#theres beast wars i know i know but bc of the previously established context of tfs only taking mechanical forms | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

bumbleblurr · 2 years

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you ever think abt how Transformers is similar to other alien scifi media such as the thing & body snatchers in a way. They're aliens that take forms to blend in on earth but what's mainly different, and dictates if this action is considered more malicious or not, is that some of them take forms that are living bodies while the others take forms of non living objects

#theres beast wars i know i know but bc of the previously established context of tfs only taking mechanical forms #so we dont think of them the same way as an alien taking the place of a dog #though even then there are times when Even if this context is in place #the idea of tfs adopting organic forms has considered horrific several times #so even this seems to imply that detail of it being a living form theyre mimicking is considered scary #also im aware im omitting smaller details such as how some aliens literally take over bodies or replace them #and tfs just want to mimick forms #but im choosing to consider this unimportant for the train of thought im going on #bc the main point is. this assimilation into the life earth #and how at the core its the same trope but it gets interpretated differently #its probably bc of how lots of american sci fi media is derived from the red scare #so even when tf isnt trying to invoke that parallel it still has those themea bc its inspired by previous media that does #what i rlly want to think abt here is what if tfs had more of a horror element like this. it could be cool #idk thats all i was rlly thinking abt lol not that complex #🐝 could you repeat the last part? 🟦

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