Lego Movie Explained: Symbols & Deeper Meaning

We take an in-depth look at the Lego movie, its symbolism and its hidden meaning, to reveal what it's all about. Buy or rent The Lego Movie on Amazon: amzn.to/2pI3aNr
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[@kingofwakanda6899]

One of the most underrated animated films of all time. This thing is fantastic. One of my favorites. Shoulda been nominated!!! What a snub ☹️

[@helmiazizm]

King of Wakanda daaamn, you're everywhere!

[@alexfragac]

King of Wakanda I wouldn't say it's underrated, everybody really likes it

[@eartianwerewolf]

definitely not underrated. It's a game changer.

[@paperchasindude6578]

Fax

[@malvavisco10]

Not at all. Huge box office sales, rave reviews, several awards/nominations, multiple sequels. I don’t see how this meets any reasonable definition of “underrated.”

[@jordel2010]

When I saw this movie for the 1st time, I had no expectations at all and went through it with pretty much a blank slate except for appreciating the animation work from both technical and aesthetic standpoints. By the end of the movie I was pleasently surprised with what I just saw as a whole; also making me wonder how in the world Lego greenlit this movie, dealing with subjects that could be considered "subversive".

[@cosmicmcmoon5773]

Yeah, it totally caught me off guard with it's brilliance and deep philosophy. Sort of like how Toy Story surprised everyone way back in 1995. And now I'm hoping the upcoming lego movies will become the next Toy Story series. :)

[@SwobyJ]

Subversive sure, but it still came down to 'work together with the ultimately/eventually benevolent businesses', after all.

[@agirlwithdreams15]

Unikitty represents women and girls who feel pressured to appease everyone and perform emotional labor at their expense.

[@rosemsmunoz]

That’s true... the idea sold to girls that everything they should be is cutesy, adorable, unthreatening and the only emotional register should be along those lines, only happy thoughts

[@Exsugarbabe1]

All teen girls go through a “Unikitty”stage, the problem is many don’t grow out of it.

[@sophiatalksmusic3588]

I feel like Wyldstyle/Lucy and Unikitty are both representations of who girls are pressured to be. As children, girls are taught to be positive and are discouraged from feeling negative emotions, while as teenagers and young adults, they feel pressured to be "strong" and mistake callousness for strength. However, both characters learn that it's okay to respond negatively to unfortunate situations (Unikitty being sad when her home is destroyed) and that it's possible to be both strong and yourself (Lucy revealing who she is to Emmet while also helping lead the revolution).

[@acenull0]

*wig snatched*

[@jessicavictoriacarrillo7254]

@@sophiatalksmusic3588 Karen Carpenter or Janis Joplin. Bubbly girly girl in pink and lace and bows or girl with colored streaks in her hair who dresses and dark clothes and the stains girly girl things. Both do not get away from appeasing the male gaze. I have watched plenty of movies and TV shows and cartoons where we are supposed to Sting the girly girl character who freaks out over a broken nail or makes it clear she's watching her diet or where's dresses while lemoore tomboyish girl is still displayed and dressed for heterosexual male approval, she may laugh at the girly girls worries but sometimes we see her maintaining a size 4 at the least with a toned body and large breasts and clothes that show off her figure even after all the pizza she castles and no matter how dirty she gets is always like a sexy messy rather than looking straight up grungy. Society expects girls to always be sweet and cheerful and pretty in a feminine way and to be thin and then we laugh at them when they make it clear that their attempts to do so don't come very naturally (look at all the jokes about wearing face masks or Spanx or breaking nails or being on a diet), it's like we're supposed to make all those efforts to be the most beautiful and perfect woman look effortless. It's why I love that one song from Oliver & Company "perfect isn't easy" or Princess Anna's messy hair and snores in Frozen Or those moments in The marvelous mrs. Maisel where we see Midge and her mother do all that meticulous grooming and making sure that their husbands never see what kind of work goes into that. We need to do away with the idea that there's only one way to be a girl there's only one right way to be an empowered woman and there's only one way to look, and most of all we need to reward showing vulnerability and struggle.

[@bertimusprime7900]

I collect LEGOs, and I am over 30. When I saw this movie, it spoke to me so deeply that I literally bawled like a baby. I was ugly crying at the end.

[@BlueTorchWeddings]

This is the best breakdown of this movie I've seen so far. Amazing job Thank you

[@AdventuresWithJesus]

a video like this, on KZbin, that identifies and interprets the world we live in, with only 18,000 views, is actually depicting the injustice and imbalance that we're all subject to with the meta-narrative now being that good content and profundity are often overlooked, living in the shadows of more popular videos that generate views in the millions, though they are far less revelatory and life changing.

[@siddsen95]

I pressed the subscribe button so hard, it broke the fourth wall. MotherFing fantastic analysis. Fantastic editing and fantastic channel. Time to build a spaceship.

[@Maximilian-Willert]

You just made my day hahaha

[@cristinamaypoblador3244]

SPACESHIP!!

[@helenarosno]

Same!

[@danielchappe6600]

And the Academy still did not recognize it...

[@christianprayerusa3125]

Daniel Chappe Or the Backstreet Boys! Or all the people with ADD, ADHD, and mental illnesses that are inventors, founders, marketers, business people, and artists. That go unrecognized and are mistreated.

[@leytonjay]

This video is excellent, enjoying the longer run-time too.

[@atena1844]

Great video! The only thing I’d like to point out is that the movie was trying say Emmett isn’t just “the special one” everyone is the special one

[@acenull0]

When they revealed the dad & son & their dynamic I actually chocked. The movie was awesome but that cemented it as a great

[@cyancyborg1477]

With adults' habits of turning playtime into workspaces, I've noticed they do that with video games too. As if they think that if they don't min/max this character with an optimal build and fight this boss exactly the way they're supposed to, they're having fun 'wrong.'

[@theextremeanimator4721]

._. Dammit.

[@theextremeanimator4721]

n.

[@LikingsOnTheBeach]

The Lego movie literally represents our society.

[@groberti]

Am I the only one who kind of thinks that the Lego Movie is actually modeled after our current society? Just look around, the same mass obedience can be seen everywhere (just masked to some extent)

[@nkbujvytcygvujno6006]

Grobee Well, yeah, of course. They said that in the beginning of the video. Didn’t they?..

[@cyancyborg1477]

I don't know, is water wet?

[@Carmai7]

The Baby Legos are gonna bring a whole new dimension to the story! Hopefully...

[@Maximilian-Willert]

Was thinking the same thing, really hope that that's actually hope for a second part. The way the animations are done in this movie is incredibly awesome. This movie feels a lot more like a real movie, compared to all the other films out there!

[@seatily]

How can it be possible that you have so small number of subscribers? I think you're just really awesome! I wish you to become really popular one day!

[@tmrmovies802]

amazing video for an amazing film.

[@dantemoscato9352]

I would like you to make a Swiss Army Man video, that will be interesting

[@SpunkMonkey]

Yes!! I just saw it last night and I'll be processing its layers for a while, but a ScreenPrism take on it would be welcome food for thought!

[@DanteYewToob]

Dante Moscato That movie has the most beautiful score.. I honestly didn't even notice it was all a capella until the end! Such a good, original, and funny film.. raises some questions lol "Girls must be very nice to let guys do all that stuff to them.." lmao

[@melifullofthoughts]

...my mind is blown. Great video, btw. :) I didn't expect to see so much existentialism.

[@user-lucariogirl]

OH MY GOD! I have been stuck between growing up, and being young. Following instructions or doing things from my creativity. It's literally what I'm going through now as I become an adult moving into a society just like this. This is my favorite movie!

[@juliusbelmont8094]

How about revelationary things about Spirited Away.

[@nkbujvytcygvujno6006]

Or The Iron Giant? But yeah, they really should do more Ghibli films. The one on Kiki’s Delivery Service was fantastic.

[@SrCastorPolux]

In your channel, everything is awesome ! Keep the good work

[@einfachtot6017]

Who could have thought that a movie about some plastic bricks would have such an important and impactfull massage behind it

[@alicemcrafe]

everything (in this video) is awesome!

[@eusouagua]

Brilliant movie and brilliant review!

[@Houkuko]

What's the image that comes up at 8:59, with the angel and a sphinx on a battlefield? I found it very striking and want to know more about it.

[@lathanandrews417]

How do these vids not get thousands of likes?!

[@dungheap7995]

Like, does anybody on earth actually use those instructions? -Rex

[@thedoctor2871]

Only Lord & Miller can build deep meta philosophy onto fun comedy films

[@gnarwhal7562]

Why did he sound like Will Ferrel at the beginning?

[@DawnSkyStudios]

I laugh that Milhouse from "The Simpsons" were in the Dog (a big building to dog-head form).

[@superjumpbros64]

One of the best animated movies ever

[@christianprayerusa3125]

The movie is also a sequal to "Elf". Go figure? I remember those culture philosophy books, they need to make a comeback.

[@ssamerica3062]

This unifies everything I have been thinking about the movie. Like everytime I watch it I find something different to enjoy and this covers all of it.

[@nanoalvarez8311]

Emmett is finn who's in the real world when he got sent to a simulation universe

[@Mimzehh]

subscribed

[@danielajani7283]

And may I remind you that this is a movie about LEGOs... Freaking LEGOs...

[@christianprayerusa3125]

Surprisingly deep. So you need both. Rules of your own, Social Rules, and Absolute Morals/Religious & Spiritual Beliefs.

[@180_S]

History is dialectics. That's the underlying truth of this movie.

[@rongpirson5250]

Virtruvius (Lego Movie) Master Builder Architect Virtruvius (Ancient Rome)

[@nanoalvarez8311]

Emmett is a real person stuck in a simulation universe

[@jonasbrooks5025]

It's interesting how President Business' robots are just like the citizens.

[@hereslukas1923]

Hahah It remind my when my friend had fun of me when i said LEGO MOVIE is one of my favorit movie. I must send it to him.

[@samseamonster]

It’s so deep if you pay close attention to it

[@nanoalvarez8311]

Cuckoo is reference to Aristophanes

[@CrazyFunnyCats]

Another brick in dat wall

[@mfc5808]

Definitely in my top 5 favorite movies. This movie should be studied in school. The lessons in originality and conformity should be taught to every child.

[@bahhumbug.6156]

Lord business was only doing his job

[@jaimequintanar9359]

Really liked your video, but i think the lego society relates more to Huxley's a Brave New World wouldn't you say?

[@sophiatalksmusic3588]

Jaime Quintanar I would say 1984 is a closer parallel, because even though the Lego people view their society as complete happiness like in Brave New World, they are brainwashed by the government, whose purpose is to make them productive, rather than happy. Good point, though!

[@megannecastillo6538]

I love this movie so much it truly represents how live in society today. but also fun n full of jokes

[@adamhappy9525]

Wow

[@rowandunning6877]

I forgot how good this movie is

[@soccerandtrack10]

so building philosophy leads to the warp philosophy?

[@michaelcain9324]

It's as if I didn't even watch it. I missed a butt-load.

[@eartianwerewolf]

That moment you like a girl but her boyfriend is Batman. hahahahahahaha

[@mattitchio]

Voting Machines? Huh!?

[@nanoalvarez8311]

Cool and dark means lust

[@nanoalvarez8311]

Chaotic and immature means evil

[@nanoalvarez8311]

gnosticism and Matrix is something to do with simulation

[@ujustgotdunkedon4523]

Lego not Legos. Great vid.

[@nanoalvarez8311]

Cloud Cuckoo Land is hell

[@riotbreaker3506]

My brain just nut

[@nanoalvarez8311]

The piece of resistance is a reference to the door to heaven in the Bible

[@Daewonnni]

This is actually a great movie about theism and transcendence. 6 years on, even as an evangelical Protestant Christian, I can appreciate a lot of these themes. The relationship between father, son, and the inner workings of the Spirit.

[@soccerandtrack10]

so building is philosophy?

[@anudarib]

Omg when take had male narrator

[@greggeverman5578]

Yeah, this movie Was deep. Strange though...Almost an attack on Divinity...

[@MR-G-Rod]

Not an attack on Divinity at all because saying everyone is the special is like saying everyone is made in the image of God. What it does expose is the tyranny of the individual which is a mental prison that does not allow people to imagine that we are all made in the same image...being made in the same image and being an individual is possible, if you just believe in the Devine One, our Creator, God.

[@thevarietychannelofyoutube4769]

Making a criticism of capitalism while simultaneously being the very problem your criticizing is pretty genius marketing. It deflects a lot of the blame away from you so people will see Lego in a more positive light

[@nanoalvarez8311]

The Everyman means all the seven deadly sins like Pride lust anger sloth greedy and insanity

[@jmwilliams88]

Great video as always, though a bit surprising that the usually well-researched narration kept using the incorrect term "Legos."

[@anthonysilver6720]

If you have watched the LEGO movie 2... (Warning, spoilers!) Jk I’m not telling you

[@marissatheautisticgirl2024]

Wait is that me talking?????? I am famous after all :)

[@Madman1950]

first

[@Starthybee]

Portlandia

[@smashley4661]

My own criticism on the LEGO Movie is how it displays capitalism. It thinks slight socialism is better when that just leads to communism. America thanks to the beliefs of the founding fathers has done really well in the past and can still work today

[@sophiatalksmusic3588]

How does the movie display socialism, though? I think it's more of an attack on consumerism than capitalism. As an economic system, the idea of capitalism isn't bad, though unchecked capitalism can lead to negative results, just as communism can.

[@HBarnill]

Am I alone in thinking The Lego Batman Movie was slightly better?

[@the9thinning1]

i liked lego batman better as well

[@nope5657]

Henry Barnill I like it better too. The Lego Movie may have larger and more philosophical underpinnings, but Lego Batman holds together better as a narrative and character piece. The Lego Movie is a once and done film for me. Its not as rewatchable.

[@adtc]

Yes you are. That was crap, compared to the original Lego Movie.

[@eartianwerewolf]

Lego Batman was wayyyy more predictable from a story standpoint, so I disagree with you. As an experience, I could not really guess as much about Lego Movie and was surprised a lot.

[@eartianwerewolf]

Saying that, there could be reasons as to why you preferred Lego Batman (why it resonated with you more particularly ) . It's also not a bad movie by any means. Maybe Lego movie struck with me more, because I have recently learned to let go of my adolescent obsession with trying to act/ look unique because being normal is not good enough ...When I now realize that being myself is the real way to be true, and being unique is not as important as being a good, honest person. Basically it's better to be an Emmet than to be a posturing phony ;). So I feel an affinity for WildStyle . But after stuff that has happened in my life, I feel for the 'need to love again' thread in the Batman movie too. It's just I feel like that's a kind of more tried and true lesson for a story to have vs what I mainly got from Lego Movie. But I do think that the Batman movie was subversive in that it kind of removes some of that allure of the 'lone wolf' and romanticizing broken relationships in exchange for highlighting the close relationships Batman does have, and how that makes him a stronger hero (something that gets overlooked sometimes).

[@nanoalvarez8311]

Arbitrary self means satanic

[@nanoalvarez8311]

Self-image is a sin

[@nanoalvarez8311]

Arbitrary self post new roles means the seven deadly sins what they talk about in the Bible

[@srami004]

[@nanoalvarez8311]

The Lego movie is something to do with Christianity and The Matrix in Christianity is something to do with the Bible and the Matrix is something do with simulation that means Lego movie has both heaven and Hell like how it is in the Bible and the simulation world like how it is in The Matrix

[@nanoalvarez8311]

The vruvius is a liar

[@nanoalvarez8311]

Batman is Antichrist

[@coralmaynard4876]

The part of the film that ruined it for me was when the lego world turned out to be a man and kid. I found it too weird.

[@eartianwerewolf]

I originally did not like that , because it was a bit obvious already from things included in the movie and I also thought it was just dumb . But I have come to appreciate it.

[@realar]

It was symbolic, but also a reflection on the nature of order vs. chaos. It was brilliant.

[@AustinMSmall]

In a way, The Lego Movie deserved to snubbed because that film is nothing compared to The Iron Giant. I've seen a documentary entitled "The Giant's Dream" and I've come to understand that there's something special about The Iron Giant that sets itself apart from countless non-disney animated films.

[@absalondebarvac3715]

Pseudointelectual chatter about things that are known to almost everyone