Harish Palaniappan's

"ha ha.. they raised the level with this one.. T4 is again going to be postponed for long", the first thing I told my friend after watching this movie the 'Transformers'. T4 is short for Terminator 4.. a movie they are planning/already making. Terminator series movies are the front-runner in anybody's mind on movies talking stories on robots of the future. Given the level and quality of movies being made with astonishing special effects or animation, much more than any other robot movie is expected generally of Terminator series movies whenever they are released.

Animation, and special effects.. are at new highs since 2005, be it 'Incredibles' or spiderman, or X-men III, or king kong... I can see a lot of adults more interested in these movies though their storylines are kid stuff.

People making them spend a lot to each and every detail in animations in these blockbusters.. Expressions importantly. Cartoon characters we used to call them.. because they are very obviously different in their expressions, and emotions. And watching Transformers, I was loving the way they show robots expressing pain, sacrifice, emotions.. and in quite a realistic way.

They also research some stuff and visionize where and what the technology of the future would allow robots of the features do... and even how they will reproduce.

People who love Electronic gadgets, even mobile phones.. will love Transformers I think.. you only would love more if you are the techy person.

And the tip on the movie's website is... "You haven't seen it all.. until you have seen it on IMAX". Also, there's a flash game on the movie @ transformersgame.com

In India:
Hrithik roshan jumping biiiig steps in Krish was promoted like the best animation sequence ever from India..a nothing at all sequence compared to what we see in English movies even from the 90's... Either we are still only having our own so called '3-D' movies which have characters looking like wooden dolls trying to make expressions.. or as recently read.. trying to make a simpler 2D animation movie with Tendulkar as the saviour of the world..

Long way to go for Indian animation.

I wonder sometimes, are we so lagging behind in creation or is it only that we are only now, slowly trying technology in movies away from the 6-song, 4-fight masala movie process. At least immediately, I believe we are weaker(compared to Hollywood) in our creative thoughts itself.. not just about technology or the money.