The LEGO Movie [Christian Movie Review]

Focus on the Family pluggedin.com ^ | February 7, 2014 | Reviewer Bob Hoose

[SoFloFreeper]

Emmet is an average nobody. I mean, we all have something that makes us someone, but Emmet doesn't really even have that. On the other hand, he's a very nice, very positive, very devoted average nobody with nothing. His favorite song is "Everything Is Awesome." It's a catchy tune he could listen to all day, and usually does. When he goes to work at his average construction job, building average skyscrapers for his totally awesome boss, President Business, why, Emmet can't help but smile ear to blocky ear....

You could say that it's all just the longest and most entertaining LEGO commercial you've ever seen. But I'm actually quite fond of the idea it offers to parents and kids alike: That using your imagination is a grand thing, and using your imagination together is even better.

[SoFloFreeper]

I don't really have a desire to see this...it kind of bothers me that the BAD guy in the film is named "Lord Business"...as if BUSINESS is bad....

Any thoughts?

[P-Marlowe]

I don't really have a desire to see this...it kind of bothers me that the BAD guy in the film is named "Lord Business"...as if BUSINESS is bad....

Think... CHAMBER OF COMMERCE... before you rush to judgement.

[XRdsRev]

If you’ve ever run afoul of “big” business.....yeah they can be pretty ruthless.

[P-Marlowe]

While I love the idea of Free Enterprise, big mulitnational corporations are as a general rule, not interested in such a concept. They get and stay big because they manage to play the system and use the government to promote their businesses and to stifle competition from start ups.

Hence you see the huge backlash from "LORD BUSINESS" against the Tea Party. The Tea Party people want to end this marriage between government and business and the big corporations all see the Tea Party as a threat.

The American Revolution began as a rebellion against the British East India Company monopoly.

[Nuc 1.1]

It appeared to be anti business in some of the trailer scenes. But until is see the movie I can not speak to it. However, I find nobodies to be highly underrated.

[Opinionated Blowhard]

I find it supremely ironic that a movie made by one of the largest, multi-national toy companies solely to push its product makes “Lord Business” its bad guy.

Hey Lego: most of the Occupy Wall Street types think YOU are “Lord Business.”

[xzins]

The American Revolution began as a rebellion against the British East India Company monopoly.

That is an excellent point, FRiend.

[informavoracious]

Kind of like how the big business of Hollywood produced it, too. Big business is good if it’s the “right” kind.

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

You could say that it's all just the longest and most entertaining LEGO commercial you've ever seen. But I'm actually quite fond of the idea it offers to parents and kids alike: That using your imagination is a grand thing, and using your imagination together is even better.

I haven’t seen it and therefore can’t comment directly to whatever objectionable planted axioms there may be in it.

I only know that someone told my wife they took a crumb cruncher to see it - and they both enjoyed it a lot. Who knows if that person was a flaming lib?

[1010RD]

The American Revolution began as a rebellion against the British East India Company monopoly.

Correct and even the Caribbean islands would have revolted, but they were too dependent on government, in this case British military might.