Transformers: Age of Extinction story
A struggling inventor and his 17-year-old daughter find themselves involved in the ongoing conflict between the Autobots and the Decepticons. It is the fourth installment in the live-action Transformers film series.
17 total · 10 major · 7 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| attack from outer space by a genocidal enemy | major | Galvatron and his minions plotted to made humans go the way of the dinosaurs. |
| boyfriend and girlfriend | major | Tessa was secret dating Shane because her father disapproved of her getting involved with boys until after she turned 18. |
| disapproving parent | major | Cade was for a long time dead set against his 17-year-old daughter Tessa dating the aspiring rally car driver Shane, but Cade warmed up to Shane in the end. |
| extraterrestrial being | major | The Transformers were explicitly characterized as alien robots. |
| father and daughter | major | The story followed Cade and his 17-year-old daughter Tessa as they became increasingly involved in the Autobot/Decepticon/Human conflict. |
| government secrecy | major | The CIA operative and government official Harold Attinger created the CIA black-ops unit, Cemetery Wind, to eliminate all Transformers from Earth. |
| humanoid robot | major | The story follows a conflict between two factions (the Autobots and the Decpticons) of extraterrestrial, sentient self-configuring modular robots. |
| romantic love | major | Tessa and Shane were in love. |
| single fatherhood | major | Cade was raising his 17-year-old daughter Tessa as a single father. |
| unethical business practices | major | K.S.I. Industries was deeply involved in a CIA secret operation to eliminate all Transformers for Earth and were doing various shady things related to that. |