Year: 2009
Runtime: 150 min
Language: English
Director: Michael Bay
As Sam Witwicky prepares for college, an ancient and vengeful Decepticon known as The Fallen is awakened, threatening Earth. Optimus Prime and the Autobots face a difficult struggle to maintain a fragile peace, while Sam and Mikaela must discover the Transformers’ forgotten history. They race against time to prevent a catastrophic conflict and restore balance to the planet, confronting powerful enemies and uncovering long-hidden secrets.
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In the year 17,000 B.C., a group of ancient Transformers leaders known as the Seven Primes journeys across the universe, wielding Sun Harvesters—machines designed to absorb energy from stars by destroying them. However, one of the Primes violates their sacred rule against annihilating planets that harbor life, establishing a Sun Harvester on Earth and earning the ominous title of The Fallen. In an act of defiance, the other Primes confront The Fallen and imprison him before he can utilize the Matrix of Leadership to harness the Sun. To protect it, they sacrifice themselves and conceal the Matrix’s location.
Fast forward to the present, two years post the Battle of Mission City. The Autobots have formed a strategic alliance with the U.S. military under the Non-biological Extraterrestrial Species Treaty (NEST), a covert task force created to eradicate the remaining Decepticons. The Autobots intercept Decepticons Demolishor and Sideways in Shanghai; while Sideswipe swiftly takes out Sideways, Optimus Prime, voiced by Josh Duhamel, defeats Demolishor, who ominously warns of The Fallen’s impending return. At their fortified base in Diego Garcia, National Security Adviser Theodore Galloway (John Benjamin Hickey) theorizes that given the state of Megatron’s body at the bottom of the Laurentian Abyss and the AllSpark shard secured in their facility, the Decepticons are only on Earth to pursue the Autobots. Meanwhile, the Decepticon Soundwave manages to infiltrate a military satellite and dispatches Ravage and Reedman to retrieve the shard.
In a parallel narrative, college-bound Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) prepares to leave his girlfriend Mikaela Banes (Megan Fox) and his guardian Bumblebee behind. While searching through his belongings, he uncovers a small AllSpark shard in his hoodie that triggers visions of Cybertronian symbols. As a bizarre consequence, the shard animates household appliances, leading to an explosive encounter with Sam’s parents. After Bumblebee quells the chaos, Sam hands the shard off to Mikaela, who ends up capturing the Decepticon Wheelie during a theft attempt.
The Constructicons ultimately resurrect Megatron using the stolen shard, who then reaches out to Starscream on one of Saturn’s moons and unites with The Fallen. Together, they set out to capture Sam alive, as only a Prime can contend with The Fallen. As college life unfolds for Sam, he is pursued by Alice (Isabel Lucas), a Decepticon disguised as a student. The ensuing chaos leads to an entrapment orchestrated by Grindor, but Optimus and Bumblebee arrive just in time for a dramatic rescue. In one fierce confrontation, Optimus faces off against Megatron, Starscream, and Grindor, eventually sacrificing himself for the team.
With the world engulfed in chaos as the Decepticons wreak havoc globally, The Fallen manipulates Earth’s communications, demanding Sam’s surrender. Seeking aid from ex-Sector Seven agent Seymour Simmons (John Turturro) and using their newfound ally Jetfire, the group travels to Egypt to locate the Matrix of Leadership. Although they find the Matrix in Petra, it crumbles into dust. Nevertheless, Sam still holds onto the ashes, hoping they might serve a greater purpose later.
In the climactic battle near the Giza pyramid, Decepticons unleash their might, with the massive Constructicon Devastator revealing a concealed Sun Harvester. In a fierce showdown, Bumblebee intervenes to save Sam’s captured parents, leading to significant Decepticon losses. However, in a tragic twist, Sam is fatally shot by Megatron during the conflict but is granted a vision by the Primes, who restore his vitality and empower him with the Matrix.
As The Fallen appears and seizes the Matrix, a fierce battle ensues. With Jetfire sacrificing himself to augment Optimus Prime’s abilities, Optimus gains incredible strength and aerial mastery, crucial for defeating the Sun Harvester. Ultimately, he vanquishes The Fallen while Megatron and Starscream retreat, vowing revenge. With the battle concluded, the Autobots and their allies return to the United States, while Sam and Leo rejoin college life, forever changed by their epic journey.
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