'The Lego Movie' Brilliantly Subverts Movie Tropes
The Lego Movie achieves great humor and story with a combination of childish comedy, adult references, irony, and by subverting popular movie tropes.

“Feelings are always genuine, even if understanding is flawed.” — Carl Jung During a seemingly routine audition, young actor Cheng-Han repeats lines, introduces himself, and answers questions. Beneath the surface, he quietly questions whether to keep pursuing this path, searching for himself somewhere between performance and reality.
The Lego Movie achieves great humor and story with a combination of childish comedy, adult references, irony, and by subverting popular movie tropes.
The relationship between the characters is what makes this film stand out, and it’s just all-around fun.
'Reservation Dogs' is stacked with an array of Native American performers and crew telling their own story.
Films can alleviate alienation by presenting realities where the viewers feelings are shared by onscreen characters. 'The Little Mermaid" film can be interpreted as a transgender story.
The gentle, emotional nuances of Evan’s coming-of-age story would have been so beneficial to have incorporated into the life of a POC character. Showing a Black, Asian or Latino young man that is afforded the space to be vulnerable, flawed and sensitive while driving a compelling and widely-loved narrative would have been a game changer.