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The film follows Emmett, a normal, everyday guy, who one day comes across the fabled "Piece of resistance" which then attaches itself to Emmett. Then he learns of a prophecy where he learns he is "The Special" and must stop President Buisness.
It's easy to not expect much from this film, actually it took me a few years after it's release to watch it, but when I did, I loved it! And overtime I've been thinking of it, and rewatching it sometimes, and it surprisingly, it commentates on some political, sociological, and economical ideas that reflect today's world.
It's interesting and refreshing to see a film where the hero is an ordinary person. He must try to save the world and tries to do so with "Master Builders." I see Emmett as a stand in for everyday people like you and I. And I see the Master Builders as stand ins for Celebrities, the rich, and/or political figures.
They hear that this guy is the "Prophesied Special" and they expect Emmett to act and think like they do, but he doesn't. A lot of the Master Builders have this arrogance about them, they all think their own ideas are the best and will get the job done, and is best for everyone in general. The preach independence which can be a good thing, but they fail hard to work together. Which how I feel how some celebrities and/or prominent figures in our society act.
Our hero is a great contrast to them, he only knows how to work as a group. And his thoughts and ideas are rather simple. Which is looked down upon by everyone, even in our culture today. But that can be a good thing, a lot of our prominent figures like to complicate some problems we face today, they complicate it so much so that nothing actually gets fixed.Whereas The Lego Movie shows us that sometimes the simplest idea is the best way to solve things and can actually get results, and there is no need to over-think some things.
Ultimately in the end, the Master Builders fail to save the day throughout the film. It's not until they get the help of everyday people to stand up and fight back against the powers that oversee them. And it's the everyday people that help save the day.
This film touches on a few other subjects like Individuality vs Conformity, Copyright, Totalitarianism, the power of Media, Capitalism and consumer culture.
This film is always great to watch with friends and it's always a joy to revisit it!
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