VIDEO : Screenwriter Christina Hodson Says ?Bumblebee? Protagonist Was Inspired By Her Niece

The new film ?Bumblebee? has something that surprised viewers by having only one writer. Christina Hodson said the film has a simple plot: it?s a story about a girl and her car. According to UPROXX, Hodson said she based the story on her two nieces. Hodson said she wanted to make a character that represents a multi-dimensional woman. She said it?s less about robots fighting and more about the main character trying to fit in after her father?s death.