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                                The Lego Movie

I think it's a sad indictment of Hollywood when an obstensibly 1½ hour long
commerical for a toy system [1] is one of this year's (or of the recent few
years) best movies [2].

I'm speaking, of course, of “The Lego Movie [3].

And yes, it's that good. It has great humor [4], there are no annoying
characters (and believe me, there are a few that could have been horrifyingly
annoying, or cute, or both) and the “Lego Universe” is … the Lego Universe,
where characters can create anything from spaceships to double-decker couches
out of existing pieces.

Yes, everything in the Lego Universe is made up of Lego bricks. From vehicles
to smoke, it's a beautifully rendered world of brightly colored bricks [5].
Bunny was constantly amazed with the usage of Lego in the film (even if most
of it was computer generated, everything on the screen could, in theory, be
made with enough Lego bricks).

And the main villian, Lord (later President) Business, has motivations beyond
just taking over the world for its own sake, which really comes into its own
in the “I really didn't expect this to happen” ending.

It's a very imaginative film, and in fact, that's the point of the film—to
impress upon the audience that it's okay to deviate from the instructions and
just have fun with the act of creation, even if it's just sticking two bricks
together.

[1] http://www.lego.com/
[2] http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_lego_movie/
[3] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1490017
[4] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyGnW2smOUg
[5] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65eDsGY5MTE

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