Analysis Of The LEGO Ninjago Movie - 880 Words

At one time, Everything (Was) Awesome!!! Remember that? The genius 2-minute earworm of a song that The Lonely Island and Tegan Sara took all the way to the Oscars as an Original Song nominee? The beauty of framing your film around an absurd, empty, but undeniably catchy song is that the movie matched the pace of the song. Hearing it, we laugh, instantly tap our feet, and directors Phil Lord Christopher Miller established a cadence with which their film could bounce to. If The LEGO Movie established rhythm among the hundreds of comedic puns, jokes, and visual sight gags, it also retained a fearlessness about it that was absolutely invigorating. Voiceover cameos and LEGO-inspired creations of dozens of famous people carried the†¦show more content†¦Understandable sure, but Lloyd has five other ninja-skilled friends, which is not really a common trait for kids who are mocked and bullied everyday at school. But I digress. Buoyed by nine different individuals credited on the screenplay (NINE!), the movie stumbles around trying to recreate the magic of the prior movies. The returns are middling at best, though one villain who arrives midway through the film is hilarious, and rather cleverly crashes the real world into the plastic and synthetic world these characters inhabit. Additionally, the movie employs a strong list of talented performers and relegates them to minimal, or nominal, character development and dialogue. Since the movie is primarily tied to the story of Lloyd and his megalomaniac father, and features Jackie Chan as a LEGO sensei who mentors the teenage ninjas, and serves as the wise old man who tells a young child about the story we are preparing to see, there isnt much room left for anyone else. And so Kumail Nanjiani, Michael Pena, Abbi Jacobson, Zach Woods, and Fred Armisen may fill out the card of additional ninja team members, but because the movie has no interest in letting their characters have space to mean anything, The LEGO Ninjago Movie folks seem to have hired them for name-on-poster recognition, as opposed to anything memorable or significant. Though this may all feel like a harsh critique, there areShow MoreRelatedRationale Lego Groups Products After careful review of the LEGO Group website and the merchandise2000 Words   |  8 PagesRationale Lego Groups Products After careful review of the LEGO Group website and the merchandise sold in stores, it is apparent that the LEGO Group offers a plethora of products for children to enjoy. To sum up a few, there are such products as the popular LEGO City which introduces children to their everyday environment from building Airport terminals and Fire Emergency stations. LEGO Creator lets you build three different items such as a cat, rabbit and a puppy, using all the same LEGO’s in