Your childhood has finally come to life. The popular toy building blocks, Legos, have been around since the ‘50s, and for those of us who grew up playing with them, it’s almost nostalgic to see the mini figures in theaters.
With a mix of CGI and stop-motion, it’s no wonder the movie has raked in more than $48 million so far at the box office. It took five years and 3,863,484 Lego blocks for the movie to be pieced together.
Drinking over-priced coffee, following the rules and working at a construction site is our hero, Emmet Brickowski (Chris Pratt). Emmet lives in a world controlled by President Business (Will Ferrell), who is trying to end the world with his weapon of mass destruction, the “Kragle.”
During one normal day at work, Emmet crosses paths with a mysterious woman and in trying to follow her, finds the “Piece of Resistance,” the only thing capable of stopping the tyrant. The “Piece of Resistance” attaches to Emmet and he becomes known as “The Special,” a master builder who is going to save the Lego universe.
However, the woman, Wyldstyle (Elizabeth Banks), quickly discovers that Emmet has no creativity of his own, and an unexpected journey begins to try to stop President Business and attempt to unlock the special powers within our hero.
Featuring the voices of Will Ferrell and Morgan Freeman, “The Lego Movie” will leave you laughing and wanting more. While the first half of the movie is partly stop-motion and computer animated, the second half was surprising. As Emmet falls down a dark abyss, the movie switches to a live-action point of view, where a son is playing with the Legos and his father is the one trying to keep him from touching them.
While the movie is mostly directed toward kids, with its slapstick humor and amusing antics, it is still a great movie for adults as well. Abraham Lincoln, Superman and even Han Solo have cameos in the movie. You will begin to reminisce about when you were a child, building and accidently stepping on the hundreds of blocks you once had laying around the house.
Your inner child will relate to the little boy in the movie as his imagination brings the Lego world to life.
Overall, “The Lego Movie” is fun for the whole family as you follow the adventures of the very ordinary Emmet.
