Over the course of McSoss, Michael Bay has become Gint's arch nemesis. Theoretically, he's been MY arch nemesis since he butchered Transformers. By taking a staple of my youth, throwing it on the ground and taking a big ol' shit on its chest, he declared himself my enemy. BUT, he's been doing this for so long, that by this point, now I'm just amused.
It was announced earlier this week that William Fichtner (who I think is a pretty great actor) will be playing Shredder in Bay's upcoming, live action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot. This set the nerd world on fire because Fichtner is white and Shredder (whose real name is Oroku Saki) is Japanese. But can we really be surprised? This is Michael Bay we're talking about. Bay doesn't concern himself with history, tradition, or what's come before. Bay does what Bay wants. (See Transformers 1, 2, 3 and I'm sure the upcoming 4.)
Unlike the blinding fury I felt when he made a mockery of the Transformers franchise, this time I think its kind of funny. I'm sure its part not being as attached to the Turtles as I am Transformers, and part just being amused this time at Bay's over-the-top disinterest in holding to the standards of whats come before.
As stated above, he's clearly sending a message. That message? Michael Bay doesn't give a fuck.
-Gint
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