This film is about a legoman (?), Emmett, who is a pretty
average guy with a construction job and a day to day routine. He thinks he has
many friends, but in reality no one really knows who he is. One day, he meets a
girl and she leads him on this journey because he is the “chosen one.”
I can definitely see
how this movie can represent contemporary film mainly because of the technology
that is prevalent throughout this whole movie. The movie looks so “real” and
even though it has been created with a computer. One of the best examples is
any part of the movie that included water. When Emmet (Chris Pratt) is taking a
shower it works in the same manner that real water does. In another scene when
many of the characters are in the ocean, their submarine begins to fill with
water, and again it looks so real. Then as the scene cuts to above the ocean,
the waves are moving as real waves do, yet it was Lego's. Throughout the whole
movie, I was just amazed.
I always talk about the acting in my posts, but it’s a
little different for a movie like this. From early cartoons, the actors had to
really use their voices in order to express the emotions of the characters
because the faces couldn't show much. As time has progressed, along with
technology, the ability to make animated characters show more emotion has
evolved. In this movie, that was definitely the case, however, the actor’s
ability to use their voices too added a lot to the effect. Chris Pratt
character’s humor reminded me of his character in the Office, Especially the part he told Wyldstyle and Vitruvius about
his double decker couch. I was surprised with all the big name actors that
voiced in this movie like Will Arnett, Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill, and
Elizabeth Banks. I thought it was funny the dynamic between Superman (Tatum)
and Green Lantern (Hill) because it had a lot of similarities to their
relationship in both 21 Jumpstreet
and 22 Jumpstreet movies (clip). I like the
nice touch they did by adding Shaq into the mix and him voicing himself.
One big praise I have for this movie is that it’s a good,
genuine kids movie which I feel is missing these days. There will be one here
and there, but collectively there are not very many being released. I feel as
though adult movie/ mature audience movies are dominating the theaters anymore.
I guess it’s good for adults, bad for children. But really, this movie can be
enjoyed by all audiences. It is funny to anyone of any age.
In one of the opening sequences when Emmet is getting ready
for the day, it seemed to me as though that was making fun of society. Here’s
what I mean. He has a set of “rules” he follows, and to me it seemed to be
commenting on society’s way or at least a select group of people who are always
going with what they know and never changing. Once Emmet steps outside to the
bustling city, people and traffic are moving in a much synchronized way, again
just going with their routine.
The rating I give this movie is a 4.5 out of 5 stars. I had
to take it down for that song. Now, excuse me while I try to get that out of my
head.
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