Transformers One

...animated origin tale is fun fan service.

The writing team does a superb job of weaving established Transformers mythos into the shape of a character-driven narrative where it’s easy to like and care about our underdog protagonists.

...is, at heart, about sentient robots fighting aliens and each other for the fate of the technological utopia of Cybertron.

...this is a valiant effort to make something new out of Transformers lore: a parable about class warfare, made palatable for kids.

The writing team does a superb job of weaving established Transformers mythos into the shape of a character-driven narrative where it’s easy to like and care about our underdog protagonists.