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Dalia Oien
The Turtles see no way to combat the threat from the shadows and must decide whether or not to take the mutagen and become humans in order to fight openly. Leonardo finally agrees to do as his brothers wish, but Raphael shatters the vial, realizing that they must accept who and what they are. Vern recovers security footage that proves Stockman and Shredder's crimes and secures April and Casey's release, allowing them to facilitate a meeting between the Turtles and police chief Rebecca Vincent. With the acceptance and blessing of the police, the Turtles go into action, confronting Krang aboard the still-assembling Technodrome. Meanwhile, Casey keeps Bebop and Rocksteady busy while April and Vern defeat Shredder's lieutenant Karai and take control of the portal device. Once the Turtles locate the beacon around which the Technodrome is assembling, they hurl it back through the portal, taking Krang and the rest of the Technodrome with it, and April, Casey, and Vern shut the portal down, ultimately defeating the alien, but not before Krang swears he will return for revenge.
Out of the Shadows even muddles its big thematic arc. Repeatedly throughout the film, the turtles grapple with the question of how best to engage with the world. The title alludes to the question of whether the turtles can ever integrate with the city they protect. It is not a bad idea, given that the turtles lend themselves to feelings of teenage estrangement and disengagement. However, the film never develops the theme enough, and its attempts to play it out in the final act feel clumsy and ill-judged. (It seems the turtles only come out of some very particular shadows.)
When Mikey takes the chance to come out of the shadows and take part in New York's Halloween parade, it doesn't take long for him to find an admirer - an admirer in costume, that is. The rolling cardboard vehicle soon transformers into Bumblebee, the bright yellow mascot of Michael Bay's Transformers movie series. It's a clear nod to producer Bay's other property (as promised in our interview with producer Brad Fuller), even featuring the 'transformation' sound effect from the original series.
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