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Critic's Rating: 4.0
The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part Story: The citizens of Bricksburg face a new threat when invaders from outer space destroy everything in their town quicker than they can rebuild it.

The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part Review: Years have passed since Emmet (Chris Pratt) and his friends, Wyldstyle (Elizabeth Banks), Batman (Will Arnett), Unikitty (Alison Brie), Metalbeard (Nick Offerman), and Benny (Charlie Day) saved the town of Bricksburg. Since then, mysterious beings from another universe have attacked the city and reduced it to ruins. If that wasn’t bad enough, Emmet’s friends are abducted by alien invaders, and he needs to find ways to defeat these new threats, restore peace and harmony to Bricksburg, and generally ensure that ‘everything is awesome’ once again.

Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, who wrote and directed the first LEGO Movie, are back in their writing roles in this sequel. While they’ve handed over directorial duties to Mike Mitchell this time around, they are well aware of what worked for its prequel. ‘The LEGO Movie’ was funny, creative and heart-warming; this second part is no different. It’s a much bigger challenge to pen a compelling story especially since the reveal was made at the end of the previous film. Yet, their new premise builds on that while being fresh and heartfelt all at once. They are far more confident in this universe’s tonality, even crossing over to the real world and back to great effect while appealing to different age-groups.

The voice cast also quickly finds their groove again. Chris Pratt leads the charming charge by working on not one but two characters. Will Arnett and Elizabeth Banks get ample moments to take centre stage, and deliver consistently. New additions Tiffany Haddish as Queen Watevra Wa-Nabi, and Stephanie Beatriz as General Mayhem fit right into the mix. The inclusion of the new characters and the different perspectives they bring are indicators that this universe can keep throwing surprises while staying true to its quirky tone and kaleidoscopic visuals. Granted, it’s hard to shake off the feeling that the freshness of the original can never be matched, and even though the plot is seemingly straightforward – Emmett must save this world once more – ‘The LEGO Movie 2’ manages to be ‘awesome’ by turning some genre expectations into new opportunities. The makers continue to retain this world’s unique sense of self-aware humour and graphic style in this sequel, proving that the franchise is here to stay.
Summary / Analysis

Spoiler alert! Please do not read the following plot summary if you have not seen the film.
Five years after the events of Master Builder Emmet's previous adventure, Finn's younger sister Bianca has started taking some of his LEGO creations and other toys in their basement along with her own set of Duplo bricks to play with. Metaphorically, in the LEGO universe, the Duplo invaders have turned Bricksburg into a post-apocalyptic wasteland named Apocalypseburg and continue to invade periodically, which in turn hardens most of Apocalypseburg's citizens. Emmet remains upbeat and wants to move into a dream home with Lucy, but is troubled by dreams of a pending "Armamageddon".

The Duplo army leader General Sweet Mayhem arrives in Apocalypseburg, and proclaims that Queen Watevra Wa'Nabi of the Systar System wants to marry Batman. Mayhem's forces kidnap Batman, Lucy, Benny, MetalBeard, and Unikitty, taking them to the Systar system. Batman is taken to Wa'Nabi and eventually agrees to marry her, while the others are placed in environments designed to tempt them, which only Lucy resists.

Meanwhile, Emmet converts his dream house to a spaceship to give pursuit. En route, he is saved from colliding with an asteroid field by the rugged adventurer Rex Dangervest. As they travel to the Systar system, Emmet begins to absorb several of Rex's mannerisms and hopes to impress Lucy with his hardened attitude. The two evade capture by Wa'Nabi's forces and join with Lucy. Rex devises a plan to rescue Emmet's friends, which involves Lucy switching off the pop music brainwashing the others and Emmet destroying the reception cake encased in a temple to stop the wedding. As Lucy fights Mayhem to get to the music she learns that the Systar System never intended to be antagonistic towards Apocalypseburg, but instead sought peace between them and simply failed at communicating so. Lucy realizes that Rex is tricking Emmet and tries to stop him from destroying the temple, but fails as Emmet is swayed by Rex's manipulations. The destroyed temple creates a hole in the LEGO universe, and Wa'Nabi warns them that the armamageddon has arrived.

In the real world, the act of destroying the temple is represented by Finn angrily destroying Bianca's LEGO creations. Hearing them bicker, their mother orders them to put the LEGO toys into storage, this event being Armamageddon (as in "Our Momma Gets In"). Emmet tries to stop them but is stopped by Rex, who reveals he is an embittered version of Emmet from the future. After being neglected for years underneath the dryer after crashing in the asteroid field, he time-travelled back with the intention of causing the Armamageddon as revenge. Rex knocks Emmet under the same dryer to ensure his existence, but Lucy rallies the others into escaping from the storage bin (bringing them back into the LEGO world), and rescues Emmet from Rex. Emmet and Lucy overpower Rex and destroy his time machine. Rex turns redemptive but declares “no regrets” as he and his timeline are erased from existence.

Wa'Nabi and Batman finally wed, represented by Finn and Bianca reconciling with each other and agreeing to play together again. Their mother returns their LEGO toys, averting Armamageddon. The LEGO universe is transformed into a mishmash of Bricksburg and the Systar System called "Sysbrickstar" which is peaceful. Emmet's dream house is rebuilt and Lucy reveals that she was one of the original artists of "Everything is Awesome" much to Emmet's shock.

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  1. What is the release date of 'The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part'?
    Release date of Chris Pratt and Alison Brie starrer 'The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part' is 2019-02-08.
  2. Who are the actors in 'The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part'?
    'The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part' star cast includes Chris Pratt, Alison Brie, Stephanie Beatriz and Elizabeth Banks.
  3. Who is the director of 'The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part'?
    'The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part' is directed by Mike Mitchell.
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    'The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part' is produced by Roy Lee.
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    'The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part' belongs to 'Animation,Action,Adventure' genre.
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    'The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part' is releasing in English.