Like the original Transformers movie of 2007, Transformers 2 is unapologetic about its role as a recruiting tool (as discussed in this
commentary from CAMS (Coalition for Alternatives to Militarism in Our Schools) and in this critique from the Newswire:
"This weekend I saw the new Michael Bay film. The only thing that deserves prominence in TRANSFORMERS 2 is the careful valorization of military disobedience. . . . [M]ilitarism is a terrible phenomenon which is reinforced in all of the social institutions. Media and culture can turn create slaves faithful of the military values. Is that not what happened in Nazi Germany?"
Full story: TRANSFORMERS 2 by Fabio de Oliveira Ribeiro
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