I am enjoying it so far! MTMTE/LL just wasn’t exciting enough for me, I fear. I like what it brought to the franchise, the humor and the character driven focus, and the sense that giant robots are as screwball as humans. But I like those things in smaller doses in between my intrigue and punching! :-) And it looks like this will be more to my taste in general, so far.
My headcanon is basically
Autobots: the most important thing is a cohesive society where people treat each other fairly. This means that many of us have to sacrifice our own desires for the good of the whole, even if it sometimes means a really crappy life. Maybe everyone individually is a little bored or restless, but everyone collectively is generally content, and that’s what’s most important.
Decepticons (who I gather are called Ascenticons pre war in this verse?): Don’t let anyone limit you. Your proper place in society is what you can win by your ambition, cleverness, and power. People who ask you to accept life with less so everyone can be “happy” are not only stifling you, they’re stifling everyone. Maybe a society like the one we want is ruthless and cruel, but it’s the best one because anyone strong enough can rise.
I might be reading too much in to too little data, but that seemed to be where Megatron was coming from in his rally speech—it’s not just that people aren’t getting enough fuel (though they are), it’s that they’re being told not to strive to be greater than they are. Which is limiting and stunting above and beyond “you’re being oppressed.”
Basically, collectivism vs. individualism, which I find more interesting than just good vs. evil because it actually is something of an open question and the best society is probably a mix of both.
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Date: 2019-03-29 01:03 pm (UTC)My headcanon is basically
Autobots: the most important thing is a cohesive society where people treat each other fairly. This means that many of us have to sacrifice our own desires for the good of the whole, even if it sometimes means a really crappy life. Maybe everyone individually is a little bored or restless, but everyone collectively is generally content, and that’s what’s most important.
Decepticons (who I gather are called Ascenticons pre war in this verse?): Don’t let anyone limit you. Your proper place in society is what you can win by your ambition, cleverness, and power. People who ask you to accept life with less so everyone can be “happy” are not only stifling you, they’re stifling everyone. Maybe a society like the one we want is ruthless and cruel, but it’s the best one because anyone strong enough can rise.
I might be reading too much in to too little data, but that seemed to be where Megatron was coming from in his rally speech—it’s not just that people aren’t getting enough fuel (though they are), it’s that they’re being told not to strive to be greater than they are. Which is limiting and stunting above and beyond “you’re being oppressed.”
Basically, collectivism vs. individualism, which I find more interesting than just good vs. evil because it actually is something of an open question and the best society is probably a mix of both.