Not 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?")Bad Cop is the secondary antagonist-turned-supporting-protagonist of the 2014 Lego crossover film, The Lego Movie. He is an evil cop that is Lord Business's former henchman. He was voiced by Liam Neeson who also played Ra's al Ghul and himself. Bad Cop dresses in the black Lego police uniform, and also has grey hands. His head is yellow, and has double-sided printing. One side portrays his "bad" personality, and the other side portrays his "good" personality.
His bad side has sunglasses with grey lenses and a determined expression. His good side has an open smile and glasses. Bad Cop also wears a black helmet. His 71004 The LEGO Movie Series, Scribble Face Bad Cop, variant comes with a double-sided head pieces. One side shows his bad side, while the other is a scribbled good side face. He does not have details on the back of the torso, despite having them in the movie. The set 70802 Bad Cop's Pursuit also has his Bad Cop face but with a more angry expression as well as his Good Cop expression. Bad Cop works for Lord Business, and is his strongest and most ruthless henchman. He will do anything he can to help Lord Business accomplish his goal of gluing the world together with the Kragle. Throughout the movie, he is obsessed with capturing Emmet whom holds the Piece of Resistance with him. President Business meets with Bad Cop as his alter-ego, Lord Business, in his skyscraper's relic room, which is full of non-LEGO items from a world beyond theirs- our world.
Business lets it be known that he is angry that Emmet escaped with the Piece, but intends to set everything in place—literally—with the Kragle (which happens to be a tube of Krazy Glue with some letters rubbed off). He seeks his lieutenant's true loyalties by having him fire the weapon-turned relic onto his own parents, Ma Cop and Pa Cop, but his Good Cop side wins over. Business discovers this and rubs off that side of the officer with other powerful items (nail polish remover and a q-tip) before convincing him to demonstrate the Kragle's power.Mr. Nice Guy!" scene was cut from the video game.) Bad Cop tracks down Emmet, Wyldstyle, and Vitruvius in the Old West which leads to him destroying a bridge for the train they are on, but they've been rescued Batman in his Batmobile and he turn Bad Cop's car into baby carriage to losing him. Bad Cop and his "Kragle-ized" forces locate Emmet again via a tracking device shot on to him when previously saving Wyldstyle from the shot and attack and capture all the remaining Master Builders (except for Emmet and a few others who escape in a quickly-built submarine) during the attack on Cloud Cuckoo Land.
Above the ocean waves, Bad Cop reports no other survivors amongst the surfacing wreckage to Lord Business—but fails to notice said survivors hiding in the only part that stayed intact: a double-decker couch that Emmet had built for the first time on his own. Bad Cop later helps Wyldstyle and the Master Builders fight Lord Business' forces after he was abandoned by Lord Business for double-crossing him in the tower, and draws on a new Good Cop side with a marker. After the Kragle was destroyed, Bad Cop reunites with his parents. Bad Cop is an evil cop that is loyal to President Business and does whatever he commands. In the secnd trailer, it is shown that Bad Cop has a second split persona named Good Cop that acts friendly, but Bad Cop likes his evil persona more, and usually has a tendency to fight between the two personas. Lord Business eventually killed his good side by rubbing it with nail polisher, but Bad Cop revived his good persona back by drawing another Good Cop face with permanent marker.
To give someone the “third degree” is to subject a person to an intensive and prolonged police interrogation that could include the use of physical force and/or mental torture for the purpose of obtaining confessions, testimonies, and other information. For example, in the bad old days: “Okay boys, the D.A. wants a confession. Rough him up, give him the “third degree”, and none of that “I know my rights” stuff in this precinct.” Or an impending “third degree” in a light-hearted vein.It’s pretty late, you’re pretty drunk. When you get home, your significant other is bound to give you the third degree.” Emerging from American big city police argot from around the turn of the 20th century, the term “third degree” drew on a familiarity with the rituals of Freemasonry, a semi-secret fraternal order which enjoyed immense popularity at that time and is still pretty popular now. The expression “third degree” referenced a lengthy Freemason ceremony whereby an individual received the high order of Master Mason.
In this ritual, supplicants were required to undergo extensive questioning, handle “sacred” objects, and display knowledge of clandestine handshakes and other activities and artifacts. In other words, initiation into the Masons’ Third Degree was a secretive, time-consuming procedure in the same sense that an elaborate police interrogation would be. Third Degree in Films Perhaps the most recent depiction of the “third degree,” almost by the book, was in the animated feature The Lego Movie (2014). But perhaps the most glamorous interrogation appears in the haunting movie mystery Laura, released in 1944. Laura—now there was a dame! Tags: Freemason, idiom, Laura, Masons’ Third Degree, The Lego Movie, The Third Degree This entry was posted on Monday, May 11th, 2015 at 7:38 pmand is filed under . You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.Following a senior couple into the movie theater was my first inkling that this movie wasn’t only intended for a young audience.
Because of the buzz, my boyfriend and I were glad to go see it. While there were plenty of children, I noticed quite a few adults sitting together awaiting The Lego Movie to begin. The moment the movie opened, we were thrust into Lego-created title cards and production logos. The movie is truly Lego, beginning to end. With an opening reminiscent of stories about faraway lands and battles of good against evil, I was half expecting a Fairy Tale prince to pop out and fight the evil king in a mythical realm. While many of these ideas were sprinkled into the movie trope cauldron that is The Lego Movie, a jump 8 years into the future introduces us to our hero, Emmet Brickowski. Oblivious as the day is long, he is happy as can be to follow the instructions that came with his life. At the end of a normal day, Emmet comes upon a shadowy figure near the construction site and accidentally falls into an underground tunnel where he stumbles upon the “Piece of Resistance” which becomes bonded to him.
According to the prophesy introduced in the beginning of the film, Emmet is the most extraordinary and special person in the world, and now holds the power to stop the ancient “Kragle.” Along with a hodge-podge of vintage and modern-day Lego people, he sets off on an epic adventure to save their Lego world. Right away, I noticed all the adult humor mixed in. One of the first scenes shows an in-movie sitcom with a Lego man wearing only his briefs asking the location of his pants – the typical low-brow entertainment of prime time television. I especially appreciated the coffee shop in Emmet’s hometown where he proclaims, “Overpriced coffee! It’s true that society just accepts it! And the audience roared during Emmet’s interrogation scene. Bad Cop/Good Cop: “You were found at the construction site convulsing with a strange piece.” My favorite character was an elderly hippie prophet/wizard named Vitruvius voiced by Morgan Freeman. Though it was never mentioned for obvious reasons, I would swear he was meant to be high the whole time.
Even though he came off as an all-knowing all-powerful being, he quickly showed signs of immaturity. But who doesn’t love Morgan Freeman’s voice? Along with multiple professions and every-day Lego people, superheroes, movie characters, and other notable pieces showed up. We enjoyed seeing our favorite movies come to life as funny little Lego people; each one adding a bit of comedy relief. And the vintage Legos were a fond memory, especially for my boyfriend who owns many 1980’s spaceman sets. In my opinion, the directors, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, did a great job reminding us not to take ourselves so seriously. The boy who turns out as the puppeteer behind the Lego worlds teaches his father, played by Will Ferrell, to have an imagination again, which also thwarts the protagonist, President/Lord Business. It makes you wonder what your own kids call you behind your back. As we age, we can become detached from our carefree child-like selves and forget how to have fun.
Emmet comes to find that he doesn’t always have to follow the instructions and that sometimes you need to do both – follow the rules and be creative. Creativity and imagination allow us to relax and accomplish goals rather than expecting the unattainable perfection. “Everything Is Awesome,” as the film’s focal song suggests, when we take the time to let our hair down once in a while. And as The Lego Movie ended and we think the real and pretend worlds are at peace, Will Ferrell’s character throws us one last comedic curveball – allowing his son’s little sister to play, too! We left the theater with the Lego Duplo’s sweet, but sinister declaration ringing in our ears, “Hello, we are here to destroy you.” Does The Lego Movie appeal to you as an adult? If you have seen it, do you agree with me that it’s great for adults as well? Let me know in the comments! If you enjoyed this article, I’d appreciate it if you’d share it on your social media networks!