Making a sequel means walking a fine line. How do you capture the magic of the first movie without doing a remake? To be, again, yet to not be again. That’s the problem. The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part almost gets it. In fact, I can see a lot of people being polarized. You’ll either think it was a natural successor to the first movie…or not.
The Second Part picks up five years after the evens of the first movie. (If you haven’t seen it, you’ll probably want to. Certain aspects of this movie will make more sense.) The Duplo invaders have all but laid waste to Bricksburg. Anything new is destroyed shortly after it’s built. Nothing is awesome anymore. Wyldstyle is brooding at the loss of her former life, although Emmett is still as happy and clueless as ever.
Enter General Sweet Mayhem, who kidnaps Batman, Wyldstyle and three other characters. They’re to be taken to the wedding of Queen Watevra Wa'Nabi. Being that the queen is a Duplo creature, this can’t happen. Emmett decides to go after them and stop the wedding.
Like the first movie, the Lego plot is the result of real-world events. We discover that the story was created by Finn, who was controlling the Lego pieces. The Duplo characters were controlled by his sister, Bianca, who was seen as an invader. The Second Part continues this dynamic.
At first, this may seem like an oversimplification, especially considering that both siblings are now five years older. However, the movie does make use of it with some skill. Sure, you’re going to see some things coming, like Ar-mom-ageddon. This doesn’t mean the movie can’t be fun. I’m not saying the script will win any awards. Rather, I would advise you to not take it too seriously. The movie doesn’t even seem to take itself that seriously, which works to its advantage.
When we walked out of the theater, one viewer found it to be confusing. It’s possible that he didn’t see the first movie, but there were also a lot of references to other movies, such as Back to the Future and Aquaman. The dialogue can come at you in rapid succession at times and it may be a little difficult to keep up if you’re not expecting it. Overall, I found it easy to follow. Then again, I was able to catch a lot of the references. (I don’t think it will be a problem for most people.)
I would say that this is definitely one of the better sequels. It doesn’t rely on the original movie too much. Rather, it does seem to follow the first one, much as a sequel should. It also has a slightly different message than the first. If you’ve seen the first movie, I think the coming attractions should give you a good idea of whether or not seeing The Second Part will be worth your time.
(For those wondering, A few of us theatergoers stayed past the credits so that you don’t have to. There was no post-credits scene.)
The Second Part picks up five years after the evens of the first movie. (If you haven’t seen it, you’ll probably want to. Certain aspects of this movie will make more sense.) The Duplo invaders have all but laid waste to Bricksburg. Anything new is destroyed shortly after it’s built. Nothing is awesome anymore. Wyldstyle is brooding at the loss of her former life, although Emmett is still as happy and clueless as ever.
Enter General Sweet Mayhem, who kidnaps Batman, Wyldstyle and three other characters. They’re to be taken to the wedding of Queen Watevra Wa'Nabi. Being that the queen is a Duplo creature, this can’t happen. Emmett decides to go after them and stop the wedding.
Like the first movie, the Lego plot is the result of real-world events. We discover that the story was created by Finn, who was controlling the Lego pieces. The Duplo characters were controlled by his sister, Bianca, who was seen as an invader. The Second Part continues this dynamic.
At first, this may seem like an oversimplification, especially considering that both siblings are now five years older. However, the movie does make use of it with some skill. Sure, you’re going to see some things coming, like Ar-mom-ageddon. This doesn’t mean the movie can’t be fun. I’m not saying the script will win any awards. Rather, I would advise you to not take it too seriously. The movie doesn’t even seem to take itself that seriously, which works to its advantage.
When we walked out of the theater, one viewer found it to be confusing. It’s possible that he didn’t see the first movie, but there were also a lot of references to other movies, such as Back to the Future and Aquaman. The dialogue can come at you in rapid succession at times and it may be a little difficult to keep up if you’re not expecting it. Overall, I found it easy to follow. Then again, I was able to catch a lot of the references. (I don’t think it will be a problem for most people.)
I would say that this is definitely one of the better sequels. It doesn’t rely on the original movie too much. Rather, it does seem to follow the first one, much as a sequel should. It also has a slightly different message than the first. If you’ve seen the first movie, I think the coming attractions should give you a good idea of whether or not seeing The Second Part will be worth your time.
(For those wondering, A few of us theatergoers stayed past the credits so that you don’t have to. There was no post-credits scene.)
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