Thursday, 5 September 2019

Don't worry, Lucy. Everything can still be awesome! (Lego Movie 2: The Second Part 2019)

 
 
 
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Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
 
 
 
6.5/10
 
We have recently had some instalments of Lego movies, whether we asked for them or not. Some of them more successful than others but now we are having a sequel to the one that began it all. The first movie ended with the younger sister of Finn being allowed to play with their dads Lego, which didn't exactly go down well, bring characters from out of space, destroying things faster than they could be built. I wasn't really keen on the Ninjago movie so I really hope this one can 'build' my confidence back up.
We are sent back into the world voiced by Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks and Will Ferrell as the animated world is destroyed and we are shot 5 years into the future. There is pretty much aftermath of an Apocalypse and whilst every character is adjusting to their new surroundings by being dark and broody, the Justice League have left to fight the Lego Duplo enemies but never returned. Batman stayed to have his own side mission and now remains in a massive mansion. The only person with a smile on his face is Emmet, of course. He has recently been having dreams about a dolphin clock at the time of 5:15 and I doubt this would be the last time we see this mentioned. He has also had images of a portal opening and swallowing all of his friends. A ship drops down above the city and hires a heart at them and as the invader follows their escape, they are lead to Batman's mansion where she introduces herself as General Mayhem, needing to speak to the leader. Emmet is pointed out as the 'Special' but Mayhew disagrees and instead kidnaps everyone else. No one will help Emmet get them back as he is too immature. Could this be a movie about Emmet growing in stature with his fellow citizens?
 
 

The characters are taken to the Systar System, which isn't really an original name considering it's the sister's toys and the leader is Queen Whatever. She appears to be evil, giving an evil persona but also doing her best to persuade everyone otherwise with her song, which was completely annoying. Voiced by Tiffany Haddish, you can imagine how sassy she is. Everyone is convinced, other than Lucy and then the main plan is to unite both worlds with the marriage of Whateva and Batman. On his way through space, Emmet meets Rex, a character also voiced by Pratt, who is a galaxy defending cowboy and Raptor wrangler. In other words, he's Pratt. He gives his back story of being left under the dryer in Finn's home and managed to save himself. They head off to save the day, as Lucy tries to free herself and do the same. At a dinner, Whateva realises about Batman's insecurities are hidden within his ego, not too unlike her own. The only reason that she wants to be with Batman is to make her crush jealous and at first Batman didn't want the marriage but now knowing he is unwanted, ends up properly proposing.
 
 

Upon everyone getting to the wedding, invited or not, we catch glimpse of a few fights. Firstly we have Emmet and Rex arriving with Rex not liking Lucy, believing she is brainwashed. She has a fight with Mayhem, who reveals herself as a scared girl, not wanting to die and is then saved by Lucy before she falls to her death. She explains that the wedding is only to bring them both together as two groups but it seems a lot worse than it actually is. This leads her to think that Rex is actually the true villain, he is the one trying to keep the friends apart. She watches the wedding from afar and sees Wateva take her true form. She is the heart that Emmet built at the end of the first movie all those years ago. Before Lucy can get to Emmet, he is convinced to use his 'grown-up' power and breaks open the portal he dreamed off.
Back in the real world, all of this is taking place because Finn's sister has taken his Legos into her room to play with her own. This is making sense with the story now as Finn breaks in and smashes her toys. This leads to the mother coming in, shouting at them and in the process, stepping on a Lego with her bare feet. Now we all know how painful that is and you wouldn't blame her for losing her shit. She orders them to put everything into storage which, back in the animated world, is the black portal that swallows everyone. Now Rex is ready to reveal himself. He is Emmet from the future, who was a lost toy and after growing bitter, built a time machine from all famous one, even the hot tub and used it to go back and replace Emmet before he got lost. Rex tosses him under the dryer and leaves him for 'dead'.
 
 

Lucy and the gang start to sing about how everything isn't awesome, whilst in the real world, Finn realises how much of a dick he has been to his sister. They used to enjoy playing together and plans on making amends with her by bringing her the heart. Emmet is trying to move from under the dryer in real life and with limited movement and Rex joining him for a fight, it isn't going to be easy. Now that Finn and his sister Bianca are playing again, this frees up Lucy to help Emmet. They use a heart bomb to defeat Rex and now realising how wrong he was and as he disappears into nonexistence due to Emmet being saved. The movie draws to a close with the brother and sister playing together, joining the two worlds into one. Lucy buys Emmet the original copy of 'Everything is awesome' and on close inspection, Emmet notices Lucy on the cover. She was one of the OG's on the song!
By all means, the Lego Movie was a breath of fresh air and felt really fresh but now we wonder whether we should still ask for more. This movie had an upturn in fortune from the movie that came before it but again, it didn't feel as strong as the first or even the Lego Batman movie. There was a deeper lesson to learn for it's younger viewers with the fact that being nice to your siblings means that everyone can be happy and avoid disappointment, just like the first having a hidden message between father and son. The cast has become known for this movie and with the addition of Tiffany Haddish, it added a much sassier role to the cast, with a new song to get stuck in the head, literally and a twist towards who the villain truly was, the character worked quite well. Switching between animation and real-life again worked well and in the end, emphasised the true story that lay beneath. I felt the movie was alright at best. The novelty is starting to wear off a little now and if this was because of a recent poor instalment, only time can tell if I will really get back on board with the franchise.


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