Watching the LEGO Movie with my LEGOmaniacs
The LEGO Movie is in theaters (and drive-ins) now. We went to watch it tonight. To phrase my experience in "Tumblr lingo," 5/5 would recommend.
I won't spoil the movie for you, because that's a loser thing to do. What I will tell you is what I learned, what I enjoyed (in general) and why it was a really... awesome thing to do with my LEGO crazy boys and girl.
My husband has been buying and manipulating LEGO since he was a tiny little thing. He loves them. So, when there was a story on screen with LEGO as the theme, the setting and the storyline, we were all in. There were a few LEGO in our house, but they were combined with Loc-Blocs, and another set we called "Funny Stuff" because it was a flexible building set that sort of worked between the other two. Since I married, though, I've been a LEGO convert.
The movie was very good. The whole setting was set up with LEGO, and all the parts were made of bricks. The fourth wall was there and then it disappeared, and then ... well, you'll see the twist at the end.
I loved the lesson that it takes a clear mind, creativity, focus, and sometimes following the directions to get where you need to go. I loved that teamwork was mentioned, but it's not always the answer. I loved the twist at the end, and the fifty jillion lessons they slammed into that moment. I loved the last few moments, the set up for the next movie and the adorableness that invoked. I loved that Anthony Daniels and Billy Dee did their own voices, and that they got other HUGE names to fill in here and there.
I loved the relics and what they really were. I loved what the magic thing actually was. (Everybody in my family had it figured out before I did. Which is hilarious, but not overly irregular). I loved listening to my husband notice all the old sets he'd played with, or wanted, or seen put together.
My daughter's favorite character was the builder in the sky, and my husband's was the old blue-clad one. Son and I have yet to pick a favorite, but since we'll probably end up buying the DVD and watching it again, I'd say we have time to figure that out.
I won't spoil the movie for you, because that's a loser thing to do. What I will tell you is what I learned, what I enjoyed (in general) and why it was a really... awesome thing to do with my LEGO crazy boys and girl.
My husband has been buying and manipulating LEGO since he was a tiny little thing. He loves them. So, when there was a story on screen with LEGO as the theme, the setting and the storyline, we were all in. There were a few LEGO in our house, but they were combined with Loc-Blocs, and another set we called "Funny Stuff" because it was a flexible building set that sort of worked between the other two. Since I married, though, I've been a LEGO convert.
The movie was very good. The whole setting was set up with LEGO, and all the parts were made of bricks. The fourth wall was there and then it disappeared, and then ... well, you'll see the twist at the end.
I loved the lesson that it takes a clear mind, creativity, focus, and sometimes following the directions to get where you need to go. I loved that teamwork was mentioned, but it's not always the answer. I loved the twist at the end, and the fifty jillion lessons they slammed into that moment. I loved the last few moments, the set up for the next movie and the adorableness that invoked. I loved that Anthony Daniels and Billy Dee did their own voices, and that they got other HUGE names to fill in here and there.
I loved the relics and what they really were. I loved what the magic thing actually was. (Everybody in my family had it figured out before I did. Which is hilarious, but not overly irregular). I loved listening to my husband notice all the old sets he'd played with, or wanted, or seen put together.
My daughter's favorite character was the builder in the sky, and my husband's was the old blue-clad one. Son and I have yet to pick a favorite, but since we'll probably end up buying the DVD and watching it again, I'd say we have time to figure that out.
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