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one of the worst endings (some spoilers)

posted 11 years ago by StreetTrash
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although the movie was a little annoying and a bit too flashy, i still was into it. then the scene in the basement came along and...well, let's just say i had mixed reactions. at first i laughed, being that the kid was terrible actor, and the film seemed campy. Then Ferrell showed up and ruined the rest of the picture. I kind of knew that this is the direction they were going, but the writers and producers made some terrible decisions on how they wanted to portray this interaction between the humans and toys. just awful.

[–] GuyOnTheLeft 11 years ago

It was so cloying, cliched, sappy, sentimental. Blech.

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[–] nerullralishaz 10 years ago

I agree with this. I wouldn't have minded that scene if it wasn't so overwrought. It ended up yanking me out of my suspension of disbelief only because I didn't think it was done all that well. I understand it's aimed at kids, so they basically wanted to make it as in your face as possible, but still...

Overall I still liked the movie, but if that part was better done I would rate this higher.

[–] GuyOnTheLeft 10 years ago

Yeah, weird that they would do all this clever "meta" humor in the rest of the film, and then go all "Hallmark" at the end.

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[–] directorscut 11 years ago

It was like if TOY STORY ended and you found out the entire adventure was just some kids playing with their toys. Completely undermined the rest of the film.

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[–] t-g-1998 10 years ago

I loved the ending. People play with Legos, that's the reality and they showed it perfectly

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[–] spoofrice11 10 years ago

I thought the ending was stupid as well.
I liked the movie, but when we found out that it was just people moving the legos around, it kind of took away from everything that was done in the movie.

So the characters could only do things the humans had them do (or build)? Seems like what was the point of the movie then?

[–] a_bientot_105-467-230804 10 years ago

i didnt like the ending, i was ok eith the teal world stuff but what i didnt get was the father's way too sudden change of heart.. what happened there?

[–] acesso-33 10 years ago

In my point of view, when i watch a animation, I try to forget every problem of the "real" world and focus on become a child again to fully enjoy the experience. So, obviously, I got disappointed with the ending, lol

Even acting like a dumb child, it is impossible to not notice the references, easter eggs and messages aimed to adults. And this movie have a LOT of those messages. It bothered me at times, so imagine the true kids? And the ending deliver the strongest message + horrible acting. It is indeed a strike of genius, but at the same time silly and boring. I dont know how to react to this movie, really, lol It is good, solid... But hard to understand. I dont want to abandoned my inner child to fully absorb this movie, this is unfair =/

[–] sandifay62 10 years ago

Sheesh. mos t kids in most movies and TV shows are horrible actors. They're kids. Great child actors are a rarity but people don't realize that. The kid acted like a kid acting. The kid was also directed. The kids didn't write his own script.
It's silly to expect every child they see in a movie to be a 10 year old Daniel Day Lewis or Meryl Streep. Lol

That said, the ending was fine to me. I understood it and it made sense. The villain in the movie was the kid's interpretation of his father. The dad loved LEGO's but played with them like a collector (keep things in place, don't mess with anything, no creativity, preserve everything), the kid played with them like a kid (complete creativity, all in fun, no limitations). when the father finally saw the kids play as creative rather than destructive, they were able to play together. When he said his sister was going to play with them, we saw he very young child's imagination about to join the game. People hated it but it made me laugh.

[–] acesso-33 10 years ago

Yeah, but the interpretation theory is broken by the interactions of the toy in the real world. The toy forced it's way to fell in the ground to gain the attention of the stupid kid. What's the explanation of this "real" interaction? There's plenty of explanations, one more complicated than the other.

To a child standpoint, try to understand this ambiguous ending is just too hard and difficult. Even for us, adults, its hard to put the pieces together (I know, lame joke). As i said, this is the strongest and at the same time weakest feature of this movie. In my opinion, is better to have a strong and direct message relatable to everyone (like in the Lion King, Toy Story, Train your Dragon, Beauty and the Beast, etc).

A complicated and convoluted message is also a welcome sight in animation, but just too difficult to their own good regarding children. The Shrek franchise, for example, delivered an unusual message in the first 2 animations, Dream Works managed to balance things. Lego is just too complicated.