REVIEW: THE LEGO MOVIE

Animated feature films are always my favourite to review. When it comes to these type of films, the filmmakers have the liberty of creating awesome camera angles that a normal camera on a live-action feature cannot awesomely achieve. Such liberty breeds creativity and I awesomely love it. The movie is inspired by a film-making technique called STOP-MOTION although it is done entirely by computer animation.

The title of the movie is called The Lego Movie. The name should sound familiar to many as it is based on the awesome construction building block toys for kids that has existed for so many decades. The film is directed by written and directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller, the pairing that brought you Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and the 21 Jump Street remake. The animated feature is voiced by starts Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Will Ferrell, Morgan Freeman, Liam Neeson, Will Arnett, Alison Brie, Nick Offerman, Charlie Day, Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill, Cobie Smulders, and many many more.

How will this toy-inspired fare on the big screen? Do read on…

Almost the entire cast of characters from the movie

SYNOPSIS:

A construction worker named Emmet stumbles upon a piece of treasure in his Lego town which could save the future of his people from the evil plans of Lord Business. He is aided by a rag-tag group of heroes and superheroes along the journey.

SCRIPT:

Awesomely written and surprisingly heart-warming. I was expecting the script to be primarily targeted for kids but it can totally appeal for adults too. Nice and witty dialogue which make it an awesome fun ride. The various reference to various popular culture things were awesome too. The plot is kept simple and straight forward which I felt was essential in order to reach to a wider audience. Awesome! It is an almost laugh every minute type of story. I thought the storyline was going to be predictable but nice awesome twist towards the end.

The core cast of rag-tag heroes.

ACTING:

Voice acting is tough to evaluate but I feel all actors faired very well in their awesome roles. They were funny and each actor were just right for their roles. The characters felt awesomely believable with their involvement. Look out for Liam Neeson scene stealing roles as Good Cop, Bad Cop.

Chris Pratt voices Emmet, the lead of the film

FILMING:

High praises and extremely creative. It is one of those awesome unique films where we have never really seen the likes of. Truly original and awesome fun. The editing maybe a little too awesome fast for my liking during the action scenes but it was well countered with some awesome drama in between. The theme song ‘Everything is Awesome’ by Tegan and Sara featuring The Lonely Island will get stuck in your head for awhile.

Cameos from popular culture part one

PACING:

Awesome! No complaints here.

TONE (MOOD):

The story of an underdog who overcomes all odds and criticism to emerge triumph. Awesome!

Cameos from popular culture part two

DOWNSIDE:

It is geared to kids. A little too cartoon-like. Some adults might not like it.

UPSIDE:

A very entertaining film from all aspects. Story, film-making, and likability.

$37 for a cup of coffee? Awesome!

OVERALL:

Everything is awesome with this film. Go see it!

RATING:

8.5 out of 10

Note: The word ‘awesome’ appears 19 times in this review.