LEGO Movie 2 Is Going Really Obvious With Its Official Title The LEGO Movie 2 has revealed its title, and it’s so delightfully on the nose you’ll instantly fall in love with the franchise all over again. Warner Bros. confirmed that The LEGO Movie 2 will now and forever be known as The LEGO Movie Sequel. You’ll either think that title is a complete stroke of genius or the laziest attempt to devise a moniker in the history of movies. The Hollywood Reporter were the first to unveil the title, and it’s also been revealed that The LEGO Movie Sequel has a new release date too, as it’s been brought forward a week to May 18, 2018. The LEGO Movie Sequel has taken over the spot from Madagascar 4, which was previously in line to hit cinemas on that date, but was pulled because of DreamWorks Animation’s reshuffle. It also comes two weeks after the release of Avengers: Infinity War, which means that viewers should be pining for something else by the time that The LEGO Movie Sequel hits.
If it’s anything like the original, audiences will clamber to reunited with Chris Pratt’s Emmet Brickowski and Elizabeth Banks’ Wyldstyle. Released in February 2014, The Lego Movie was a surprise critical and financial hit for Warner Bros. Not only did its relatively modest $60 million budget return a whopping $468.8 million, but it was also met with a rabid response from critics and audiences alike. The writing and directing team of Phil Lord and Christopher Miller instilled a joyful tone to The Lego Movie that simply permeated the entire movie, while it was also featured luscious animation, stellar vocal talent, genuinely hilarious gags, and a heartfelt story. Plus, it had a rollicking soundtrack that was sensationally catchy. Warner Bros. was quick to take advantage of The Lego Movie’s success, and they instantly sent the follow-up into development. While it’s a shame that Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (who are arguably the hottest property in movie comedy at the moment) are only returning as producers, Rob Schrab, who replaces the duo in this role, has previously worked wonders in television as a writer on the likes of The Sarah Silverman Program, Community, The Mindy Project, and Parks and Recreation
, and is a shrewd choice. The supreme vocal talent from the original, which was led by Chris Pratt, but also included Elizabeth Banks, Will Ferrell, Will Arnett, Nick Offerman, and Charlie Day, should all return to the fold, while it was previously teased that the follow-up will introduce Emmet’s sister. The Lego Movie Sequel will be preceded by The Lego Batman Movie and Ninjango in February 2017 and September 2017, respectively, as Warner Bros. looks to build another cinematic universe for us all to devour. Blended From Around The WebNot unlike this TV that just showed up magically... Wyldstyle: *Beat* "That is literally the dumbest thing I've ever heard." Vitruvius: "We are entering your mind." the mysterious portal to oblivion, he keeps falling, basically to the point of an implied offscreen Overly Long Gag while the rest of the Master Builders are saving the world. While coming up with a plan to infiltrate the Octan headquarters, Emmet asks the team what the last thing Lord Business expects the Master Builders to do.
(transforms into a giant face that sings "How Ya Gonna Keep Them Down On the Farm?")(Note - This article is a part of a collaboration project, so be sure to check out what my collaboration partners Trent and Trevor have cooked up!)The LEGO Movie is one of the greatest movies of all time. The special effects are amazing, the humor is hilarious, and the music is awesome (pun intended)! Then when you think about the casting, the writing, and the overall story concept, you realize that the whole movie is awesome!However, there is an element of the story that is left unclear: how the humans viewed the whole thing! It is true, we saw what the LEGO world really is and what the real conflict was, but we never had the full explanation of what the whole story looked like in the eyes of a human.Well now the big-picture story is here! So sit back, relax, (and maybe grab some popcorn before you sit down and relax) and enjoy the human's view of The LEGO Movie!So here's how the story originally opens: Lord Business storms the room where the Kragle is kept, defeats Vitruvius in an extremely brief struggle (blinding Vitruvius in the process, and gets away with the Kragle.
However, just before he gets away, Vitruvius speaks a prophecy of the Special, who will obtain the Piece of Resistance and use it to stop the Kragle from being used for evil, as well as the Special being "the greatest, most interesting, most important person of all times." Of course, Lord Business ignores Vitruvius' prophecy (kicking him off the edge of a cliff) and moves forward with his evil plan.This scene does have a human perspective: Finn's Father (which we know is Lord Business in the story) is a LEGO fan who likes to keep things in order... a little too much. In fact, he reaches the point where he starts to glue his sets and models together so that order may be kept forever. However, when he has a son (Finn), he thinks to himself (which would be Vitruvius speaking to him) that his son will be creative and want to build things anyway he wants, possibly putting an end to the order he so dearly loves. Of course, he doesn't know that it will happen for sure, so he continues his orderly building like nothing will change.
In the movie, (with the time period being 8 and a half years after Lord Business obtained the Kragle,) Emmet goes about his day in a fixed routine (almost literally, since he follows instructions). His actions do not impact others that much, nor is he that unique in his actions toward others (since he follows the instructions for that too). Even as a construction worker he is still one minifigure in a big city.Here's how this plays out in reality: 8 and a half years after he was born, Finn is an ordinary kid who builds with LEGO bricks like any other kid would. However, he is not allowed to use his Dad's stuff, so he is limited to the normal, boring, small box that he has. So far, his building and actions have not changed his Dad's mind, so it's just the same routine of building small models everyday.Here's what happened in the movie: Emmet comes across the Piece if Resistance, which becomes attached to Emmet's back. Then Emmet is interrogated by Bad Cop, who almost kills him after trying to remove the Piece of Resistance from Emmet's back.
Wyldstyle then rescues Emmet and brings him to The Old West, where Emmet meets Vitruvius and discovers how he can be a Master Builder. Emmet, Wyldstyle, and Vitruvius then escape The Old West in a chase (led by Bad Cop) through Batman, who takes them to Middle-Zealand and brings them to Cloud-Cuckoo Land. There they meet Princess Unikitty and Emmet speaks to the Master Builders about how he'll be lead them. Bad Cop and his robots then storm Cloud-Cuckoo Land and arrest all of the Master Builders, except for Emmet, Wyldstyle, Vitruvius, Batman, Unikitty, and Benny, who escape via submarine. During their escape, Emmet builds what's special about him (a double-decker couch) and presents it to his friends after they have escaped, only to receive negative feedback. However, when the submarine leaks and explodes, everyone hides in the couch and survives, seeing Emmet's building as useful. Once the gang is rescued by Metal Beard, they all devise a plan to stop Lord Business from ending the world with the Kragle.
During the heist, Lord Business captures them (killing Vitruvius in the process) and retrieves the Piece of Resistance from Emmet, and sets out to end the world with the Kragle. Emmet then sends himself into the Infinite Abyss of Nothingness in order to free the Master Builders. While Lord Business begins his work with the Kragle, the Master Builders send a TV broadcast to encourage everyone to build what they can to stop Lord Business. Everyone then begins building unique things to stop Lord Business.This may seem like a lot to sum up, but it is actually quite simple: This is Finn's wishful thinking of ending his Father's controlling attitude with LEGO building. In his wishful thinking, he builds with his Dad's stuff and creates new models of his own. Vitruvius' death is simply his Father choosing to no longer listen to what other thoughts he would have against his actions. As for Emmet falling into the Infinite Abyss of Nothingness, that is Emmet simply falling off of the LEGO display table (by Finn's doing, but then he forgets about him for a minute).
The rest of the movie is this: Falling off of the LEGO display table causes Emmet to see the world as a human does, and in the process, he sees that Finn's Father has more Kragle to end his world. As Finn's Father begins to glue everything back into place (which in the LEGO world is everyone losing the big battle), Emmet struggles to fall off of the worktable that belongs to Finn's Father, who then falls to the ground and gets Finn's attention. Finn begins to play with Emmet again, in which Emmet then sees the world his normal way and becomes a Master Builder. Emmet then storms into Lord Business' ship and tells Lord Business of how the people building what they want is a good thing. During this time, Finn's Father starts to see what Finn had built with his stuff and begins to appreciate it. Also, Finn's Father discovers that Finn had been playing out a story in which he was made the bad guy, which causes him to give Finn a chance to reason with him. Simultaneously, Emmet tells Lord Business the same words that Finn tells his Father: that he doesn't have to be the bad guy, that he can be the Special too, like everyone can.