Spending the Weekend at the Movies - Part 3

Third Film: Lego Batman

To begin with, Lego Batman is nothing like the Lego Movie, with the exception of the occasional building of transportation and the general brick build look of the animation. The first five minutes and the end credits are the best parts of the entire 1hr and 46 minutes of the film. The rest is a slow slog through a legoman’s loss of importance. The film is very heavy in the morals department with very little character development, especially for Batman at whom the morals are aimed at.

The film did have a few moments in which the filmmakers reference every other Batman movie and television show created prior to Lego’s attempt. These were cute and definitely inspired a chuckle or two. It was not enough to distract from the fact that Batman was a complete tool throughout. Even at the conclusion, when you’d have expected some character growth you’re left with the sense that Batman is putting on an act to avoid the deal he made earlier.

This could be an ok kids movie if you’re ok with your child watching a film about a character with an ego to rival Trump’s. Batman even sounds like Trump, except that he can frame complete and coherent sentences (Points to the writers!). For me, this was a complete bomb and a definite wait until it hits Netflix before watching. There is no foul language to worried about for your children, but again, I’d classify this as an NFK (Not For Kids) purely because of Batman’s arrogance and attitude throughout.