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Lego Movie 2 (Fury Road)

Dream Logic said:
So is the damsel in distress trope better or worse if it's predicated on the antagonist wanting to disable and or recruit the damsel because she's the most competent person around?

Also, fury road. I love that so very much. Same for post apocalypse Barristas.
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Because spoilers

you are right, but the damsel and the villian may surprise you


Just saw it, it was pretty good, not quite as good as the first one, though I feel like repeated watching will improve it, if only to look for all the in jokes and references.
 
Wait, it's out? I didn't...

[checks]

Ah, yes, still a month left before it's here too...
 
Haha, released in America exactly 5 years and 1 day after the first movie, which is also the length of the in-universe timeskip. That's great.
 
Saw it yesterday and I thought it was pretty great.

Brings me back to five years ago and enjoying the first one.
 
This movie was great. I had a blast watching it, and then 1-2 days later realized:
-It's basically a subtle takedown of Toxic Masculinity. Rex Dangervest is an admittedly exaggerated version of the "tough guy who needs no one, does everything himself, and keeps all his feelings that aren't RAGE bottled up inside" idea, and is portrayed in an increasingly-less-awesome light before it's revealed he's the villain.
-He's explicitly the result of a kind, compassionate, loving person trying to adhere to an artificial idea of being "tough and gritty".
-Everything is made better by people understanding, communicating, and relating to each other.
-Batman is sort of shown in the same light as Rex, but non-villainous, and also with glimpses of less-GRIM. There are lines blatantly throwing shade at fans who want him to always be a grim, brooding, obsessed loner who NEES NO ONE and FEELS ONLY PAIN.
-Lucy grows as a character by letting go of her pretenses of being "grim and tough", visually displayed by her hair color change.
-Will Ferrell getting just enough cameo to get credited is great.
-Have I mentioned how awesome the end-message of this is? Because it's pretty awesome.
-Everything Is Awesome!
 
I just saw it. I am buzzing.

It was amazing in all the ways.

Rex... was well foreshadowed.


The reveal at the end that Lucy is the singer for Everything is Awesome and that's why she hates the song is hilarious.
 
So, finally saw it. It's still as enjoyable as the previous one, and the general message is really great!

And as always, it made me want to go fetch my Big Box of Blocs :V
 
So, I finally got around to seeing this the other day, and... wow.

Not only is it a good movie in it's own right, this film also delivers some great messages about maturity; that being grown up doesn't mean rejecting childhood, because that in itself is childish.

Rex Dangervest exemplifies this, seeing as he would rather condemn his realm to oblivion than try and make up with his friends, or move on.

Speaking of Emmet's future self, he is an excellent bad guy. Didn't think Chris Pratt could pull it off.
 
One reason for that might be me only learning just now a Playmobil movie exists. I doubt I'm the only one.
 
That was a real movie trailer?

I thought that was a skit or something.
 
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