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89-539: The Lego Movie is a 2014 animated adventure comedy film co-produced by Warner Animation Group , Village Roadshow Pictures , Lego System A/S , Vertigo Entertainment , Lin Pictures , and Animal Logic , and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures . A collaboration between production houses from the United States, Australia, and Denmark. It was written and directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller from

178-478: A "landmark of effects-led adventure cinema." Outside technical effects, adventure films of Douglas Fairbanks such as Robin Hood (1922) with its scenes of battles and recreations of castles cost a record-setting $ 1.5 million to produce also provided a variant of adventure spectacle to audiences. Tasker stated that The Lost World (1925) arguably initiated a jungle adventure film cycle that would be expanded on in

267-616: A TV announcer for the Octan comedy show Where Are My Pants? ; his son Graham Miller voices the Duplo alien. The development of The Lego Movie began in 2008, when Dan Lin and Roy Lee discussed it before Lin left Warner Bros. Pictures to form his own production company, Lin Pictures. Warner Bros executive Kevin Tsujihara , who had recognized the value of the Lego franchise by engineering

356-459: A celebration of creativity, fun and invention, in the spirit of just having a good time and how ridiculous it can look when you make things up. And we had fun doing it.'"  —Animation supervisor Chris McKay By June 2012, Chris Pratt had been cast as the voice of Emmet, the lead Lego character, and Will Arnett voicing a Lego version of Batman ; the role of Lego Superman was offered to Channing Tatum . By August 2012, Elizabeth Banks

445-444: A choice because of destiny. Chosen One narratives often incorporate Bildungsroman , following the growth of a character from childhood to adulthood. The character's gifts, lineage or destiny are often unknown at the start of the plot or presented to the audience as dramatic irony . The Chosen One trope is rooted in religion and mythology, and often appears in speculative fiction that uses elements of mythology. The Chosen One trope

534-468: A continuing trend for Hollywood adventure films. The other major Hollywood style was the historical adventure typified by early films in the style of The Black Pirate (1926) and The Mark of Zorro (1920) which feature less intense violence. Historical adventure was a popular Hollywood staple until the mid-1950s. While the historical adventure film would be parodied or presented as highly camp , special effects -driven adventure films began to dominate

623-1036: A heart of gold Ingénue Loosu ponnu Magical girlfriend Catgirl Monster girl Manic Pixie Dream Girl Vixen Hag Cat lady Crone Fairy godmother La Ruffiana Loathly lady Hawksian woman Dragon Lady Femme fatale Tsundere Woman warrior Jungle girl Magical girl Virago Queen bee Princesse lointaine Southern belle Valley girl Yamato nadeshiko LGBT Class S Laotong Lady-in-waiting Columbina Mammy stereotype Geek girl Gamer girl Damsel in distress Final girl Princess and dragon Masculine Harlequin Pierrot Scaramouche Father figure Wise old man Elderly martial arts master Young American mappillai Himbo Ivan

712-587: A low critical status, with a few exceptions. Historically, the genre has not been seen as authored cinema. The genre's cinematic traditions were effectively absent from debates on genre cinema since the 1960s. Chapman echoed this statement. He argued that with only a handful of exceptions, adventure films have not won much favour with film critics: "In traditional film criticism there are few 'good' adventure films; those that have won critical acclaim have usually done so on grounds other than their status as genre films." When action and adventure cinema secure awards, it

801-444: A pirate and another member of Emmet's team who seeks revenge on Business. Warner Bros. already owns the film rights to intellectual properties from which key characters appear in the film (i.e. DC Comics ; Wizarding World ), but the filmmakers still ran their depictions by other creatives; this included Christopher Nolan and Zack Snyder , who were respectively directing The Dark Knight Rises (2012) and Man of Steel (2013) at

890-548: A plan to infiltrate Business's headquarters and disarm the Kragle. The heist almost succeeds until Emmet and his friends are captured and imprisoned. Business decapitates Vitruvius and throws the Piece of Resistance into an abyss before arming a self-destruct device to execute all the captured Master Builders. Before he dies, Vitruvius reveals he made up the prophecy, but his spirit returns to tell Emmet that Emmet’s self-belief makes him

979-512: A quest narrative, where characters seek mythical objects or fabulous treasure as seen in films like King Solomon's Mines (1950) or Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981). Tasker opted for a broader sense of genre, and commented on Taves limits, stating it was an understandable impulse to place generic limits on potentially diverse bodies of texts, while included films like Raiders of the Lost Ark which she described as feeling "like an adventure in

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1068-449: A rate four stars out of five, saying that "hilarious toy tale plugs product but is non-stop fun." The Lego Movie was included on a number of best-of lists. It was listed on many critics' top ten lists in 2014, ranking fifteenth. Several publications have listed the film as one of the best animated films, including: Insider , USA Today (2018), Rolling Stone (2019), Parade , Time Out New York , and Empire (all 2021). The film

1157-590: A setting that was both remote in time and space to its audience. While Cameron refuted the idea of a clearly defined adventure genre, he said films described the "positive feeling for adventure" evoked from the scenes of action in the film and the identification with the main character. Taves echoed this, exemplifying the character of Robin Hood who deals with a valiant fight for just government in an exotic past. Taves wrote in The Romance of Adventure: The Genre of Historical Adventure Movies (1993) that defining

1246-423: A sharp plastic brick flung in the eye of its corporate sponsor." Moira MacDonald of The Seattle Times , while generally positive, found "it falls apart a bit near the end". Alonso Duralde of The Wrap said the film "will doubtless tickle young fans of the toys. It's just too bad that a movie that encourages you to think for yourself doesn't follow its own advice." Sandie Angulo Chen of Common Sense Media give

1335-420: A smaller share as part of its multi-year financing agreement with Warner Bros. Initially Warner Bros. turned down Village Roadshow Pictures when it asked to invest in the film. However, Warner Bros. later changed its mind, reportedly due to lack of confidence in the film, initially offering Village Roadshow Pictures the opportunity to finance 25% of the film, and later, an additional 25%. The film's original score

1424-605: A snub, saying prior to the award's presentation, "If you're at the Oscar party with the guys who directed The Lego Movie , now would be a great time to distract them." U.S. Senator Ron Johnson criticized the film's anti-corporate message, saying that it taught children that "government is good and business is bad", citing the villain's name of Lord Business. "That's done for a reason", Johnson told WisPolitics.com , "They're starting that propaganda, and it's insidious". The comments were criticized by many, and Russ Feingold brought up

1513-558: A story they co-wrote with Dan and Kevin Hageman , based on the Lego line of construction toys. The film stars the voices of Chris Pratt , Will Ferrell , Elizabeth Banks , Will Arnett , Nick Offerman , Alison Brie , Charlie Day , Liam Neeson , and Morgan Freeman . Its story focuses on Emmet Brickowski (Pratt), an ordinary Lego minifigure who helps a resistance movement stop a tyrannical businessman (Ferrell) from gluing everything in

1602-470: A woman searching for something at his construction site. Emmet falls into a pit and finds the Piece of Resistance. Compelled to touch it, he experiences visions, including one of a giant called " the Man Upstairs " and passes out. He awakens in the custody of Bad Cop , Business's lieutenant, and discovers that the Piece of Resistance is attached to his own back. Emmet learns of Business's plans to freeze

1691-531: Is a 3-D animated film that connects." Joel Arnold of NPR acknowledged that the film "may be one giant advertisement, but all the way to its plastic-mat foundation, it's an earnest piece of work—a cash grab with a heart". Peter Travers of Rolling Stone called the film "sassy enough to shoot well-aimed darts at corporate branding". Michael O'Sullivan of The Washington Post said that, "While clearly filled with affection for—and marketing tie-ins to—the titular product that's front and center, it's also something of

1780-2338: Is a page-turner" . The Columbus Dispatch . Retrieved 2022-08-29 . ^ Forhan, Connor (2022-04-01). "The One: "Dune's" Paul Atreides as the Quintessential Messiah" . POVwinona . Retrieved 2023-08-07 . v t e Stock characters List Archetype By ethics and morality Heroes Classic hero Action hero Christ figure Chosen One Everyman Folk hero Knight-errant Legacy hero Mythological king Paladin Superhero Youngest son Antihero Byronic hero Man alone Tragic hero Other Cyberhero Super soldier Space marine Rogues Lovable rogue Gentleman detective Jack Trickster Tricky slave Zanni (servants, clowns: Harlequin ,  Brighella ,  Scapino ,  Pulcinella  and  Pierrot ) Outlaw Bad boy Gentleman thief Pirate Air pirate Space pirate Other Good cop/bad cop Rake Villains Antivillains False hero The mole Double agent Evil twin Terrorist Social Darwinist Dark lord Mad scientist Supervillain Monsters Bug-eyed monster Evil clown Killer toy Monster girl Skeleton Slime Swamp monster Vampires Zombie Nazi zombies Other Alazon Archenemy Folk devil Igor Masked villain Miser Vecchio (wealthy old men, Pantalone and Il Dottore ) Il Capitano (self styled captain, braggart) By sex and gender Feminine Love interest Bishōjo Blonde stereotype Farmer's daughter Girl next door Hooker with

1869-420: Is an example of an archetypal Chosen One The Chosen One , also known as The One or The Chosen , is a narrative trope where one character, usually the protagonist , is framed as the inevitable hero of the story as a result of destiny, unique gifts, and/or special lineage. The trope is similar to the hero's journey template, where the main difference is that The Chosen One usually does not have

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1958-851: Is comparable to the religious concept of messiah . See also [ edit ] The Hero with a Thousand Faces King asleep in mountain Christ figure References [ edit ] ^ Gawaran, Alyssa (2022-11-05). "Top 7 Chosen One Characters in Movie History" . MovieWeb . Retrieved 2023-09-30 . ^ Ma, Dafni (2023-01-26). "7 Great Movies That Feature The Chosen One" . Game Rant . Retrieved 2023-09-30 . ^ Stoebakk, Anita Olsen (2017-11-05). " "The Chosen One" In Genre Literature" . The Nerd Daily . Retrieved 2022-08-29 . ^ "Definition of CHOSEN" . www.merriam-webster.com . Retrieved 2022-08-29 . ^ "What does

2047-614: Is not a Master Builder, they are convinced of his potential when he recalls visions of the Man Upstairs. Emmet, Wyldstyle, and Vitruvius evade Bad Cop's forces with the help of Wyldstyle's boyfriend, Batman , and escape to " Cloud Cuckoo Land ," where all the Master Builders are in hiding. The Master Builders are unimpressed with Emmet and refuse to help him fight Business. Bad Cop's forces attack and capture everyone except Emmet, Wyldstyle, Vitruvius, Batman, and fellow Master Builders MetalBeard , Unikitty , and Benny . Emmet devises

2136-427: Is often in categories such as visual effects and sound editing. Tasker found this reflected Richards comments on the creative labor as being the primary appeal on work in the genre. The Chosen One (trope) Narrative trope For other uses, see The Chosen One (disambiguation) . Not to be confused with Chosen people . [REDACTED] Luke Skywalker from Star Wars

2225-580: Is performed by Tegan and Sara featuring The Lonely Island ( Andy Samberg , Akiva Schaffer , and Jorma Taccone ), who wrote the rap lyrics, and is played in the film's end credits. The soundtrack was released on February 4, 2014, by WaterTower Music . Lego released a number of building toy sets based on scenes from The Lego Movie . The Lego Movie premiered on February 1, 2014, at the Regency Village Theatre in Los Angeles. It

2314-505: Is witty, the satire surprisingly pointed, and the animation tactile and imaginative." Drew Hunt of the Chicago Reader said the filmmakers "fill the script with delightfully absurd one-liners and sharp pop culture references", with A. O. Scott of The New York Times noting that, "Pop-culture jokes ricochet off the heads of younger viewers to tickle the world-weary adults in the audience, with just enough sentimental goo applied at

2403-780: The Star Wars franchise. Other appearances from licensed Lego iterations of franchises include Gandalf from the Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit franchises; Dumbledore from the Wizarding World franchise; The Flash and Aquaman from DC Comics; Milhouse from The Simpsons ; Michelangelo from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise and Speed Racer from the Lego tie-in sets released alongside

2492-525: The 2008 film adaptation of the eponymous animated television series. Shaquille O'Neal portrays a Lego version of himself who is a Master Builder alongside two generic members of the 2002 NBA All-Stars . Will Forte (credited as Orville Forte) portrays Abraham Lincoln (whom he had previously voiced on Clone High , another Lord/Miller production). Dave Franco , Jake Johnson and Keegan-Michael Key portray Emmet's co-workers Wally, Barry and Foreman Jim respectively. Director Christopher Miller voices

2581-402: The 87th Academy Awards , among numerous other accolades . The Lego Movie is the first entry in what became the franchise of the same name , which includes three more films— The Lego Batman Movie , The Lego Ninjago Movie (both 2017), and The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019). In the Lego universe, the wizard Vitruvius is blinded when he fails to protect a superweapon called

2670-423: The animation rigs following the same articulation limits actual Lego figures have. The camera systems also tried to replicate live action cinematography, including different lenses and a Steadicam simulator. The scenery was projected through The Lego Group 's own Lego Digital Designer (formerly) (created as part of Lego Design byME , which people could design their own Lego models using LDD, then upload them to

2759-488: The silent films of the 1910s and 1920s. These films required elaborate visual effects that were important to displaying menacing or fantastic worlds. These films often took narratives from novels, such as films like 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916) and The Lost World (1925). Beyond being adaptations of famous books, Tasker said that the appeal of these films was also in their effects laden scene, finding The Lost World

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2848-437: The ten-best films of 2014; it also won Best Original Screenplay . In 2014, an adventure video game , The Lego Movie Videogame , was released for multiple platforms. Lego Dimensions (2015) features characters from several media franchises, including The Lego Movie . The Lego Movie: 4D – A New Adventure is a 4-D film at Legoland Florida , that has been in operation since 2016. Written and directed by Rob Schrab ,

2937-399: The 12-minute attraction stars A.J. LoCascio as Emmet, with Banks, Brie, Day, and Offerman reprising their respective roles; while Patton Oswalt plays President Business's brother, Risky Business. Warner Bros. released two spin-offs in 2017: The Lego Batman Movie and The Lego Ninjago Movie . Both films set in different universes apart from The Lego Movie one. The Lego Batman Movie

3026-549: The Chosen One mean? - eNotes.com" . eNotes . Retrieved 2022-08-29 . ^ Bradford, K. Tempest (2008-07-23). " "The Chosen One" vs. The One Who Chooses" . Fantasy Magazine . Retrieved 2022-08-29 . ^ Pool, Katy Rose (2019-09-09). "Are You The One? Exploring The Chosen One Trope in SFF" . Tor.com . Retrieved 2023-12-13 . ^ Chowdhury, Radhiah (2006-12-01). "A chosen sacrifice:

3115-622: The Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole , was contracted to provide the animation, which was expected to comprise 80% of the film. By this time, animator Chris McKay , one of the directors, producers, and editors of Robot Chicken and Moral Orel , had joined Lord and Miller to co-direct. McKay explained that his role was to supervise the production in Australia once Lord and Miller temporarily left production to work on 22 Jump Street (2014). In March 2012, Lord and Miller revealed

3204-471: The Kragle (a misreading of Krazy Glue ) from the evil Lord Business but prophesies that a person called " The Special " will find the "Piece of Resistance" capable of stopping the Kragle. Lord Business believes Vitruvius simply made up the prophecy, and kicks him away. Eight and a half years later, in Bricksburg, an optimistic but unimaginative construction worker named Emmet Brickowski comes across

3293-519: The Kragle with the Piece of Resistance, and ungluing his victims with mineral spirits. After the world is restored, Lucy and Emmet enter a relationship with Batman's blessing. Finn's father grants Finn and his younger sister permission to play with the Lego sets as well, causing Duplo aliens to arrive in the Lego universe and threaten destruction. Additionally, Anthony Daniels , Keith Ferguson , and Billy Dee Williams appear as protocol droid C-3PO , and smugglers Han Solo and Lando Calrissian from

3382-477: The Lego website, design their own box design, and order them for actual delivery), which as CG supervisor Aidan Sarsfield detailed, "uses the official LEGO Brick Library and effectively simulates the connectivity of each of the bricks." The saved files were then converted to design and animate in Maya and XSI . At times the minifigures were even placed under microscopes to capture the seam lines, dirt and grime into

3471-495: The Lego world into his vision of perfection. Plans of a feature film based on Lego started in 2008 after a discussion between producers Dan Lin and Roy Lee before Lin left Warner Bros. to form his own production company, Lin Pictures. By August 2009, it was announced that Dan and Kevin Hageman had begun writing the script. It was officially green-lit by Warner Bros. in November 2011 with a planned 2014 release date. Chris McKay

3560-473: The Light Brigade (1936) and The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938). The historical adventure film continued to be a popular Hollywood genre into the mid-1950s featuring various male stars such as Tyrone Power , Douglas Fairbanks Jr. , Burt Lancaster , and Stewart Granger . Imperialism -themed adventure films continued in the 1950s with a greater emphasis on location shooting . Examples include

3649-576: The Lost Ark (1981), The Mummy (1999), and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003). Few other films embarked on more serious tones, such as Ridley Scott 's Gladiator and Kingdom of Heaven (2005). Since the late 1970s, both action and adventure films have become synonymous with the high-budgeted and profitable Hollywood films and franchises. While both genres took on challenging material, towards

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3738-537: The Movies (1973) stated that adventure "is not confined to a particular genre [...] it is a quality which turns up in almost every sort of story film; indeed the most obvious adventures movies, the sword-and-bosom epics, are usually among the least interesting." American historian Brian Taves wrote in 1993 that having such wide-ranging application of the genre would render it meaningless. Despite their different definitions, both Taves and Cameron stated that genre required

3827-408: The Piece of Resistance to the set, where Emmet becomes a Master Builder and confronts Business. In the human world, Finn's father looks at his son's creations and realizes he is suppressing his son's creativity. Through a speech by Emmet, Finn calls his father very special and says he has the power to change everything. Finn's father reconciles with his son, which plays out as Business reforming, capping

3916-508: The Special. Strapped to the self-destruct mechanism's battery, Emmet flings himself off the edge of the tower and into the abyss, disarming the mechanism and saving his friends and the Master Builders. Inspired by Emmet's sacrifice, Wyldstyle, who reveals her real name to be Lucy, rallies the Lego people across the universe to use whatever creativity they have to build machines and weapons to fight Business's forces. The abyss transports Emmet to

4005-501: The adventure film was defined from a fictional narrative and excluded films based on historical events and people such as Zulu (1964) and Lawrence of Arabia (1962), finding they belonged to other types of narratives such as the historical film and the war film . Chapman summarized the complicated nature of the genre, stating that the "Adventure film is a less clearly defined than most: indeed, this might be one reason why film historians have left it pretty much alone." He described

4094-415: The art director, costume designer, fencing master, stunt arranger, cinematographer and actor just much as the writer and director. For the swashbuckler is truly the sum of all their work." Both action and adventure are often used together as film genres, and are even used interchangeably. For Taves, he compared the styles saying that adventure films were "something beyond action" and were elevated "beyond

4183-461: The box office failure of Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003). The film's total cost, including production, prints, and advertising (P&A), was $ 100 million. Half of the film's cost was financed by Village Roadshow Pictures , and was the only film in the franchise that Village Roadshow ever had involvement working on. The rest was covered by Warner Bros., with RatPac-Dune Entertainment providing

4272-593: The box office hit King Solomon's Mines (1950) which was shot in Africa. 1960s fantasy films such as Jason and the Argonauts (1963) combined the set-pieces and fantastic locations of historical adventures with renewed emphasis on special effects. By the 1970s, The Three Musketeers (1973) marked a point where the historical adventure has been firmly associated with what Tasker described as "comic - even camp - tone" that would inform later films such as Raiders of

4361-456: The brand to life, we started to think, 'This could be interesting.'" In June 2010, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009) writers/directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller were in talks to write and direct the film. Warner Bros. green-lit the film by November 2011, with a planned 2014 release date. Australian studio Animal Logic , who did the animation for previous Warner Bros. released animated films such as Happy Feet and Legend of

4450-445: The broadest sense of the term." Tasker noted this specifically, that even when disregarding its historical setting, the film concerned a quest, with travel and developing moral sense of the hero's place in the world. Tasker wrote that these films films have no consistent iconography, their set design and special effects, ranging from stop-motion, to digital imagery and 3D are given a privileged place in these genres. Chapman also noted

4539-427: The comments on the campaign trail during his 2016 Senate bid against Johnson. At the 87th Academy Awards , The Lego Movie received a nomination for Best Original Song . Its other nominations include six Annie Awards (winning one), a British Academy Film Award (which it won), two Critics' Choice Movie Awards (winning one), and a Golden Globe Award . The National Board of Review named The Lego Movie one of

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4628-473: The decade. Erb found that the jungle imagery of these films of the 1930s frequently showcased the jungle world as frequently alternating between "demonic and edenic " images, while Tasker said the jungle films and other adventure films of the period would establish a travelogue allure of these settings as romantic spaces. Within the Classical Hollywood cinema , one of the major other styles

4717-499: The digital textures. Benny the spaceman was based on the line of Lego space sets sold in the 1980s, and his design includes the broken helmet chin strap, a common defect of the space sets at that time. Miller's childhood Space Village playset was used in the film. The Lego Movie was the first theatrical feature film produced by Warner Animation Group and the first animated film to be made directly by Warner Bros. Pictures after Warner Bros. Feature Animation shut down in 2004 following

4806-466: The doomed destiny of the Child Messiah in late twentieth-century children's fantasy" . Papers: Explorations into Children's Literature . 16 (2): 107–112. ^ Hoyle, K. B. (2021-11-09). " "Paul Atreides Must Die": Dune as Bildungsroman" . Christ and Pop Culture . Retrieved 2022-08-29 . ^ Staff Writer. "Book review | 'Cursed Child': Like series, Harry Potter script

4895-498: The end to unite the generations. Parents will dab their eyes while the kids roll theirs." Claudia Puig of USA Today called the film "a spirited romp through a world that looks distinctively familiar, and yet freshly inventive". Liam Lacey of The Globe and Mail asked, "Can a feature-length toy commercial also work as a decent kids' movie? The bombast of the G.I. Joe and Transformers franchises might suggest no, but after an uninspired year for animated movies, The Lego Movie

4984-454: The film a score of 83 out of 100, based on 43 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale. Michael Rechtshaffen of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "Arriving at a time when feature animation was looking and feeling mighty anemic... The LEGO Movie shows 'em how it's done", with Peter Debruge of Variety adding that Lord and Miller "irreverently deconstruct

5073-534: The film earned $ 69.1 million from 3,775 theaters. Upon its debut, it achieved the second-highest February opening weekend, behind The Passion of the Christ . The Lego Movie attracted a mostly diverse audience, with about 64 percent for Caucasians, Hispanic 16 percent, African-American 12 percent, and Asian 8 percent, as well as 41 percent being under 18 years of age. Its second weekend earnings dropped by 28 percent to $ 49.8 million, and followed by another $ 31.3 million

5162-500: The film's net profit as $ 229   million, accounting for production budgets, marketing, talent participations, and other costs; box office grosses and home media revenues placed it third on their list of 2014's "Most Valuable Blockbusters". In the United States and Canada, The Lego Movie was released with The Monuments Men and Vampire Academy on February 7, 2014. It earned $ 17.2 million on its first day, including $ 425,000 from Thursday night previews. During its opening weekend,

5251-411: The film's working title, Lego: The Piece of Resistance , and a storyline. "We wanted to make the film feel like the way you play, the way I remember playing. We wanted to make it feel as epic and ambitious and self-serious as a kid feels when they play with LEGO. We took something you could claim is the most cynical cash grab in cinematic history, basically a 90 minute LEGO commercial, and turned it into

5340-465: The film, later remarking uncertainty among executives. "They weren't rude or anything […] but they didn't feel they needed a movie. They were already a very successful brand. Why take the risk?" Nevertheless, Lego's vice president of licensing and entertainment Jill Wilfert responded positively to the Hagemans' treatment that Lin pitched. "Once we heard the pitch, how Dan felt he could bring the values of

5429-431: The genre in context with the historical adventure, and said explicitly excluding films with fantasy settings such as Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) as they involved the supernatural over human agency. Taves wrote that "unlike adventure, fantasy presents a netherworld where events violate physical reality and the bounds of human possibility." Comparatively, in his overview of British adventure cinema, James Chapman said

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5518-724: The genre that would continue into the 21st century with film series like The Lord of the Rings , Harry Potter , and Pirates of the Caribbean . In their analysis of the genre in 2018, Johan Höglund and Agnieszka Soltysik Monnet found that the contemporary adventure form often appears in trans-genre work where the adventure component is perceived as secondary. They exemplified that in films such ranging from Top Gun (1986), Godzilla (2014), to Lone Survivor (2013), which range from fantasy film to science fiction film to war film genres, all adhere to traditional adventure narratives. Adventure films are generally perceived with

5607-417: The human world, where the events of his life are being played out in a basement by a boy named Finn on his father's Lego set. Finn's father, revealed to be the Man Upstairs, chastises his son for creating hodgepodges of different playsets and begins to glue his perceived "perfect" creations together permanently. Realizing the danger, Emmet wills himself to move and gains Finn's attention. Finn returns Emmet and

5696-521: The late 1970s of an adventure style geared towards more family-oriented audiences with films like Star Wars (1977) and Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981). Star Wars exemplifies a resurgent adventure strand of the 1970s cinema with characters like the Jedi Knights who swing from ropes and wield light sabers recall sword-fighting and swashbuckling films. Tasker commented that this led to a commercially lucrative and culturally conservative version of

5785-536: The market towards the late 1970s, with films such as Star Wars (1977) and Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981). This trend continued into the 21st century. Adventure is a broad film genre. Early writing on the genre had wide categorizations. Critic André Bazin went as far to say in the 1950s that "there is not difference between Hopalong Cassidy and Tarzan except for their costumes and the arena in which they demonstrate their prowess." Ian Cameron in Adventure in

5874-412: The original movies while Keith Ferguson reprises his role as a Lego version of Han Solo from Robot Chicken , replacing original actor Harrison Ford . Lin recalled the closure of their deal to feature the characters as hectic, as The Walt Disney Company announced their purchase of Lucasfilm a few weeks after the filmmakers had traveled there and received permission to include them. The Lego Movie

5963-1126: The physical challenge" and by "its moral and intellectual flavour." Forms of filmmaking that would become film genres were mostly defined in other media before Thomas Edison devised the Kinetograph in the late 1890s. Genres, such as adventure fiction were developed as written fiction. In the early Hollywood cinema, early adventure cinema were both original stories as well as adaptations of popular media such as adventure stories, magazines, and folk tales. Films were adapted from adventure stories such as King Solomon's Mines (1885), She (1887), and Treasure Island (1883). Tasker described both action and adventure cinema are resistant to any historical evolutionary chronology. Both genres are self-reflexive and draw from conventions of other genres ranging from horror to historical imperial adventure. Taves found that that films that were swashbucklers or pirate-themed adventures were often humorous, and that they retained viability even when parodied. Many silent films with action and adventure scenarios flourished in

6052-608: The same articulation limits actual Lego figures have. Much of the cast signed on to voice the characters in 2012, including Pratt, Ferrell, Banks, Arnett, Freeman, and Brie, while the animation was provided by Animal Logic, which was expected to comprise 80% of the film. The film was dedicated to Kathleen Fleming, the former director of entertainment development of the Lego company, who had died in Cancún, Mexico , in April 2013. The Lego Movie premiered in Los Angeles on February 1, 2014, and

6141-432: The similarly effects driven sound film King Kong (1933). In her study of King Kong , Cynthia Erb noted a conventions of both travel documentary and jungle adventure traditions. Tasker wrote that the best known displays of these films were those that focused on the character of Tarzan which found more significantly commercial success with the success of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films featuring Johnny Weissmuller during

6230-479: The state of the modern blockbuster and deliver a smarter, more satisfying experience in its place, emerging with a fresh franchise for others to build upon". Susan Wloszczyna of RogerEbert.com gave the film four stars out of four, writing, "It still might be a 100-minute commercial, but at least it's a highly entertaining and, most surprisingly, a thoughtful one with in-jokes that snap, crackle and zoom by at warp speed." Tom Huddleston of Time Out said, "The script

6319-485: The strongest start for a non-sequel animated film in the United Kingdom ahead of The Simpsons Movie and Up . It would remain as the country's highest opening weekend for a 2014 film until it was surpassed by The Amazing Spider-Man 2 that spring. As of March 2022, its top international markets were the United Kingdom ($ 57 million), Australia ($ 20 million), and Germany ($ 13.1 million). The Lego Movie

6408-551: The studio's purchase of Lego video game licensee Traveller's Tales in 2007, thought the success of the Lego-based video games indicated a Lego-based film was a good idea, and reportedly "championed" the development of the film. By August 2009, Dan and Kevin Hageman were writing the script described as "action adventure set in a Lego world". In 2008, Lin visited The Lego Group's headquarters in Denmark to pitch his vision for

6497-505: The style as being commonly applied to narratives where action and visual spectacle were foregrounded. He included styles like the swashbuckler , the British empire film, the sensationalized spy thriller, and mythological fantasy films as part of adventure cinema genre. Writing about the adventure genre in the 1970s, Jeffrey Richards said that "since the way a swashbuckler moves and looks is just as important as what it says, we must look at

6586-401: The style as not being a discrete genre in its own, but a flexible, overarching category that encompasses a range of different related narrative forms. British author and academic Yvonne Tasker wrote in her 2015 book The Hollywood Action and Adventure Film (2015) that adventure films imply a story that is located within a fantasy of exoticized setting. She found that these films often apply

6675-521: The third weekend. The latter made it the second-highest third weekend for any animated film, trailing only behind Shrek 2 . The Lego Movie completed its theatrical run in the United States and Canada on September 4, 2014. Worldwide, The Lego Movie earned $ 69.1 million in its opening weekend in 34 markets. On its opening weekend elsewhere, the top countries were the United Kingdom ($ 13.4 million), Australia ($ 5.7 million), Russia ($ 3.9 million), Mexico ($ 3.8 million), and France ($ 3.1 million). The film had

6764-472: The time of the film's production, as well as Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling . Lord recalled that Superman was omitted for an extended period of time due to a lawsuit against Warner Bros. by the heirs of co-creator Jerry Siegel , before being reinserted at the last minute. The film also features Billy Dee Williams and Anthony Daniels reprising their roles as Lego iterations of their Star Wars characters Lando Calrissian and C-3PO respectively from

6853-408: The world with the Kragle; the Piece of Resistance is the glue tube's cap. The woman, Wyldstyle , rescues Emmet, believing him to be the Special. They escape Bad Cop and travel to " The Old West ", where they meet Vitruvius. He and Wyldstyle are Master Builders, capable of building anything without instruction manuals, who oppose Business's attempts to suppress their creativity. Though disappointed Emmet

6942-401: Was a direct reference to Australian filmmaker Lindsay Fleay's 1989 animated short film The Magic Portal , which similarly incorporated live-action segments. Fleay went on to work at Animal Logic, though he left before production on The Lego Movie began. Animal Logic tried to make the film's animation replicate a stop motion film although everything was done through computer graphics, with

7031-471: Was also named by filmmaker Edgar Wright and Time film critic Richard Corliss as one of their favorite films of 2014 and acclaimed actress Tilda Swinton named it her favorite film of 2014. Conservative political commentator Glenn Beck praised the film for avoiding "the double meanings and adult humor I just hate". Oscar host Neil Patrick Harris referenced The Lego Movie not being nominated for Best Animated Feature , which many critics considered

7120-406: Was brought in to co-direct in 2011 with Lord and Miller, and later became the film's animation supervisor. The film was inspired by the visual aesthetic and stylistics of Brickfilms and qualities attributed to Lego Studios sets. While Lord and Miller wanted to make the film's animation replicate a stop motion film, everything was done through computer graphics, with the animation rigs following

7209-454: Was composed by Mark Mothersbaugh , who had previously worked with Lord and Miller on Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009) and 21 Jump Street (2012). The Lego Movie soundtrack contains the score as the majority of its tracks. Also included is the song " Everything Is Awesome " written by Shawn Patterson , Joshua Bartholomew and Lisa Harriton , who also perform the song under the name Jo Li. The single, released on January 23, 2014,

7298-701: Was considered a success, while The Lego Ninjago Movie was a failure. A television series Unikitty! (2017–2020) focuses on the eponymous character ( Tara Strong ) and her friends. The Lego Movie was followed by The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part in 2019. Following the financial failures of both The Lego Ninjago Movie and The Lego Movie 2 , Universal Pictures set a five-year film deal with The Lego Group. Adventure film Adventure films boast their setting and visuals as key elements. This ranged from early technical showcases such as The Lost World (1925) and King Kong (1933). These films set up exotic locations as both beautiful and dangerous. This would be

7387-452: Was hired to voice Lucy (later getting the alias "Wyldstyle") and Morgan Freeman to voice Vitruvius, an old mystic. In November 2012, Alison Brie , Will Ferrell , Liam Neeson , and Nick Offerman signed on for roles. Ferrell voices the main antagonist President/Lord Business; Neeson voices Bad Cop/Good Cop, Business' right-hand man; Brie voices Princess Unikitty, cat-unicorn hybrid and a member of Emmet's team; and Offerman voices Metalbeard,

7476-440: Was initially scheduled for release on February 28, but was later moved up to February 7. The film was released in Australia by Roadshow Films . Warner Home Video released The Lego Movie for digital download , and on DVD and Blu-ray on June 17, 2014. At the same time, a special Blu-ray 3D "Everything is Awesome Edition" also includes an exclusive Vitruvius minifigure and a collectible 3D Emmet photo. Overall, The Lego Movie

7565-407: Was met with universal acclaim. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 96% of 259 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.2/10. The critical consensus reads, "Boasting beautiful animation, a charming voice cast, laugh-a-minute gags, and a surprisingly thoughtful story, The Lego Movie is colorful fun for all ages." Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned

7654-407: Was released theatrically in the United States on February 7. It became a critical and commercial success, grossing $ 470.7 million worldwide against its $ 60–65 million budget, and received acclaim for its animation, writing, story, humor, score, and voice acting. The National Board of Review named The Lego Movie one of the top-ten films of 2014. It received a nomination for Best Original Song at

7743-467: Was strongly inspired by the visual aesthetic and stylistics of Brickfilms and qualities attributed to Lego Studios sets. The film received a great deal of praise in the respective online communities from filmmakers and fans, who saw the film as an appraising nod to their work. In the film's live-action segment, Finn returns Emmet to the Lego world via an arts-and-crafts-covered tube labeled "Magic Portal", which production designer Grant Freckleton confirmed

7832-498: Was the fourth best-selling film of 2014, after Frozen , The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and Guardians of the Galaxy , selling 4.9 million units and earning a revenue of $ 105.2 million. The film was released on Ultra HD Blu-ray on March 1, 2016. The Lego Movie grossed $ 258 million in the United States and Canada and $ 212.8 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $ 470.7 million. Deadline Hollywood calculated

7921-662: Was the historical adventure film. These films were typically set in the past and drew from the Fairbanks films such as The Black Pirate (1926) and The Mark of Zorro (1920). They feature violence in a less intense manner than other contemporary genres such as the Western or war film . While not specifically associated with one Hollywood studio, Warner Bros. released a series of popular historical adventures featuring Errol Flynn such as Captain Blood (1935), The Charge of

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