A well executed and "different" approach for an animated film about "Lego"

Rating: 8/10 (21 February 2014)

I can understand why some people may not view this as a great animated movie, because it definitely isn't something you see every day. But "The Lego Movie" is a good kind of different in my book, which deserves recognition and applause on many levels.
The first trailers did fool me into thinking it was all in stop motion, but it's actually a very decent blend of CGI meant to look like a stop motion animated film, that alone deserves a thumbs up. The animation in this film is absolutely phenomenal, and several moments I just pointed to the screen and thought "That's just awesome." (especially the explosions and the ocean). It's just a wonder to look at, and the main theme "Everything is Awesome" just sums up my thoughts towards this film. (and it's stuck in my head, pretty catchy) As for story, well, people say it's cliché, but I say it was definitely intended to have that feel. The film purposely parodies the unoriginality of todays modern society in film. "The Special will arise, save us all, yadayada", but then again, the whole entire world is coming from the mind of a young boy playing with his dad's (Will Ferrel) giant professionally built Lego sets. Thus, showing the films moral: let your mind take flight, and you can create anything... especially with Legos. And that definitely leaves you with a nostalgic feeling back in the day when you built whatever you wanted out of your giant pile of Legos at home in your room, leaving you with an accomplished feeling. Yes, it's technically a "complex interlocking brick system", but that doesn't mean you have to follow the instructions all the time.
And the characters really do carry the story along with their absolute Lego charm and likability. Emit (Chris Pratt)is just an everyday construction worker who is thrown into a crazy new world of the "Master-builders, chosen to be the "Special", and while he may not know it yet, he has what it takes to save the world. Along side Wyldestyle (Elizabeth Banks(, who is a bad a$$ new kind of female main character who isn't in the damsel in distress roll, and even has Batman (Will Arnet) as her boyfriend! (btw, Batman is by far the funniest in the film, along with 1980's space man). All the characters are enjoyably unique, and have great comedic moments each, and all the cameos are very cool to see and have you rolling at times. (especially Superman (Channing Tatum) avoiding Green Lantern (Jonah Hill) All in all, I think everyone needs to take a look at this film, I don't want to spoil much more about it because it really needs to be seen to understand why it's a really "awesome" movie.
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