We are a week away, may as well start a thread.
Here is a good "review" of sorts....
Some "spoilers" included in the review (some characters that appear, themes).
https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/02/04/lego-batman-movie-favourite-batman-movie-date-no-dont-mean-pseudo-hipster-ironic-fashion-just/
It is remarkably different to The Lego Movie that featured the character. The Lego Movie was a clever piece of analysis of the human condition, emphasising the importance of not being bound by authority, of play, of empathy and understanding. Lego Batman movie has none of these things. There is, possibly, a throwaway message about the importance of the family we make for ourselves over and above the family we are born into, but it's pretty facile. The main question The Lego Batman Movie asks is a far more important one, namely, how cool is Batman? And the answer is very. Very cool. Though it is an answer that must be earned.
Here is a good "review" of sorts....
Some "spoilers" included in the review (some characters that appear, themes).
https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/02/04/lego-batman-movie-favourite-batman-movie-date-no-dont-mean-pseudo-hipster-ironic-fashion-just/
It is remarkably different to The Lego Movie that featured the character. The Lego Movie was a clever piece of analysis of the human condition, emphasising the importance of not being bound by authority, of play, of empathy and understanding. Lego Batman movie has none of these things. There is, possibly, a throwaway message about the importance of the family we make for ourselves over and above the family we are born into, but it's pretty facile. The main question The Lego Batman Movie asks is a far more important one, namely, how cool is Batman? And the answer is very. Very cool. Though it is an answer that must be earned.