Everything is Awesome!

Rating: Null/10 (24 February 2014)

How far would you take your wildest imagination and breathe some life into it? I think someone asked this similar question to the creators of Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs, Phil Lord and Chris Miller. And The Lego Movie was their answer.
I had humongous doubts when I came to know a film as such was being made. First of all, I had no idea or experiences with Lego construction toys. To me, it appeared to be boring and the hype that has always surrounded it was very overrated. When it was hard to even consider it as a toy, I was very sure the directors have lost their minds upon the decision to generate a full fledged movie featuring a world made out of Lego.
First few seconds of the film was a bit hard to digest as the animation was new and there weren't many scopes for free movements as we are looking at toy bricks. What began this way unfolded into a terrific comedy action entertainer that I honestly didn't anticipate at all.
Emmet, an underdog who is a construction worker, leads a normal life. He is destined to save the world from evil President Business who plans to destroy it. His travel, the people he meets and the way he saves the world forms the movie's crux. I have just narrated a story line which has been told in over thousands of movies. But all the differences were made by the Lego and admirable screen writing. Based on the real life construction toys solely, Phil and Chris has meticulously formed a world that resembled ours. It looked easy to create man-like toys as the film's characters. But I bet building clouds, fire, smoke and sea using Lego sets weren't a painless execution. To build it is one thing, to perfect it is another thing. And to make it work and tell us a story speaks of a rare success.
One thing is for sure. The Lego Movie will never allow you to yawn, thanks to the tight and gripping screenplay by the directors. Once you enter the film, you will be out of it before you know it. Even if you were keen to detect mistakes, the screenplay doesn't give you time. Characters such as Vitruvius (voiced by Morgan Freeman), Batman (voiced by Will Arnett) and Uni-Kitty (voiced by Alison Brie) were amazing additions which without the film wouldn't have been as appealing as it was. Cameos by Superman, Green Lantern, Gandalf The Grey, Kung Fu Panda, Shakespeare, Wonder Woman and so on are surely creative and leaves you wanting more for their screen space.
Similar to many Disney animation films, there are several motivational dialogues that pops up to encourage everyday people. With random characters thrown in the film, backed up by a different story-telling, towards the end, you would think that you already know The Lego Movie is just another Disney-inspired film. Prepare to be proved wrong.
From the outside, The Lego Movie might appear as an animation feature. But one has to look from the inside to realize that the animation was just a part of the true story - a kid's imagination in the real world. When a kid has things to say and wasn't given a chance to do so, he or she uses a different platform to express it out. In this case, it was Lego. We all had toys once in our life and this is totally relatable. When the real world was shown with Will Ferrell as a strict dad who prohibits his son from messing up the set of Lego toys, that is when the entire movie made sense. Emmet is a representation of the kid and the villain represented the father. Emmet has always required instructions to do (build) things in his life, like everyone else. And the entire movie was about the protagonist learning to be different from the rest of the world and comprehending that success would come to him if he never stops believing. The analogical simultaneous ending is something to watch out for.
Today, animation genre has been brought to another topnotch stage. There is always great support and feedback for healthy cinema, and as for The Lego Movie, it is currently tasting a remarkable success. What can I say? Keep it coming as everything is awesome!