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'Bumblebee': How 'Transformers' finally nailed the strong, female lead with Hailee Steinfeld's Charlie Watson

In the 'Transformers' films, so far the female characters have been as important as the furniture in the background — at most, they've been the object that made the men look good

While we've loved Sam Witwicky running around all over the 'Transformers' films, there's always been one thing missing in the franchise — the presence of a strong female character who fights just as hard. In all of the 'Transformers' films so far the female characters have been as important as the furniture in the background - but not all hope is lost, thanks to 'Bumblebee'. Through Hailee Steinfeld's Charlie Watson the franchise is finally giving us what we've yearned for this whole time — a strong, female lead.