Piece by Piece Review | Pharrell Williams’s Lego Movie Can Sing

[@claytonrios1]

The first Lego movie we've gotten in 5 years and it's a Pharrell Williams documentary. Somehow this fits perfectly.

[@DanGamingFan2406]

I didn't expect a Will Pharrell documentary told in the lego style to work so well, but it absolutely does.

[@deontaebates6656]

@@DanGamingFan2406 *Pharrell Williams

[@dir-gk]

LMAO Will Pharrell.

[@johnnymanize]

Warner Brothers may not be at the helm anymore, but at least it’s good to know that _Everything is Awesome_ in the LEGO Movie universe

[@Loganloud500]

And everything is cool when you make a good movie

[@tylerfish2701]

Everything is Awesome when your living a dream!

[@erichfiedler1481]

Hard to believe it's been 10 years since The Lego Movie, and only 5 since Universal made the deal with Lego to let them make movies, and the result is a phenomenal documentary about Pharrell Williams

[@CaptainCat101]

I feel like this should be on my Must-Watch List, I love Lego and Double Life

[@hunterolaughlin]

I’m not gonna lie, as somebody who’s getting fatigued with these biopic films based on famous musicians trend that kicked off since 2018 with Bohemian Rhapsody, I do admire this biopic on Pharrell taking a unique approach in using The Lego Movie’s animation style as well as how Universal’s been able to resurrect feature length Lego films since The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part wasn’t as critically and commercially successful as the first film and take it in a new direction to differentiate itself from The Lego Movie franchise. I think it’s for the best for future Lego films to shift away from the tone of The Lego Movie franchise considering how it was one of the contributing factors to how the last 2 Lego Movies didn’t do so well due to audience finding the meta and self-aware parody aspect not as humorous as the first film and The Lego Batman Movie and because of how the first film’s directors’ reputation has been tarnished since Phil Lord’s treatment of the animators during the production of the first Lego film, The Mitchells vs the Machines and both Spider-verse films was exposed last year. So in the future, less like The Lego Movie and more like Piece by Piece.

[@abigaildangelo6280]

This movie is actually cool. I love the Lego animation style of the artist and the happy song segment is always the best part of the movie.

[@JustinGrant-jf5gv]

I read somewhere that the next Lego movie would be a reimagining/reinvention of the series, but I was not expecting this. However, I think it's a missed opportunity for Animat to say "...or am I going to be tearing this movie apart piece by piece?".

[@hunterolaughlin]

At this point, a reinvention is the best direction to take these new Lego movies considering the self-aware and meta comedic approach of the original series has obviously worn off with how The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part flopped 5 years ago and that comic style being Lord and Miller’s contribution and influence. Given we know how their reputation is now since the controversy of the behind the scenes production on Across the Spider-verse, it’s definitely for the best to move away from that Lord/Miller style.

[@chrisguara]

Inside Out 2 9/10 The Wild Robot 9/10 Orion and the Dark 8/10 Piece by Piece 8/10 Transformers One 8/10 Despicable Me 4 7/10 Ultraman: Rising 7/10 Kung Fu Panda 4 6/10 The Garfield Movie 5/10 The Tiger’s Apprentice 5/10 Thelma the Unicorn 4/10 Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie 3/10

[@EmilianoBenjaminRuizAspe]

Illumination is out of the top 5😮 You can tell that having Despicable Me 3 in the Top 5 of Best Movies of 2017 really got a curse in AniMat's tops

[@frozenwishstudios]

@@EmilianoBenjaminRuizAspe It won't be in his top 5 at the end of the year I guarantee you. There's still other animated gems to come such as Moana 2 and The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

[@stormshadowproductions1660]

So a pretty good year for animated movies so far

[@leonardolopez888]

If we had to wait until later in the year in order to get more consistently good animated movies, what does that say about how bad this year was for animated movies? I have made this comment before on some of Mat’s other reviews from this year, but 2024 is really giving me 2013 and 2017 vibes where there are very few actually good animated movies while the majority of them only ranged from decent to Megamind Vs. The Doom Syndicate (a.k.a Terrible).

[@greshaminc156]

Just saw the movie earlier, and I thought it was really unique. As a guy who enjoys Pharrell Williams’s music. I enjoyed the creativity of why he wanted it done in Lego, and it had some emotional moments when going through his history. The metaphors were really interesting too

[@nickdorenkamp959]

0:54 Fun Fact the director of Rocketman (Dexter Fletcher) directed the last two weeks of Bohemian Rhapsody and was at one point attached to direct Bohemian Rhapsody during its development. Why did he return to direct the last two weeks of Bohemian? Because the director of 4 of the 14 X-Men movies and Superman Returns, Bryan Singer was being a major douche bag during the production of Bohemian Rhapsody. That and both movies feature the character John Reid who played by two different actors from game of thrones. Why am I mentioning it? Because those movies make a fascinating double feature.

[@TheCatIndeed]

They really needed to make more Lego sets for this movie. I want Lego Gwen Stefani and Lego Kendrick Lamar in real life! And in that scene going through all the musicians he produced for, which I won’t spoil due to its many amazing cameos, I just so wished I could have them all as real figures.

[@ScooterCat64]

The animation is impressive considering the movie's budget is only 16 million.

[@alexismartinez8343]

❤️💖 Wow! 👌🏻 I cannot believed that it's been almost five years since we got an animated movie based on Legos since 2019's the Lego Movie Part 2. It is sad that Warner Brothers let go of the Lego Movie rights but we still have Universal Pictures distributed them in the 2020 decade. 😃😀😄😁😊😉 👍🏻 💖❤️

[@racheljackson4428]

Warner bros may be bad. but i'm happy that Universal got the Lego movie rights.

[@charliesawesomeworldofadve8024]

1:34 you and I thought the same thing. As for my thoughts on the film Story 8/10 Animation 10/10 Characters 6/10 Overall 8/10 It’s definitely a weird movie but it’s still one that will Lego and Pharrel fans happy

[@garrett1433]

As a Daft Punk fan, i loved scene that they were in!

[@fishjones4618]

That photo of Pharrell in the thumbnail looks like he had a stroke.

[@Oscar95451]

The first animated biopic movie. Pretty cool

[@hyunstealth32104]

There's still some animated biopics out there. Back in 2013, The Wind Rises was Ghibli's biopic on Jiro Horikoshi. Marjane Satrapi also adapted her autobiography Persepolis into a film in 2007.

[@danielgudinojuarez6729]

I may not have a huge rush to see it, where the reviews are just decent but nothing amazing. However, it's been a long while since we got an okay animated documentary in forever.

[@Toontastic_Juju]

Funny that Drake isn’t in the biopic because he’s too busy chasing the Duplo (if you get what I mean since he’s in hot water lately).

[@maryannacruz6706]

😂😂😂, now that's hilarious.

[@deontaebates6656]

You made me laugh lol 😂

[@Lucasfan375]

I wasn't expecting this film. It just came out of nowhere.

[@alexismartinez8343]

❤️💖 Wow! This also marks the directorial comeback of Morgan Neville, you may know him as the director 👏🏻 of Won't You Be My Neighbor?, a documentary about Fred Rogers. It is great to see him comeback directing another documentary type film but this time in animation. We definitely deserved more animated biopic films 🎥 like this and have more live action directors enter animation like Wes Anderson and Guillermo Del Toro. 😃😀😄😁😊😉 👍🏻 💖❤️

[@FormalFilmsProductions]

Just saw this movie today. Genuinely got me in the feels. Highly recommend this movie to everyone.

[@voltingmaster5458]

The thrill of the Double Life.

[@BigLightning4360]

What’s interesting between this and “The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part” is the aftermath after 5 years since Universal’s time to play with the toys: In 2019, two toy-based animated films, including “Uglydolls” and “Playmobil: The Movie”, killed off the trend of capitalizing on the original Lego installment. From 2020 to 2023, Warner Animation Group turned their intellectual properties into successful kids’ films, such as “Scoob!”, the 2021 “Tom & Jerry” hybrid, the long-awaited “Space Jam” followup, and “DC League of Super-Pets”, with various critical results, along with cancelling “Scoob! Holiday Haunt” and “Coyote vs. Acme”. By 2023, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller faced major controversy for their toxic work ethic on “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”, along with “The Mitchells vs. the Machines”, which resulted in one of its key player, Jeff Rowe, to leave the duo to work with Seth Rogen on “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” for his healthy work environment.

[@deontaebates6656]

*The Second Part

[@alexismartinez8343]

Wow, what a history 👏🏻 you wrote ✍️🏻!

[@BigLightning4360]

My mistake. ​@@deontaebates6656

[@BigLightning4360]

​@alexismartinez8343 Thanks.

[@hunterolaughlin]

I’m glad Jeff Rowe and Seth Rogen learned from their respective experiences of the dangers of working in a toxic workplace under abusive leaders and avoided the same unethical work practices to make a more healthier and agreeable work environment during the production of TMNT: Mutant Mayhem.

[@akganimationstudioproducti3779]

The Lego movies have returned!

[@olleselin]

Pharrell Williams is Awesome

[@antoniosalieri1048]

A lego biopic movie about Pharrell Williams? Interesting

[@Mariofanaticanimations]

Imagine they had a Lego minions Easter egg in this movie, that would be hilarious

[@ChrisJFilms]

I walked into this movie as a LEGO fan. I walked out of this movie as a Pharrell fan.

[@Loganloud500]

I saw the movie with my mom last week and let me tell you it’s awesome

[@Starwarsfanboy0928]

This movie was honestly pretty good, I enjoyed it for what it was.

[@ferminmarkpousada1455]

Crazy how the budget of this film is $16 million. Then again, documentaries aren't that expensive to make like superhero films

[@03mbc]

NGL this is kinda of the closets to having a documentary style of Surf's Up and I could've been happier And the fact that Piece by Piece Transformers One and the Wild Robot are beating Joker 2 at the box office is saying something.

[@spongebobsquarepantsfan2006]

(8/10) The Story (9/10) The Animation (7/10) The Characters I Give Piece by Piece (8/10) Pharrell Williams to been this Movie In Lego Piece

[@HarryThomasPictures]

Lego Movie 2 is underrated wish it didn't bomb. So happy the LEGO movies have finally returned!

[@LaminJobarteh-fk3rv]

Same here.

[@danielgudinojuarez6729]

I honestly don't see it, especially when the production was more destructive like across the spider verse

[@LaminJobarteh-fk3rv]

@@danielgudinojuarez6729 Yeah, I do see your point. LEGO Movie 2 did have a rough production similar to LEGO Ninjago Movie and Across the Spider-Verse.

[@alanoliva2020]

I’ll say this is one of my most anticipated movies of this year. While it ain’t from Warner Bros, I always thought the LEGO films were the best franchise there is. With the topic of Pharrell, while I’ll admit I’m not into “pop music” but when it comes to Pharrell’s works I would say he has some great taste in music, I always found enjoyment ever since the Despicable Me films and this does seem like it carries it as well as if it’s a collection of music videos! And with LEGOs being involved is like the best of both worlds!

[@TheRonin2024]

I need to see this one

[@janisrivera229]

What will happen if Fgteev gets a movie I have no idea

[@alexismartinez8343]

❤️💖 Personally I still wished we could've gotten a third Lego Movie 🎬. I still wished that we could have gotten a world 🌎 peace between the Legos and the Duplo aliens, we could have a wedding between Emmett and Lucy and what if Emmett's human owners grown up by playing Legos? I feel like the second film ended so many questions than answers. I still missed Warner Brother's Lego Movies and they were kinda like the Toy Story of the 2010 decade. 😃😀😄😁😊😉 👍🏻 💖❤️

[@elevatoralarmcoasterandarc1214]

You should do a history of Team Umizoomi one day, and focus on the team's powers, safety gear and other materials!

[@alexismartinez8343]

❤️💖 Honestly I am completely shocked 😲 and suprised that he didn't joined Illumination Entertainment to develop an animated biopic film based on his personal life. Considering the fact he did collaborate with Illumination to compose music 🎶 and songs 🎵 of their animated films especially the most repetitive song "Happy." Don't get me wrong, I do loved and enjoyed the song 🎵🎶🎼, it is happy, fun and gay catchy but still Illumination overused this song in their animated movies. But overall, I am glad 😊 and happy that he choose this idea 💡 to be an animated Lego Movie. 😃😀😄😁😊😉 👍🏻 💖❤️

[@toyland_f]

For a second, I thought something horrible was going to be revealed about Chad Hugo.

[@liamdude5722]

I really don't think lumping the Weird Al is fair since its basically a parody of music biopics

[@ShinGhidorah17]

I never even knew this was a thing.

[@RockerMicke1]

It is a great start for universal/legos outing and hope we see great things coming maybe “paramore” huh huh 😉

[@robinsordahl8947]

For my prediction for top 10 best and worst of 2024: Worst: 5. The Tiger’s Apprentice 4. Spellbound 3. Thelma the Unicorn 2. Saving Bikini Bottom: A Sandy Cheeks Movie 1. Megamind vs The Doom Syndicate Honorable Mentions(Alphabetical Order) -Despicable Me 4 -The Garfield Movie -Kung Fu Panda 4 -Mufasa: The Lion King -Piece By Piece -That Christmas -Ultraman: Rising Best: 5. Transformers One 4. Moana 2 3. Orion and the Dark 2. Inside Out 2 1. The Wild Robot

[@jlev1028]

Half of me wants to see this movie due to the fact it's a documentary done in a Lego style, which is pretty refereshing. But the other half doesn't because I don't care about Pharrell William's music, personally. I've only heard two of his songs and both were too bubblegum pop for my tastes. I might check out Piece by Piece when it's released on streaming.

[@THEDisneyNerd]

I didn’t care for his music either but I needed to kill some time and nothing else interesting was out and I was pleasantly surprised! It’s a 3.5-4/5 for me, animation was really well done and I even learned a few things. There’s music by other artists that he’s worked with in the films too that have so many diff styles that even if you don’t enjoy his I’m sure there’s something you’ll get out of it.

[@ravenscarlettanis13]

When is this movie out, and can I watch it in the UK?

[@MrGabeanator]

I've Heard about this maybe a contender for best animated feature and other things

[@thatonesupercooltoony6192]

weird als is very accurate

[@quentinmitchell4568]

Don't forget about what's love got to do with it and dreamgirls

[@domingoconcepcion7740]

Piece by piece 8/10

[@Sparklecat16]

WE ARE SO BACK YO-

[@WakerOfTheSky]

Damn huge shame this didn’t get the animat seal of approval 😢

[@darthstarkiller1912]

When it comes to future biopics, I can't help but wonder what "Better Man" will be like since Robbie Williams is a freakin' CGI chimpanzee in that. And yes, I am serious.

[@171QA]

Great video.

[@ashleypureheart4789]

My favorite film of the year so far!

[@domingoconcepcion7740]

The lego batman movie 9/10

[@BrandonCroker]

Do you feel like a room without an animated roof?

[@domingoconcepcion7740]

The lego movie 8/10

[@arbytv5139]

In all honesty, I wouldn’t mind a Beatles cinematic universe

[@hunterolaughlin]

In my honesty, I don’t want a Beatles cinematic universe. It’s one thing to make a Bohemian Rhapsody-style biopic on the group, but a whole frigging cinematic universe?! I think that’s gonna result in audiences feeling fatigue with these biographical films based on a famous musician.

[@matthewrooney8834]

With this a betterman we need the other biopics to have weird gimmicks ?

[@GabrielBrown-i6b]

10/10

[@TheTatermeister]

Phenomenal movie

[@tylerhackner9731]

Tbh I found the clips of this entertaining

[@copfrown2397]

Yes

[@TheRonin2024]

How many animated movies left now until the worst m best after Moana 2

[@tylerfish2701]

On the bright side, Lord and Miller aren't involved. 👍

[@hunterolaughlin]

At this point, for the sake of slowly bringing back Lego films, it’s for the best to move away from the style the films originally set with The Lego Movie.

[@tylerfish2701]

@@hunterolaughlin Yep.

[@luisquintero7359]

Especially with their toxic work ethics during the production of Across the Spider-Verse.

[@AwashAnenome361]

It might seemed crazy from what I’m about to say.

[@WahooMarioIsBack]

5/10 - Story: A bare bones documentary but with more flair in it 4/10 - Animation & Visuals: downgraded lego game ahhh 5/10 Characters: am i supposed to know that pharell isn’t just the despicable me guy? Besides his friends did… interesting stuff 1/10 Marketing: A feeble set and website. WOW. FINAL SCORE: 6/10

[@domingoconcepcion7740]

The lego movie 2 7/10

[@domingoconcepcion7740]

The lego Ninjago movie 6/10

[@stephaniegonzalez62]

18:56 18:58 18:59 19:00

[@harrisonlittrell1140]

I liked watching it, but it's no LEGO Movie. I think that since I'm pretty sure the LEGO/Universal contract should expire by this year and given how Piece by Piece bombed, I think it's only a matter of time before Warner Bros. wants to buy back the rights to make The LEGO Movie 3 or The LEGO Batman Movie 2, heck maybe they'll bring back the idea of The Billion Brick Race.

[@kingsteaksakashodyshootema397]

I loved it

[@MARYANNLABE-m3j]

Ok, Mr. Animat, you *love* Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs franchise, and Hotel Translyvania Franchise now?

[@madisonwolanyk]

❤

[@deontaebates6656]

1st

[@terrylsaffold7715]

First

[@deontaebates6656]

Nope I am

[@miamioctave2117]

Both of you aren't

[@deontaebates6656]

@@miamioctave2117 I am tho

[@miamioctave2117]

@@deontaebates6656 no you aren't ur 3rd

[@cradica]

I was just about to see this movie