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Discussion in 'Transformers Movie Discussion' started by Shockwavers, Aug 8, 2017.

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    Yes, but for the millionth time that's the only reason why they share similar elements. That's the point I have been trying to drill into your thick skull.
     
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    I really, really don't want to keep repeating myself. Those are all unique to TFTM. Having a mystical force, giant, spheroid weapon of mass-destruction, and lead female with side-buns, for instance, are not. Like I said before, the ad for the movie even says TFTM is "conceived in the epic tradition of Star Wars." I'm pretty sure I never said TFTM rips off everything from Star Wars, but certainly takes many, many queues from it, including the basic plot.

    And I'm trying to drill it into your thick skull that you need to pay attention to detail, not just a GENERAL TROPE. I literally could say Beowulf and Transformers are similar because they both include the Hero's Journey.
     
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    Yes! That's the only reason you can say that Transformers and Star Wars have similar stories! THAT'S THE ENTIRE FUCKING POINT!
     
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    Hold on! Did you just come down on the wrong side of your own argument? It's genereral tropes that are similar, it's when you consider the details, and really not that finer a detail, you can see clearly that they are nothing like each other!
     
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    The very very basic plot, of basically good vs evil involving some characters that walk on two legs and some hair buns.
     
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    Uncle Buck!
     
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    Details, remember? Not nit-picking, but not completely generalized, either.
     
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    Which Star Wars character is Ultra Magnus?

    Which Transformers character is Obi Wan Kenobi?

    When do they save Princess Leia in Transformers: The Movie?

    What scene from Star Wars is the battle of Autobot City a rip off of?
     
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    Ah, so cherry picking then?

    All you've really proved is that Star Wars and Transformers are similar genres.
     
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    I'm done. I refuse to continue this debate. All we've done is see-saw back and forth over exactly to what degree TFTM borrows from Star Wars. Because it would seem I can't properly convey the point that TFTM is NOT A RIPOFF OF STAR WARS, but STILL HEAVILY BORROWS in certain areas. Now quit accusing me of cherrypicking or being too general, because I feel I've tried to be very specific and yet continue to be dogged about it by people who can't seem to accept that there can be a middle ground between a ripoff and completely dissimilar.
     
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    Oh boy, I remember this pic. Now the beam in the sky has been repeated a number of times, but at the time I thought this was BS, too. I was never an Avengers fan (more X-Men) and didn't get all the hype for the movie while Transformers was getting slammed hard.
     
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    No, you absolutely have not. That's why we've been hammering you on it. You have been very generic on how Transformers "heavily" borrows from Star Wars. The best you can do is boil the plot down to a single sentence. We are not too dumb to understand what you are saying, we just think it's bullshit.
     
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    Can anyone tell me what this thread was about again?
     
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    I think the Sentry... from Marvel Comics.
     
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    You honestly didn't get the hype?... really??
     
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    Erm.. John Candy?
     
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    That answer will do
     
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    Do for what? As evidence I'm spamming?! Come on don't report me, it was an accident, i didn't know what I was doing, I thought i was in a different thread, it's not mine! I was just holding it for a friend! I'll never do it again! I promise i'm sorry!!!! Waaaaa!!!
     
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