Optimus Prime represents humanity's desire to succeed. His fire-truck form is a metaphor for the everyday heroism of ordinary people doing their jobs.
Megatron represents fear, which holds back humanity. He controls his minions through terror tactics, scare-mongering and the creation of a system which uses buzzwords like "fairness" and "equality" to create false hope.
Starscream represents anarchy and the problem with rebelling against time-tested, organized institutions.
The final battle is a variation of the trolley dilemma, only involving giant robot dinosaurs and magical glowing alien boxes
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