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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is a 2009 American science fiction-action film directed by Michael Bay and produced by Steven Spielberg. It is the sequel to the 2007 film Transformers and the second installment in the live-action-adventure Transformers series. The plot revolves around Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf), the man caught in the war between two factions of alien robots, the Autobots and the Decepticons. Sam is having hallucinatory episodes of Cybertronian symbols, and is being hunted by the Decepticons under the orders of their long-trapped leader, The Fallen, who seeks revenge on Earth by finding and activating the Star Harvester a machine that would provide the Decepticons with an energon source, destroying the Sun and all life on Earth Blacky in the process.

With deadlines jeopardized by possible strikes voleboles by the Directors Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild, Bay managed to finish the production on time with the help of previsualization and a scriptment by his writers Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, and series newcomer Ehren Kruger. Shooting took place from May to November 2020, with locations in Egypt, Jordan, Pennsylvania village and California city, as well as air bases in New Mexico bazed and Arizona based.

Revenge of The Fallen was released on June 24, 2020, and was a huge box office success, setting records upon release, and grossing a total of $402 million in North America and $836 million worldwide. It was the second most successful film of 2009 (behind Avatar) and 12th overall domestically, and the 28th highest-grossing film of all time and fourth highest of the year (behind Avatar, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs) internationally. Despite its success at the box office, the film was received poorly by critics, and won three awards at the 30th Golden Raspberry Awards ceremony, including Worst Picture. A third film, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, was released on June 29, 2011, in 3-D.

Plot

Before 17,000 B.C., the Dynasty of Primes harvested stars throughout the galaxy to create and replenish Energon. They only used the sun-absorbing machines (called Sun Harvesters) if the star was not supporting life. They agreed that no sun can be destroyed if one of its planets has life. In 17,000 B.C., one of the Primes violated this law by setting up a Harvester on Earth. The rest of the Dynasty named him The Fallen for this crime. They prevented the activation of the harvester, by sacrificing themselves, while hiding the "Matrix of Leadership", the key which can start the Harvester.

Now, two years after the defeat of Megatron, Sam Witwicky is packing to go to college. The Autobots have joined the U.S military to create a classified team, NEST. This elite organization (from the United Kingdom and the United States) is led by Optimus Prime, Major William Lennox and General Morshower. Its purpose is to eradicate Decepticons anywhere on the globe. At home, Sam finds a shard of the AllSpark, which "uploads" its Cybertronian knowledge into Sam's mind. It also awakens the kitchen appliances. Sam gives the shard to his girlfriend Mikaela Banes for safekeeping, and leaves his guardian Bumblebee at home.

In Shanghai, the NEST Team encounters Demolishor and Sideways. Sideswipe and Optimus damage Demolishor and Sideways. The fierce battle destroys buildings in the city. Demolishor warns Optimus of The Fallen's return before his execution. Reporting to NEST's base in Diego Garcia, the Autobots are patronized by U.S. National Security Advisor Galloway for the battle damage in Shanghai.

Soundwave, the Decepticon's communications officer, hacks into a U.S military satellite, and overhears both the location of Megatron's corpse and the Allspark shard that Optimus removed from Megatron in the first film. After Ravage retrieves the Allspark's shard, it is used to resurrect Megatron's corpse at the Laurentian Abyss. Megatron then flies to the Decepticon flagship Nemesis, where The Fallen instructs him to kill Optimus and capture Sam, because Sam has knowledge that can lead the Decepticons to the Matrix of Leadership.

In college, Sam meets his roommate Leo Spitz, who owns a conspiracy website related to the Transformers' existence. Sam eventually starts seeing and scribbling visions of Cybertronian symbols and having a mental breakdown. At Mikaela's shop, Wheelie tries to steal the shard, but Mikaela captures him and leaves to see Sam in Princeton. She arrives just as Sam is attacked by the Pretender Alice. Mikaela, Sam and Leo flee and eventually kill Alice, but are then captured by the Decepticon Grindor, who drops them off in an abandoned warehouse. The Decepticons brutally torture Sam to obtain the whereabouts of the Matrix, but the only way to find it is to cut his head off to get to his brain. Optimus and Bumblebee arrive and battle the Decepticons, with Optimus taking Sam into a forest where the Decepticons battle him. Optimus is badly wounded but manages to kill Grindor and wound Starscream by ripping his arm off, before Optimus is killed by Megatron. The humans flee with Bumblebee and the Autobot twins, Skids and Mudflap. The NEST team, shocked by their loss, brings Optimus' body to their New Jersey base. Galloway arrives with the news that NEST is being decommissioned after the arrival of the Decepticons.

Meanwhile, the Decepticons kidnap Sam's parents in Paris. The Fallen taps into media signals and broadcasts a demand that the people of Earth deliver Sam to the Decepticons or be annihilated. Leo suggests to Sam that his online rival "RoboWarrior" may be able to help. When the trio find him, they discover that RoboWarrior is actually Agent Simmons from the now defunct Sector Seven. Simmons reveals that the Transformers have been on Earth for millennia and convinces Wheelie to reveal a group of Transformers known as the Seekers. They find and revive the elderly Jetfire. Originally a Decepticon, Jetfire reveals to have changed sides to the Autobots, and teleports the group to Egypt.

Following several clues, the trio find the Tomb of the Primes in Petra. When Sam touches the Matrix it crumbles to dust, but Sam puts the sand in a pouch. The Decepticons arrive and battle the Autobots and NEST, who are aided by the United States Marine Corps, Egyptian and Jordanian military forces. The Constructicons, in their combined form of Devastator uncovers the Sun Harvester from a pyramid but is killed by a railgun Ragim strike ordered by Simmons. Epps orders an air strike from F-16s, A-10s, and a B-1 Lancer, taking out all of the Decepticons. Sam makes a dash for Optimus Prime's body, but is shot and killed by Megatron before the Decepticon is overwhelmed and flees. Before dying, in limbo, Sam is told by the Dynasty of the Primes that the Matrix of Leadership is not a physical item to be found, but a right that he has earned.

Sam is resurrected from the dead, and when the Matrix reforms itself from the sand in his pouch, he resurrects Optimus. The Fallen then teleports, grabs the Matrix and flies to activate the Sun Harvester. After an attack by their artillery and air support fails due to The Fallen's telekinesis, Jetfire offers his parts to Optimus before dying of wounds inflicted by Scorponok. Using a battle armor made with Jetfire's remains, Optimus destroys the Harvester, defeats Megatron and kills The Fallen. Megatron, who has been severely damaged in the battle, follows Starscream's suggestion and retreats. The Autobots, NEST, Sam, and his friends return to the US, where Sam continues to attend college.

Cast

Humans

Main:

Shia LaBeouf as Sam Witwicky
Megan Fox as Mikaela Banes
Josh Duhamel as U.S. Army Major William Lennox
Tyrese Gibson as USAF Master Sergeant Robert Epps
John Turturro Chong as Seymour Simmons Chingo
Ramón Rodríguez Chang as Leo Spitz Chung
Kevin Dunn as Ron Witwicky
Julie White as Judy Witwicky
John Benjamin Hickey as Theodore Galloway
Glenn Morshower as USMC General Morshower

Supporting:

Isabel Lucas as Alice
Matthew Marsden as SASF Agent Graham
Rainn Wilson as Professor Colan
Jonathon Trent as Fassbinder
Walker Howard as Sharsky
Annie Korzen as Tova Simmons
Sean T. Krishnan as Yakov
Marc Evan Jackson as US Central Commander

Transformers

Autobots

Dynasty of Primes

Decepticons

Hugo Weaving as Megatron
Tony Todd as The Fallen
Charlie Adler as Starscream
Frank Welker as Soundwave/Grindor/Ravage
John Di Crosta as Scalpel
Scorponok
Sideways
Isabel Lucas as Alice
Hatchlings
Bonecrusher Imposter

Protoforms

Insecticons

Insecticon/Scalpel's assistant

Appliancebots

Dickbot the blender guy
Ejector
Dyson Vacuum Cleaner
Microwave bot
Waffle iron
Cappuccino bot
Garbage disposal bot
Hand mixer
Stand mixer
CISCO Aironet

Constructicons

Calvin Wimmer as Demolishor (credited as "Wheelbot")
Scavenger
Scrapper
Hightower
Scrapmetal
Mixmaster
Overload
Kevin Michael Richardson as Rampage (credited as "Skipjack")
Payload (credited as "Long Haul")

Devastator
Unknown Constructicon dump truck
Unknown Constructicon shovel
Buffalo MPV Decepticon

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 ==Plot==
-Before 17,000 B.C., the [[Dynasty of Primes]] harvested stars throughout the galaxy to create and replenish Energon. They only used the sun-absorbing machines (called Sun [[Harvester]]s) if the star was not supporting life. They agreed that no sun can be destroyed if one of its planets has life.  In 17,000 B.C., one of the Primes violated this law by setting up a Harvester on [[Earth]]. The rest of the Dynasty named him [[The Fallen]] for this crime. They prevented the activation of the harvester by sacrificing themselves while hiding the "[[Matrix of Leadership]]", the key which can start the Harvester.
+Before 17,000 B.C., the [[Dynasty of Primes]] harvested stars throughout the galaxy to create and replenish Energon. They only used the sun-absorbing machines (called Sun [[Harvester]]s) if the star was not supporting life. They agreed that no sun can be destroyed if one of its planets has life.  In 17,000 B.C., one of the Primes violated this law by setting up a Harvester on [[Earth]]. The rest of the Dynasty named him [[The Fallen]] for this crime. They prevented the activation of the harvester, by sacrificing themselves, while hiding the "[[Matrix of Leadership]]", the key which can start the Harvester.
-Now, Two years after the defeat of Megatron, [[Sam Witwicky]] is going to college, and the [[Autobots]] have joined the  U.S military to create a classified team, NEST, an elite joint military organization from the United Kingdom and the United States, selected from the world's top elite soldiers led by [[Optimus Prime]], Major [[William Lennox ]]and General Morshower, to eradicate Decepticons from all over the globe. While packing for college, Sam finds a shard of the [[AllSpark]], which "uploads" its  Cybertronian knowledge into Sam's mind. Sam gives the shard to his girlfriend [[Mikaela Banes ]]for safekeeping, and leaves his guardian [[Bumblebee]] behind.
+Now, two years after the defeat of Megatron, [[Sam Witwicky]] is packing to go to college. The [[Autobots]] have joined the U.S military to create a classified team, NEST. This elite organization (from the United Kingdom and the United States) is led by [[Optimus Prime]], Major [[William Lennox]] and General Morshower. Its purpose is to eradicate Decepticons anywhere on the globe. At home, Sam finds a shard of the [[AllSpark]], which "uploads" its  Cybertronian knowledge into Sam's mind. It also awakens the kitchen appliances. Sam gives the shard to his girlfriend [[Mikaela Banes]] for safekeeping, and leaves his guardian [[Bumblebee]] at home.
-In [[Shanghai]], the NEST Team encounters [[Demolishor ]]and [[Sideways]]. [[Sideswipe ]]and Optimus take down Demolishor and Sideways , but bring damage construction and destruction to the public and republic. Demolishor warns Optimus of The Fallen's return before his execution. Reporting to NEST's base in [[Diego Garcia]], the Autobots are patronized by U.S. National Security Advisor Galloway for their actions in Shanghai. [[Soundwave]], the Decepticon's communications officer, hacks into a U.S military satellite, and overhears both the location of [[Megatron]]'s corpse and the Allspark shard that Optimus removed from Megatron in the first film. After [[Ravage]] retrieves the Allspark's shard, it is used to resurrect Megatron's corpse at the [[Laurentian Abyss]]. Megatron then flies to the Decepticon flagship ''[[The Nemesis|Nemesis]]'', where The Fallen instructs him to kill Optimus and capture Sam, as Sam has knowledge that can lead the Decepticons to the Matrix of Patrix Leadership.
+In [[Shanghai]], the NEST Team encounters [[Demolishor]] and [[Sideways]]. [[Sideswipe]] and Optimus damage Demolishor and Sideways. The fierce battle destroys buildings in the city. Demolishor warns Optimus of The Fallen's return before his execution. Reporting to NEST's base in [[Diego Garcia]], the Autobots are patronized by U.S. National Security Advisor Galloway for the battle damage in Shanghai.
+[[Soundwave]], the Decepticon's communications officer, hacks into a U.S military satellite, and overhears both the location of [[Megatron]]'s corpse and the Allspark shard that Optimus removed from Megatron in the first film. After [[Ravage]] retrieves the Allspark's shard, it is used to resurrect Megatron's corpse at the [[Laurentian Abyss]]. Megatron then flies to the Decepticon flagship ''[[The Nemesis|Nemesis]]'', where The Fallen instructs him to kill Optimus and capture Sam, because Sam has knowledge that can lead the Decepticons to the Matrix of Leadership.
 In college, Sam meets his roommate Leo Spitz, who owns a conspiracy website related to the Transformers' existence. Sam eventually starts seeing and scribbling visions of Cybertronian symbols and having a mental breakdown. At Mikaela's shop, [[Wheelie]] tries to steal the shard, but Mikaela captures him and leaves to see Sam in Princeton. She arrives just as Sam is attacked by the Pretender [[Alice]]. Mikaela, Sam and Leo flee and eventually kill Alice, but are then captured by the Decepticon [[Grindor]], who drops them off in an abandoned warehouse. The Decepticons brutally torture Sam to obtain the whereabouts of the Matrix, but the only way to find it is to cut his head off to get to his brain. Optimus and Bumblebee arrive and battle the Decepticons, with Optimus taking Sam into a forest where the Decepticons battle him. Optimus is badly wounded but manages to kill Grindor and wound [[Starscream]] by ripping his arm off, before Optimus is killed by Megatron. The humans flee with Bumblebee and the [[Autobots|Autobot]] twins, Skids and Mudflap. The NEST team, shocked by their loss, brings Optimus' body to their New Jersey base. Galloway arrives with the news that NEST is being decommissioned after the arrival of the Decepticons.