Your guide to the latest plot twists and surprise endings, now playing at a theater near you. In the original timeline which the movie doesnt show at first, when emmet traveled through the stairgate to save his friends from general mayhem, his ship was. Feb 12, 2019 when the lego movie came out in 2014, i didnt have high expectations going into it but ended up loving it. Will forte as abraham lincoln, the 16th president of the united states and a master builder. Ultimately, whether the lego movie 2s twist works depends entirely on your reading of the movie. They dont all snap together securely, but thats in keeping with the rest of. Its been five years since everything was awesome and the citizens are facing a huge new threat. Aside from the huge plot twist that didnt 100% work change it a bit and it would have, it was as fantastic as the first one, and it joins the first lego movie as one of my all time favorites. Today, we talked to phil lord, who wrote and directed the animated hit the lego movie with his creative partner christopher miller. Feb 12, 2019 the lego movie series uses a lot of pop culture references. Intertextuality aside from the links to the matrix the characters link to existing media texts 4.
Why lego didnt really want those cameos in the lego movie 2. May 26, 2014 a great plot twist guarantees your story will never really leave its readers. We storyboarded that sequence for a year and a half before we got to it, and tried it a million different ways. It also takes what seemed like a tale about imaginary beings and turns it into a story with a message that is both more specific and more universal. The 20 best plot twists of the 21st century, ranked indiewire. How the lego movies startling surprise twist worked vulture. In the lego world, emmet learns that rex is infact a twisted version of. Bricolage the lego movie collages different film genres of action, liveaction, adventure, comedy and fantasy into one. In a season in which the typically tricky art of the movie ending has largely satisfied witness the wellregarded twist in american hustle. The lego movie 2 is a sequel to the 2014 hit movie about emmet who has to rescue his friends from the systar system.
The second part is filled to the brim with a variety of celebrity cameos. Back from reality plot twist walkthrough wii u fgteev. To a lesser extent, there was disappointment when it lost the golden globe to how to train your dragon 2, though it was at least nominated in that scenario likewise for the book of life. The lego movie 2 is the latest comedy scripted by phil lord and christopher miller the lego movie, 21 jump street. Theres a late plot twist, however, that affects everything we thought we understood about the story. He brings together all the master builders for a meeting in cloud cuckoo land, in which he tells them that an unstoppable force is coming that could end the world as we know it.
The plot sticks close to the acclaimed movie, which is good news for xbox one, ps4, xbox. They dont all snap together securely, but thats in keeping with the. The lego movie is a 2014 computeranimated comedy film written and directed by phil lord and christopher miller from a story by lord, miller. The best scene in the movie was one they thought about cutting.
This is where emmet literally leaves behind his old normal world and enters. If you want the world to be entirely logical to reality, its going to be nonsense, but if you accept what the film is really trying to do use one of the most on the surface cynical ideas in hollywood and use it to promote creativity. Many plot twists are very good, which is why i dont want to spoil them for you. Emmet and his friends go on an epic journey to stop the evil tyrant, lord business. Like the lego movie before it, the lego movie 2 features a lot of pop culture. The lego movie 2 is the latest kids movie to make a villain of toxic masculinity the sequel aims to dismantle gender roles piece by piece. The first third had fast cuts with kind of a slow moving plot pace. Have the hollywood reporter just spoiled a key twist from. Underlying religious themes in the lego movie take. Sep 21, 2019 now, dont forget thatas we learned via the plot twist of the first filmthis whole lego story all comes from the head of the human child, now a preteen played by jadon sand, finn.
He was a galaxydefender, archaeologist, cowboy and raptor trainer, who appeared to be a benevolent ally, but was later revealed to be an antagonistic counterpart of emmet brickowski from the future. Normally, a lego themed movie or tv show would have the medium be entirely a lego world. Why lego didnt really want those cameos in the lego movie. The story and script in this movie didnt seem to be as tight as the first film. In the original timeline which the movie doesnt show at first, when emmet traveled through the stairgate to save his friends from general mayhem, his ship was destroyed and he was trapped underneath the dryer and forgotten about. The first movies twist at the end was the revelation that a human father and his son were controlling the lego characters and story. Please, if you care about hollywood making quality films, go see the lego movie 2.
Chris pratt and elizabeth banks are also great as emmet and lucy. Of course when they go wrong, twists can do exactly the opposite, leaving your reader feeling disappointed and betrayed. Have the hollywood reporter just spoiled a key twist from the. The lego movies twist ending made the lego movie 2 a. Meta self referential it contains a text within a text.
Why the lego movie is an underrated masterpiece the whisp. Mar 19, 2020 pretty much everyone assumed that rey had some kind of famous or infamous parentage way back in late 2015, because, for better or worse, the most famous plot twist in the star wars saga involved. Violence is mild and includes scenes of baby heart and star bombs explosions, fight scenes, but without injury, and slapstick, such as characters getting stickers on themselves. How the lego movies startling surprise twist worked. In the movie, he is voiced by morgan freeman while josh robert thompson. Quotes and leadership lessons from the lego movie 2. Theres a lot of laughs in this movie, and visuals as good as anything the franchise has done. So what separates an amazing plot twist from a terrible one. On the surface this movie is just a means to promote the creative power of legos.
This may be for a relationship, a business, or a career. Fiennes reprises his role from the lego batman movie. The lego movie series uses a lot of pop culture references. Granted, i did not anticipate the twist about chris pratt voiced by pratt. Feb 19, 2014 the lego movie is built to end in a surprise. Theres a late plot twist, however, that affects everything we thought we.
Directed by mike mitchell, it is a sequel to the lego movie 2014, the fourth film in the franchise following the releases of 2017s the lego batman movie and the lego ninjago movie. The lego movie videogame cloud cuckoo land 100% guide. There is a point at which the lego movie will make you at least get misty. One plot twist has a lot of clues set before it actually happens, and therefore you might guess kind of quickly what the major plot twist will be. Pretty much everyone assumed that rey had some kind of famous or infamous parentage way back in late 2015, because, for better or worse, the most famous plot twist in. While the lego batman movie ended up being a very hilarious and fun comedy, the lego ninjago movie ended up being a massive disappointment due to how cliched it was and boring it was. Similar to the first film there is a lot of depth to the work and hopefully.
A great plot twist guarantees your story will never really leave its readers. Radical emmet xtreme rex dangervest is the main antagonist of the 2019 animated film, the lego movie 2. But this story calls for a different setting with a very special plot twist. With chris pratt, elizabeth banks, will arnett, tiffany haddish. The lego movie is a 3d animated film which follows lead character, emmet a completely ordinary lego minifigure who is identified as the most extraordinary person and the key to saving the lego universe. As for the jokes and gags i found they got better as the movie progressed. In a season in which the typically tricky art of the movie ending has largely satisfied witness the wellregarded twist in american hustle, the. But i dont think the story is as strong as the lego movie or the lego batman movie, and thats because it wears its plot twists on its sleeve. The lego movie is a 2014 computeranimated comedy film written and directed by phil lord and christopher miller from a story by lord. The art of writing a powerful plot twist standout books. A more clearly allegorical twist on the toy story premise, what was so impressive about. Feb, 2014 but then theres that plot twist at the end that i dare not reveal. Following suit with the lego movie and the lego batman movie, the lego movie 2.
Underlying religious themes in the lego movie take viewers. Emmet finds everybody to be overly happy and friendly. The lego movies twist ending made the lego movie 2 a challenge. The most problematic rise of skywalker plot twist ruined.
Character from other franchises, like dcs batman, actually play a major role in the lego films. Five worst things about the lego movie the mary sue. The lego movies twist ending made the lego movie 2 a challenge writers phil lord and chris miller admit, we certainly painted ourselves into a corner by gregory wakeman. Serenity ending has the wackiest twist of 2019 film.
Last time i had a really unanticipated twist was lucky number slevin. Writers phil lord and chris miller admit, we certainly painted ourselves into a corner. Lego duplo invaders from outer space, wrecking everything faster than they can rebuild. Like the first film, the lego movie 2 has a big twist. The second part is a 2019 computeranimated adventure comedy film produced by the warner animation group and distributed by warner bros. The twist in the first lego film was unexpectedly brilliant. Suddenly, emmets quest to keep his town from being permanently glued is one about. Some of what had been annoying randomness suddenly makes total sense. Talking about plot specifics, including a third act twist that takes things into decidedly. His true intention was to bring the armamageddon upon all of his kind. Tiffany haddish and will arnett are very funny as the crazy queen and batman. The film follows kevin spaceys keyser soze as he regales an fbi agent with a fake story giving by a character soze puts on that he calls kint. Im still trying to pinpoint why its pacing felt so strange but all i can say is it has room for improvement.
The backlash was so enormous only selmas was bigger that the lego movie actually trended on twitter because of it. In the sequel, its no longer a twist, and viewers are given even more insight into who the human characters are. The lego movie 2 makes a villain of toxic masculinity and. The core twist of the lego movie 2 is that rex dangervest, the raptortraining archeologist, is actually a twisted version of emmet from the future hence why hes also voiced by chris pratt who wants to corrupt the happy builder. The twist works because it enriches the story its telling. After meeting master builder wyldstyle and falling into a hole beneath a construction site, emmet finds the prophesied relic the piece of resistancewhich makes him the chosen one called the special. Nov 01, 20 in any case, all the plot point reveals in the world wont take the steam out of the films jokes, charming fauxstop motion animation and high energy. The usual suspects is another classic on any list of the biggest plot twist in film history. In any case, all the plot point reveals in the world wont take the steam out of the films jokes, charming fauxstop motion animation and high energy. At the same time, emmet and rex appear on the same planet with other lego minifigures people. I dont want to spoil it for you, but theres a plot twist that you were not expecting. I really like movies with massive plot twist but when i know there is one i just cant stop trying to figure out what could happen and it kills the effect a little.
The twist reveals that these werent flashbacks to different moments when patrick fled to his game to escape his stepfathers violence, but one long scene that bookends the movie. Lego movie 2 has a confusing message for kids hollywood. The writing is quippy, with many fun jokes, and hilarious pop culture references. Decades after they finish your book theyll still look back on that moment the truth was revealed and feel a shiver of satisfaction. When the lego movie came out in 2014, i didnt have high expectations going into it but ended up loving it. Now, dont forget thatas we learned via the plot twist of the first filmthis whole lego story all comes from the head of the human child, now a preteen played by jadon sand, finn. Wyldstyle rescues emmet from bad cop who, at the command of lord business, is going to melt emmet in order to destroy the piece of resistance and takes him through the secret tunnel into the realm of the old west. The second part has plenty of laughs, action and plot twists that keep everything fresh and engaging. In this ending explained video i will be discussing the true hidden meaning behind the lego movie 2.
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