The movie starts with the evil Lord Business stealing the 'Kragle' from the wizard Vitruvius. It is said that the 'Kragle' will destroy their world. Vitruvius warns Lord Business of a prophecy that the 'Special' will find the Piece of Resistance and stop Lord Business.
8 and a half years later, we are introduced to Emmet Brickowski, an ordinary construction worker. He starts his day going through instructions; waking up, saying 'hi' to the neighbours, watch tv (Where's My Pants?), and yet talk to his plant which was supposed to be having fun with his loved ones. As he starts his day at work, the whole working community sings the same song..."everything is awesome!". He even said that he can sing it all day, which was what really happen about 5 hours later.
After work, Emmet wants to join the guys of the construction crew for some drinks but he gets ignored. He saw that there was someone (Wyldstyle) snooping around the construction site. He gets mesmerized with Wyldstyle's beauty and trip into a hole and gets visions. He awakens in a interrogation room with Bad Cop / Good Cop (split personality cop). Since it's Lego, the cop's head will spin to reveal whether he's bad cop or good cop. Emmet gets interrogated and found out that President Business is planning to destroy the world with the 'Kragle'. Wyldstyle enters and rescues Emmet. As they escape, Wyldstyle is able to build a getaway vehicle. Hence, she is one of the 'Master Builders'. Master Builders are those that can build anything without instructions, unlike Emmet. It is revealed that Lord Business has a vault of items that are alien to the Lego people. However, it's actually human items, such as plaster, diskette, coin, etc...The Kragle, you can see is actually smudged for 'Krazy Glue'. Lord Business uses it on Bad Cop's parents. Sticking them to their Lego pieces. And erases Good Cop, using a solvent and wiping Good Cop's face off.
Wyldstyle brings Emmet to meet Vitruvius. Vitruvius reveals the prophecy. There's a scene where they enter Emmet's mind and there was nothing. They realise Emmet has no creativity and not a Master Builder. However, they are ambushed by Bad Cop. As they escape, they are assisted by Batman, who's Wyldstyle's boyfriend.
They reach Cloud Cuckooland and gather the other Master Builders. As they meet, Emmet reveals he is not the 'Special'. And once again, gets ambushed by Bad Cop using a tracker on Emmet's feet. Cloud Cuckooland is destroyed with them narrowly escaping into the sea. However, they took damage and the ship exploded. They are saved by using Emmet's double bunker sofa. Something so simple and ignored by the cops. They are saved by Metal Beard (pirate). They regroup and realised that simplicity is the key. By following instructions, they would be regarded as just another Lego piece.
They plan the attack. Successfully enter Lord Business' building and just about to attached the Piece of Resistance, when the plan fail and they get caught. Vitruvius attempts to fight Lord Business but gets beheaded by a coin thrown by Lord Business. Vitruvius reveals that the prophecy was actually made up by him. Emmet is disappointed. Lord Business throws the Piece of Resistance to the edge of the universe (just at the bottom of his building). Lord Business activates the self-destruct button and unleashes the Kragle (Lord Business following the scene from Clash of the Titans, "Unleash the Kraken").
Vitruvius' ghost comes to Emmet and tell him that he still can save the world because it is through believing in himself that he can do wonders..."it's from a cat poster".
Emmet sacrifices himself and plunge into the edge of the universe and he is strapped to the battery that powers the self-destruct. The other Master Builders are freed while fighting off Lord Business. Lego people started to defend themselves by building creative weapons.
For Emmet, he enters the human world. He is just a Lego piece like what we see. Still, there's life in him. Of course he can't really move. If the Lego piece moves in real life, it would be freaky, yet, could be a new technology. Emmet sees that a boy is playing with the Lego pieces. And 'The Man Upstairs' is actually his father. The father tells his son that the Lego pieces are meant to be just the way they are. The son was being creative to build other things from the normal instructions of building Lego. The father ignores and wants everything to be as it is, just like Lord Business. So, the father starts to put everything back to its place and gluing them. In the Lego world, micro managers (which is actually human hands in real life) are putting everything back and gluing them down. Emmet, realising he needs to stop this, wills himself off the table and the little boy picks him up and puts him back on the Lego pieces (transporting him back to Lego world). As he enters the Lego world, he started to see visions of building structures. He started to build.
Emmet confronts Lord Business and tells him to end this. In mirrors the real life of the son talking to his father.
Emmet (son) convinces Lord Business. Lord Business (father) starts to realise that Lego should be played creatively. Lord Business uses the Piece of Resistance and plugs the Kragle. Lord Business unfreezes the Lego people (father uses solvent to remove the glue).
As the Lego world celebrates, so does the father and son playing with the Lego pieces. However, the father said, perhaps there can be another person joining them to play Lego...his sister!. In the Lego world, an alien race, Duplo is beemed down and tells the Lego people that they are here to invade them. So you can imagine a little baby sister coming to play with her big brother...disaster!
The movie was fun to watch. The graphics is great by using everything made of Lego. Even when Emmet was showering, the water were Lego pieces changing from blue (water) to white (bubbles). The movie has references to other movies and characters, such as "Unleash the Kragle", super heroes such as Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman, etc...
A movie worth watching.
Here's the trailer:
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