Fun fact: “Freedom is the right of all sentient beings” was actually voted by the community when Bay put out a contest for which classic line Optimus should say during production

For me, this is the heart of Transformers. The sequels needed more scenes of the robots as characters, not reasons for explosions.

The way Peter Cullen delivers “we’re we so different?” will never fail to send chills down my spine

"They are primitive,violent race." "Were we so diffrent?" *sob*

Optimus prime is the greatest leader in movie history.

Unlike most "inspirational" people, Optimus is calm, very open-minded, and always makes his words understanding. That's the best part about him. When a problem is brought up, he makes sure that everything and the solution make sense. I wouldn't be afraid to ask him for advice and wisdom.

This little bit of dialogue sums up Optimus so well. He is brave, loyal, noble and a great leader. We need more people in this world like that. Roll out!

"We cannot let the humans pay for our mistakes" I don't know why, but that line ALWAYS gets to me

Optimus prime "auto bots roll out" Jazz "We rolling"

Damn, I miss ironhide, ratchet, and jazz

"It's been an honor serving with you all." So heroic man.

I wished Jazz never died.

One of many reasons why the first Transformers movie is the best one

When Prime replied "Were we so different?" after Ironhide's comment of us being a "primitive a violent race" got me. We are just that.

This is why the first movie was so good. The movie had heart and focused on the transformers as actual characters, not just robots.

I like how jazz main concern was bumblebee throughout the meetings

I like how these scenes showed that Jazz really cared about his friends and their well-being. That probably explains why Optimus gave him the rank of Lieutenant; Because despite his size, he really thought about his comrades and put them first before the mission. (Which explains why he brought up Bumblebee when they were gonna look for the Allspark) This also explains why he wasn’t afraid to face off Megatron when he arrived at the city, just for the sake of buying time to ensure his comrades and civilians got away safely. *He probably found a cool place to kick it in robot heaven…*

A necessary sacrifice to bring peace to this planet... we cannot let the humans pay for our mistakes.. it's been an honor serving with you all... Autobots... ROLL OUT! WE ROLLIN

I wish there were more people like Optimus.

“Freedom is the right of all sentient beings” -Optimus Prime

I love this combo of scenes. It characterizes Jazz, Ironhide, and Ratchet. Bumblebee's the main focal Autobot of this movie, being alongside the human protagonists most of the time. The absence of both Bee and the humans leaves us time with the Autobots. We got to know Optimus a bit before this, but getting to know him a bit more is still nice. The draw of this scene is the other 3 Autobots: Ratchet, Ironhide, and Jazz. Ratchet comes off as you would expect a doctor or scientist: he does not often express his opinions openly, instead sharing speculation("I sense the Decepticons are beginning to mobilize.") or fact("..the Cube is raw power, it would destroy you both.") that assist in the discussion and his allies' decisions. Speaking of allies, let's move to the 'Bot who chimed in with Ratchet about the 'Cons: Ironhide. He's already displayed a willingness to playfully scare, but also seriously harm, humans, offering to kill them so they don't disturb Sam's search for the glasses. In this scene, we get some of his thoughts on humans, looking down on them as a ."..primitive, and violent race.", though Optimus reminds him that their own species was once the same. He's very much a soldier, a warrior, whose mind is focused more on accomplishing the mission than the morals of the accomplishment. His focus is more on "Defeat the Decepticons" than "protect the humans", though I think his tune changes somewhat in later movies. That just leaves poor Jazz. In the scene between him and Optimus, he orders the other Autobots to hold back while he talks to Optimus. It shows his position as Optimus's lieutenant is recognized, as well as likely respected and earned. And both times he talks in these scenes, he speaks about the same thing: we need to save Bumblebee. This shows a high level of compassion and caring for the group, as he focuses on that despite the concerns of harming humans or defeating the Decepticons, even after Optimus seemingly settled the matter in their first conversation. This behavior paints Jazz as the heart of the team, which may be why Optimus made him his lieutenant: he's a very caring, compassionate individual, almost the "mother" of the team. I suppose it's fitting the heart of the team died in this movie, ripped in half, given people's reaction to the following 4 movies. But my point is, this was a good choice of scene. Maybe if we had this in the other movies more often, Transformers fans might've actually liked them.

Jazz was the only one who wanted to rescue bumblebee

For Michael Bay's many MANY mistakes in his films, at least he gave us a great incarnation of Optimus Prime. Just like his other incarnations He's brave, noble, compassionate, puts the lives of others before his own. Not to mention how badass this Optimus is.

None of the sequels come close to this movie. DOTM came the closest but this movie is still on top. Easily one of my top 5 movies of all time.

Optimus is literally the definition of ‘Leadership’ dude’s speeches, inspiration, wisdom, calm, and collective demeanor just makes me wanna go to battle with him even if hope is bleak.

“Were we so different? They’re a young species. They have much to learn. But I’ve seen goodness in them. Freedom is the right of All Sentient Beings.”

“Were we so different?” 😭

Their voices are more robotic in this scene

Ironhide-Why are fighting to save the humans they are primitive and violent race Optimums prime- where we so different This hit me knowing how so many Cybertroniens died frighting on there planet to damn near extinction it hits harder when u played W.F.C and F.O.C and see exactly how dark it gotten

Optimus Prime is the greatest leader of all time, fiction or not. The virtues he possess and the way he conducts himself and the Autobots is beyond any other leader in history. The GOAT leader.

How do autobots get out of bed in the morning? They roll out.

15 years ago today, the world was blessed with this powerful and emotional moment. This was live-action Transformers in its purest form. Still brings a tear to my eye.

I love this scene in the movie. It tells you why Optimus was made the prime and leader of the autobots. He’s selfless, brave, and willing to sacrifice himself to save others.

This is honestly the best portrayal of Optimus Prime, I don’t think anyone could do it better, than this movie did in just one scene.

" A neccesarry sacrifice to bring peace to this planet "

Some people don't understand how hard it hits when watching nostalgic movies such as these

They're all dead except Optimus...

I like how prime say “We’re we so different?” That sticks with me even as a teenager now as it’s a reminder of how you may look down on some different people but are you yourself and your people so different to them?

I never noticed how absolutely careful Optimus would've needed to be to pick up those glasses without crushing them. The glasses would already be fragile combined with the fact that they are over 100 years old and yet he picks them up with such care and ease. I like that, it's a nice little reflection of how much Optimus cares about humanity and how much he wants to protect it

This movie was a masterpiece Didn't feel rushed and poorly scripted Dialogues actually had meaning

Jazz was so caring towards bumblebee. He didn’t want to leave anyone behind

"Were we so different" hits pretty hard if you know a little bit about Transformers as a franchise. The Cybertronians have waged multiple civil wars, as well as wars of conquest. Literally millions of years of violence. Ironhide really has no room to criticize humans, his own race is just as violent.

Optimus Prime embodies everything a true leader should be.

"Freedom is the right of all sentient beings"

This is why Optimus Prime is the greatest leader of all time. Noble, Brave, Honorable, and Respectable to his comrades

I miss the this Optimus Prime:(

It’s sad to hear it’s been an honor serving with you all, and all of them are gone but Prime

When he says "Were we so different?" you can DEFINITELY hear his Eeyore voice. Man, I wish he was still Eeyore. Maybe I might paint an Optimus Prime figure in Eeyore colors

0:31 is it me or does prime look sad. When I was young I thought prime looked sad and I felt sad too

1:16. You gotta wonder if Optimus ever thought back on Ironhide's words with that in TF4. Especially after what they did to Ratchet.

The portrayal of Optimus in this movie really sums up his character. The line, “We cannot let the humans pay for our mistakes.” really shows how devoted Optimus is for peace and that he believes that with laying down his life there may be one if that is what it takes to take the deceptions down.

2007: "There's no way to free Bumblebee without harming the humans" 2014: "Whenever I find out who did this, he's going to die" I love violent Optimus at times but what an inconsistent change. XD

2:03 prime 2007: we can not let the human pay for our mistakes primal 1994: we can not let the human pay for our mistakes good estereegs

When your WiFi has been out all day & you unplug the router for the hundredth time..... 0:40

8 years later, and im still watching this😂💪

Believe me. You all wanted to be like Optimus Prime whenever you're a chosen as a leader 👌

I love Optimus... he's brave yet selfless..

2:08 Me and the boys when we're close to death outside the circle in Warzone

We never got enough scenes of the Autobots alone in one place talking to each other. And the Decepticons were pretty much faceless Stormtroopers. Still, I loved this movie as a kid, and the sequels had a few cool moments here and there.

"Fire it up Optimus" I love Jazz voice

Jazz: Hang back let me check it out. Optimus... are we just gonna stay here and do nothing. Optimus: There’s no way to free Bumblebee without harming the humans. Jazz: But it’s not right they’re... Optimus: Let them leave.

I love how this and the fourth movie focus on the Autobots as characters

Jazz is loyal to his fellow Autobots and their well-being. He should’ve never been killed off.

"Freedom is the right of every sentient being" - Optimus Prime

I posted this over a year ago to mostly rant, so I'll say my piece now. It is in my opinion, that Spielberg was responsible for this scene, not Bay. Even as short as this scene is there really aren't any other scenes like it in the other movies, and Bay directed solo for those. I forgave this movie for so long because of this one scene. The transformers have unique thoughts, and they're treated like characters. I can't watch any of these movies from beginning to end because of the terrible human scenes, but this one moment will always stick with me as an example of what a great Transformers movie could be.

When I heard Optimus Prime say "Autobots roll out" it made me glad to watch this in the theater.

1:22 This is golden and so true!

Optimus: “So basically, if things go south, I’m committing suicide.” 🤣

It’s been an honor serving with you all 😢 😢

Their voices were so deep in the first movie

Imagine Them Having This Meeting In Cypertronian (their native language) with subtitles It would've been just as deep

Optimus is the single greatest leader in history

im 36 years old, a captain and platoon leader of german army rangers... and everytime i hear optimus prime speaking i get goose bumps even on spots where the sun never hits my skin

1:40 this part makes me sad. It shows that Optimus Prime knows he will never get his world back, because he needs to destroy the allspark to end a war

We needed more scenes like this

Somehow, this optimus had more of the G1 vibe than ROTB prime and he has a G1 design! Ironic.

"were we so different?" damn that had some weight in to it

This scene is so bittersweet to me now. Nostalgic, that sharp 2000s orange brightness. 8 year me discovering Transformers for the first time. And even with the context of the sequels they never truly gave us another scene like this. You want a scene that shows audiences who Optimus Prime is? This is it

Optimus Prime and Ratchet are my absolute favorites. They are the best..

Why did we never get another scene like this with just the autobots discussing, and prime being a level headed, wise, good leader. This series had so much potential that we will never see.

I love how jazz cares about bumblebee

This scene is so nostalgic and powerful

0:53 Optimus has such gentle hands im amazed he didn't crush those glasses holding it like that

It’s interesting how this is the only scene in the movie where it’s just the robots talking to each other, with no humans.

Ohhh jazz.....he really loved bumblebee, the others kept silent since Optimus decided to got get the cube instead but jazz still wanted to save his comrade first

Ironhide: They're a primative and violent race. Optimus: Were we so different? Me: well u know we done some pretty gruesome sh*t over the years.

The short silence before Prime says "it's been an honour serving with you all" is very telling. He knows it will likely end with his sacrifice.

I miss the original team.With Jazz,Ironhide and Ratchet.And the Original decepticon team with Blackout,Bonecrusher and Brawl. I still wanted to see a 1v1 fight with Brawl and Prime

I'm just in love with this movies...

Only loyal fans remember these days of childhood wonder

Such a great scene.

A great leader speaks softly and still makes his voice heard. There's no doubt in my mind that Optimus is very, VERY great.

Y'know, after everything that happened to the Autobots between this film and Age of Extinction; it's completely understandable why Optimus ends up so bloodthirsty and violent towards anyone he meets.

Respect for Optimus Prime!!!

This is my childhood and will forever be..❤️

This movie is actually one of my favorites of all time and it's the best out of all the movies. Also has the best CGI

Love that this scene captures all of the bots character.

This is the only Transformers movie to get Optimus right. So good

I still find it funny how the new movies, the ones fans praise as being the "objectively better films", Optimus hates humans, especially when Mirage brings the main guy to their meet up and Optimus is like "you brought a *human* here!" with such anger and almost disgust. Meanwhile in Bayformers, which everyone loves to hate on, here is Optimus Prime talking about the importance of their mission and of the sacrifices that may be required, including his own sacrifice. He not only speaks from compassion, but also from someone who has seen the worst in [sentient beings] first hand. His world was destroyed and his people, both Autobots and Cybertronians in general, were lost and/or scattered and he doesn't want that to happen to humanity. Especially since they are unwillingly be brought into the middle of a war they have no reason to be a part of. And I just love that line delivery. IRONHIDE: "Why are we fighting to save the humans. They're a primitive, and violent race." OPTIMUS: "Were we so different."

If you wanna be a hero be a real hero... be strong enough to be gentle