Or possibly less. People. This is a movie about GIANT ROBOTS some of whom want to DESTROY THE EARTH. It is possible, that in such a context, the deployment of the United States Armed Forces to embed missiles into Decepticons may not, in fact, be a commentary on the righteousness of Operation Iraqi Freedom. We can go back-and-forth doing a sort of tendentious reading of key scenes (The president is a ding-dong eating dunce, the military folk are hair-trigger types who nearly invade the wrong nation, Optimus Prime is colored sort of like an American flag, Megatron is kept frozen and the All-Spark hidden via a giant public works project, etc), but we're missing the point. The point is GIANT GODDAMN ROBOTS. They're REALLY BIG.
For the thoughts of someone who actually helped write the film, go talk to John Rogers. And donate to his charity this month, the Fisher House, as he'll use some of that Michael Bay money to triple your donation.
