad, so so mad!! Not just because he died...he died by being Shot In The Back!! What kind of death is that for a soldier that's been through so much?! I don't think I would've been half this upset if he'd died, I dunno, fighting Shockwave or Soundwave or some other strong mech, but getting shot in the back?? By Sentinel Prime, someone they'd respected and believed in?? That's just not right.
So frag you, Bay. Frag you and your need to kill people off just because you had nothing better to do or because it made a "bigger impact"!!! DX
This is just a rant, though. I hope it doesn't influence other peoples thoughts on the movie, cuz really, other than what I just ranted about, it really IS an awesome movie and it's worth watching again. Hell, maybe if I watch enough times, the ending will change. *dry smirk*
End of rant. Peace out, guys.