Michael Baywatch

Kicking off my art film marathon with Michael Bay's Transformers.
Bay tests the audience by giving us xenophobic protagonists that are sworn to protect a cube. The cube is a symbol for freedom ... or christianity ... or oil ... or whatever makes us better than everyone else and the aliens want it.
Bay puts so much substance into his films. The Transformers trilogy is an example of not being able to squeeze it all into one movie.
His lets-just-go-with-it cinematography speaks for itself. For example, the way he attacks materialism with his ingenious framing of various company logos throughout the film puts the Pillsbury icing on the Sara Lee cake.
The toys are just souvenirs to remind the youth of one of the greatest truly American movies of the early 2000's.
Bay's entire career has definitely left a mark on American cinema. His legacy will echo like dubstep robot explosions in a mine shaft elevator.