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The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part - Review

1/26/2019

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Release Date: February 8, 2019​​​​​​​​
Literally Part 2

The Lego Movie was for adults but was disguised as a kids movie. Fully appreciating it required understanding all of the tricks it was using to abuse tropes in its favor. Not knowing this, going into the movie, was fine because it left clues for the audience to discover if they were paying attention. The Lego Movie 2 tries really hard to recapture the same magic while adding its own glittery flair. A lot about it feels very familiar but makes sure to separate itself.

I usually try and talk about positive things about the movie I just watched, but I am going to first put up a disclaimer. If you do not like musicals, there is a good chance that you will not like The Lego Movie 2. There are multiple instances where characters break out into song. So just a warning to those who stay away from musicals.

The Lego Movie 2 tries to have an emotional center like the first movie did. Relying on a growing moment to tie the story together while telling the audience a little about themselves. It makes liberal use of comedy to get its points across and it truly succeeds in making you laugh. 
The creativity put into bringing the world to life was amazing to see and made the film more enjoyable. Huge shoutout to Batman since he's probably the best character, again, because he is given some of the funniest moments. 

There were a couple of things that did make it hard for me to fully enjoy the movie though. I did not realize I was going to be watching a musical and probably would have liked to know that before I saw it. The Lego Movie 2 also used much more live action footage than I was expecting, which I did not enjoy. It used so much of it in fact, I thought I was watching a live action Toy Story movie at times. I can fully respect how the first movie handled the difference between the Lego world and the real one, but this film has a plot point that defies logic which made it hard for me to accept.

​The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part comes down to how much work you want to put into finding more enjoyable aspects of the movie; it’s here where its true value comes out. There are enough jokes throughout for kids to enjoy it and for a middle-aged lady to laugh louder than everyone else. It’s exactly the same as the first in that respect; if you like the first, you’ll enjoy the second. Do you need to rush out on release day to see it?— not really, but the decision ultimately comes down to you. All I can say is: I laughed and was annoyed— which created a completely balanced experience for me. 
4.5/10
I want to thank the advertising team for not spoiling the movie in the trailers
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