Of course he wouldn't. Michael Bay is one of the few directors in Hollywood still focused on entertaining his target audience rather than propagandizing them.
They're at least competent regardless of how anyone feels about them.
Personally I think he's a mix bag with the older stuff being a lot better. Transformers and Turtles sucked, but The Rock and Bad Boys are pretty dang good movies.
And those criticisms are that his films prioritize spectacle over substance, that they're usually thin on plot and character development yet full of hot chicks and explosions. I think the response "I am deliberately targeting an audience that is looking for these things" is less a deflection and more of an acknowledgement.
His movies are generic and filled with explosions so they are popular.
Writing can be poor, characters flat with bad acting, but if you want a "brain off" action movie he's not the worst pick out there.
His previous work includes the Transormers franchise [lots of big robots and explosions], The Purge franchise, The Island, Pearl Harbor, Armageddon, Bad Boys 1 and 2, The Rock, and an absurdly long list of music videos for some reason which includes Meat Loaf's "I'd do anything for love (but I won't do that)" as well as 3 other Meat Loaf vids.
Of course he wouldn't. Michael Bay is one of the few directors in Hollywood still focused on entertaining his target audience rather than propagandizing them.
They're at least competent regardless of how anyone feels about them.
Personally I think he's a mix bag with the older stuff being a lot better. Transformers and Turtles sucked, but The Rock and Bad Boys are pretty dang good movies.
if you like in your face shakey cams and explosions, sure.
-Michael Bay
what a way to deflect genuine criticisms.
And those criticisms are that his films prioritize spectacle over substance, that they're usually thin on plot and character development yet full of hot chicks and explosions. I think the response "I am deliberately targeting an audience that is looking for these things" is less a deflection and more of an acknowledgement.
"Today's movies are made for 13-year-olds and China."
Anthony Mackie
His movies are generic and filled with explosions so they are popular.
Writing can be poor, characters flat with bad acting, but if you want a "brain off" action movie he's not the worst pick out there.
His previous work includes the Transormers franchise [lots of big robots and explosions], The Purge franchise, The Island, Pearl Harbor, Armageddon, Bad Boys 1 and 2, The Rock, and an absurdly long list of music videos for some reason which includes Meat Loaf's "I'd do anything for love (but I won't do that)" as well as 3 other Meat Loaf vids.