The Lego Movie

What can I say about this film no one has yet said? The Lego Movie is great. It is funny, it has a good message, it has great voice acting, it is very creative, there's great animation, I could go on and on. It is everything that animated films these days are struggling to balance. For a film that people were not expecting much from, this film goes above and beyond.

The Lego Movie almost reminded me of Toy Story in a way that it would remind the audience of their childhood. The only major difference is that this film has no rules. It does whatever and does not care if it makes sense. It is similar to how we play with toys as children. We make up stories that are totally crazy and bring in all these cool characters and go to all these big places in our minds. I liked that this film did whatever it wanted and almost felt like a group of kids wrote it, in the best possible way.

In all seriousness, this is one of the funniest movies I have seen in a long time. Remind you, I am a 20 year old female. I am not the intended audience for this. But I was cracking up with how funny this was. I was mostly laughing for the sake of listening to Morgan Freeman and Liam Neeson saying ridiculous lines. I just imagine these actors in their recording booth thinking "What the hell am I saying? I was in Schindler's List for god's sake."

The only downside to this film is that some scenes did take a bit too long. Some moments you just wanted to say, "Okay we get it, next scene please." Some of the heavy action moments were also a bit jarring to see. As this film tries to emulate stop-motion and skips the frame rate (or whatever), when there is a fast-paced moment it is hard to follow.  No doubt this is a film you would have to see multiple times in order to grasp everything with so much going on in a single shot. That is pretty damn smart.

Even if you're not a fan of Legos or children's films in general, I still recommend this as a comedy. It is very entertaining and I really hope this becomes a classic. There is certainly something for everyone to enjoy.

Grade: A

Also, this is probably the closest to a Justice League movie we're going to get. So see it.