Michael Bay -- Good Genes or Good Docs?!

Michael Bay's good looks deserve to be on the big screen!

Here's a 33-year-old version of the "Pearl Harbor" director at a movie screening in Los Angeles, California back in 1998 (left) and 21 years later ... The multitalented 'Transformers' star -- who is celebrating his 54th birthday today -- looking better than ever with his blonde hair just last month (right).

These looks rock.

The question is ...