I think there are two ‘messages’ it has (and I think it’s a positive one).
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Ditto what NM75 said. The only thing I’d add is that the movie got a little long in the middle, because they were trying to jam EVERY SINGLE Lego theme EVER into the movie! LOL!
I did, however, enjoy the movie, because I’ve been exposed to Legos ad nauseum for the last several years (with two little boys) and so I got all the “in” jokes. Might not be so amusing without that.
So the whole ting is an enormous ad for Legos. Right after watching the movie, one of my boys turned to me (literally seconds after the credits had rolled) and said brightly, “Let’s buy more Legos!” So they certainly accomplished that. But in the next few days, they independently brought up both themes — about how ordinary people can become extraordinary, and also the value of free play and imagination — so they got that too. I don’t think it was the best kids’ movie I’ve ever seen but it was head and shoulders above most kids’ movies. Two thumbs up from our family. ;o)
Thanks for explaining. I knew there was a gold nugget in there someplace. It’s just more poignant when you have young one’s who are given something positive to think about w/o lecturing them.